Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $128.81/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$128.81

114 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$14.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	134.67	610	45
Medium and Large 2	482	127.06	612	47
Medium and Large 3	435	120.58	524	22

One grade step is worth $14.09/cwt here — about $86 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 sale114 hd

128.81

—

AL average16 barns · 1,792 hd

132.30

−3.49

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	—	High	1,693	88.03	1,490	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	64.59	860	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	56.96	926	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	51.37	498	31

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	334	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	110.75/cwt	110.00–113.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	108.57/cwt	107.00–113.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	130.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	122.67/cwt	122.00–125.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	106.01/cwt	104.00–107.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	141.56/cwt	141.00–145.00	473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	148.93/cwt	146.00–152.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	117.85/cwt	117.00–122.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	172.87/cwt	170.00–177.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	125.68/cwt	123.00–131.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	148.40/cwt	145.00–152.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	153.04/cwt	152.00–154.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	169.18/cwt	168.00–174.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	168.37/cwt	165.00–170.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	122.41/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.51/cwt	161.00–164.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.30/cwt	132.00–136.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	117.30/cwt	115.00–122.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	168.06/cwt	165.00–173.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	156.36/cwt	153.00–163.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	457	146.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	43.44/cwt	40.00–45.00	394	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	60.57/cwt	59.00–62.00	681	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	52.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	496	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	56.96/cwt	56.00–60.00	926	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	906	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	61.38/cwt	60.00–62.00	784	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.31/cwt	74.00–78.00	923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,968	97.05/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,513	88.73/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,342	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	80.39/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,552	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/cwt	800.00–920.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	138.96/cwt	137.00–145.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	144.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	155.96/cwt	155.00–158.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	130.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	170.10/cwt	168.00–175.00	532	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	153.94/cwt	148.00–157.00	482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	582	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	125.89/cwt	125.00–127.00	708	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.93/cwt	122.00–130.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.04/cwt	162.00–168.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.03/cwt	135.00–138.00	528	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.06/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	754	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 887Last week 826Year ago 1,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 116Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 76Year ago 154

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	130.00–132.00	131.51
4	—	513	107.00–113.00	108.57
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
4	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.53
4	—	385	128.00	128.00
5	—	475	115.00–120.00	117.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	363	140.00–145.00	141.22
6	—	318	146.00–152.00	148.93
3	—	467	130.00–134.00	131.31
10	—	425	136.00–140.00	136.98
7	—	521	127.00–128.00	127.44
9	—	562	125.00–127.00	125.89
2	—	608	123.00–125.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	110.00–113.00	110.75
9	—	408	130.00–135.00	130.59
9	—	509	122.00–125.00	122.67
3	—	762	104.00–107.00	106.01
7	—	334	141.00–145.00	141.56
6	—	613	117.00–122.00	117.85
9	—	385	135.00–138.00	137.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	151.00–154.00	152.51
5	—	463	168.00–174.00	169.18
2	—	610	148.00–149.00	148.50
2	—	518	161.00–164.00	162.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	170.00–177.00	172.87
6	—	777	123.00–131.00	125.68
2	—	525	152.00–154.00	153.04
2	—	565	147.00	147.00
1	—	405	168.00	168.00
2	—	680	136.00–138.00	137.02
2	—	483	160.00–162.00	160.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	145.00–152.00	148.40
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
3	—	332	165.00–170.00	168.37
3	—	575	120.00–127.00	122.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	810	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	132.00–136.00	133.30
3	—	715	115.00–122.00	117.30
3	—	457	140.00–150.00	146.64
6	—	422	155.00–158.00	155.96
13	—	313	168.00–175.00	170.10
2	—	615	122.00–130.00	125.93
9	—	378	162.00–168.00	164.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	165.00–173.00	168.06
6	—	457	153.00–163.00	156.36
2	—	395	175.00	175.00
8	—	521	140.00–149.00	144.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	137.00–145.00	138.96
4	—	493	130.00–133.00	130.74
9	—	313	148.00–157.00	153.94
5	—	545	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	907	40.00–45.00	43.44
6	—	1,125	59.00–62.00	60.57
16	—	946	49.00–54.00	52.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	56.00–60.00	56.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,403	63.00–66.00	64.58
10	—	1,277	60.00–62.00	61.38
3	—	1,225	74.00–78.00	75.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,968	96.00–98.00	97.05
7	—	1,513	85.00–90.00	88.73
3	—	1,930	79.00–81.00	80.39

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	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)	9	—	—	800.00–920.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50

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