Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.70/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$124.70

119 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	478	126.14	602	44
Medium and Large 1	654	125.29	819	45
Medium and Large 3	381	121.71	464	30

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale119 hd

124.70

—

AL average16 barns · 2,514 hd

127.17

−2.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,731	82.25	1,424	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	60.53	817	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	58.88	685	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	50.59	477	35

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	115.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	124.41/cwt	124.00–126.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	113.44/cwt	113.00–118.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	135.31/cwt	134.00–136.00	557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	587	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	126.82/cwt	125.00–130.00	988	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	121.99/cwt	120.00–127.00	454	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	133.55/cwt	133.00–134.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	161.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	135.87/cwt	135.00–136.00	976	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	160.02/cwt	156.00–162.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	125.04/cwt	122.00–130.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.95/cwt	145.00–148.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	138.10/cwt	137.00–140.00	940	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	149.72/cwt	149.00–154.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	137.25/cwt	137.00–138.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	136.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.57/cwt	127.00–137.00	700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.73/cwt	146.00–154.00	638	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	561	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	166.02/cwt	163.00–167.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.25/cwt	157.00–158.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	52.03/cwt	50.00–54.00	478	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	61.89/cwt	61.00–64.00	781	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	57.13/cwt	55.00–59.00	631	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	43.39/cwt	40.00–45.00	399	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.70/cwt	58.00–60.00	601	8
Bulls	—	—	1,746	81.18/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,417	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	60.53/cwt	60.00–61.00	817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,033	2
Bulls	—	—	1,794	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,552	7
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	819.29/cwt	815.00–825.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	703.57/cwt	680.00–735.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	771.00/cwt	765.00–780.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	898.33/cwt	875.00–945.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	794.44/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,158.33/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	128.71/cwt	127.00–134.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	145.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	542	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	129.02/cwt	127.00–132.00	415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.68/cwt	128.00–129.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	115.35/cwt	112.00–117.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	115.43/cwt	115.00–116.00	911	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	573	21

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Nov 15, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 890Last week 1,010Year ago 1,159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 151Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 126Last week 61Year ago 144

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	112.00–117.00	115.83
14	—	372	120.00–127.00	121.99
10	—	322	127.00–132.00	129.02
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	720	124.00–126.00	124.41
4	—	690	130.00	130.00
9	—	629	133.00–134.00	133.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	133.00–135.00	133.50
11	—	588	113.00–118.00	113.44
8	—	484	122.00–130.00	125.04
21	—	435	130.00–133.00	131.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	845	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	134.00–136.00	135.31
3	—	523	128.00–129.00	128.68
7	—	578	120.00–127.00	124.98
7	—	789	115.00–116.00	115.43
1	—	715	117.00	117.00
2	—	460	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
3	—	587	120.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	318	156.00–162.00	160.02
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
3	—	430	145.00–148.00	145.95
4	—	461	137.00–138.00	137.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
14	—	779	125.00–130.00	126.82
8	—	718	135.00–136.00	135.87
19	—	681	137.00–140.00	138.10
7	—	561	149.00–154.00	149.72
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	150.00–158.00	152.59
4	—	409	160.00–165.00	161.28
2	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	135.00–140.00	136.02
4	—	466	127.00–134.00	128.71
4	—	384	140.00–147.00	145.34
8	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.54
3	—	660	107.00	107.00
3	—	542	120.00–122.00	120.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	520	127.00–137.00	134.57
13	—	432	146.00–154.00	147.73
9	—	357	155.00–160.00	157.24
9	—	481	140.00–145.00	142.17
6	—	617	112.00–117.00	115.35
3	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	163.00–167.00	166.02
4	—	413	157.00–158.00	157.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	919	50.00–54.00	52.03
12	—	920	40.00–45.00	43.39
8	—	1,023	58.00–60.00	58.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,262	61.00–64.00	61.89
12	—	1,105	55.00–59.00	57.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	60.00–61.00	60.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,746	80.00–82.00	81.18
2	—	1,475	70.00	70.00
7	—	1,794	85.00–88.00	86.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	815.00–825.00	819.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	875.00–945.00	898.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	680.00–735.00	703.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	765.00–780.00	771.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	700.00–900.00	794.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,158.33

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle