Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.26/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −56.70 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$140.26

121 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$23.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	152.32	676	30
Medium and Large 2	474	141.10	669	55
Medium and Large 3	489	128.92	630	36

One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $46 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

140.26

—

AL average5 barns · 477 hd

139.47

+0.79

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−56.70

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	1,743	82.32	1,435	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	63.55	863	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,519	59.48	903	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	52.47	541	27

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2	—	537	125.38/cwt	124.00–126.00	673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	132.57/cwt	132.00–138.00	540	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.58/cwt	105.00–114.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	644	100.99/cwt	100.00–105.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.76/cwt	165.00–168.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.41/cwt	126.00–127.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	115.99/cwt	115.00–120.00	711	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	465	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	142.23/cwt	141.00–147.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.96/cwt	117.00–121.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	155.78/cwt	154.00–157.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	147.78/cwt	147.00–155.00	700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	161.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	126.12/cwt	125.00–132.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	141.58/cwt	140.00–144.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	663	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	64.76/cwt	63.00–66.00	939	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	42.60/cwt	40.00–44.00	407	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	56.62/cwt	55.00–60.00	602	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	63.71/cwt	61.00–65.00	1,045	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	55.25/cwt	54.00–56.00	772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	60.22/cwt	58.00–61.00	763	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	69.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	918	4
Bulls	—	—	1,888	86.74/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,443	69.35/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,001	5
Bulls	—	—	2,098	99.53/cwt	98.00–103.00	2,088	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Heifers	Small 3	—	—	655.00/cwt	555.00–730.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	752.50/cwt	725.00–780.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,210.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	871.43/cwt	865.00–880.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	581.25/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	896.67/cwt	825.00–1,040.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	115.83/cwt	113.00–118.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	146.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	609	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	411	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.00	560	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.33/cwt	140.00–146.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	512	125.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	643	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	151.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	477	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	159.56/cwt	157.00–164.00	536	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	108.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	116.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	356	154.24/cwt	152.00–155.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	455	2

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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 890Year ago 664

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 107Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 126Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	124.00–126.00	125.38
11	—	407	132.00–138.00	132.57
10	—	478	126.00–127.00	126.41
5	—	613	115.00–120.00	115.99
15	—	328	140.00–146.00	141.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	125.00–130.00	127.52
2	—	530	105.00–114.00	109.58
5	—	644	100.00–105.00	100.99
2	—	373	120.00–124.00	121.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	125.00–127.00	125.98
4	—	680	117.00–121.00	118.96
7	—	580	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	157.00	157.00
3	—	578	128.00–132.00	129.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	165.00–168.00	165.76
1	—	610	148.00	148.00
1	—	570	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	141.00–147.00	142.23
2	—	630	130.00–138.00	133.90
5	—	436	154.00–157.00	155.78
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	493	130.00–135.00	133.34
7	—	586	113.00–118.00	115.83
2	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.45
5	—	411	135.00–137.00	136.21
11	—	512	120.00–127.00	125.65
5	—	316	145.00–155.00	151.08
3	—	668	105.00–111.00	108.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	147.00–155.00	147.78
6	—	362	160.00–170.00	161.71
9	—	423	155.00–160.00	156.65
5	—	520	140.00–146.00	142.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	125.00–132.00	126.12
5	—	628	120.00–125.00	121.02
5	—	476	140.00–144.00	141.58
7	—	416	145.00–150.00	146.39
6	—	530	135.00–139.00	136.28
12	—	336	157.00–164.00	159.56
6	—	682	115.00–120.00	116.60
8	—	356	152.00–155.00	154.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	63.00–66.00	64.76
11	—	1,267	58.00–61.00	60.22
4	—	1,330	68.00–72.00	69.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	956	40.00–44.00	42.60
19	—	1,063	55.00–60.00	56.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	61.00–65.00	63.71
3	—	1,397	54.00–56.00	55.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,888	86.00–87.00	86.74
5	—	1,443	68.00–72.00	69.35
3	—	2,098	98.00–103.00	99.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	555.00–730.00	655.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–780.00	752.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,035.00–1,210.00	1,135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	865.00–880.00	871.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–675.00	581.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–1,040.00	896.67

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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