Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.12/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$130.12

126 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	135.30	654	34
Medium and Large 3	423	129.74	549	78
Medium and Large 2	571	119.66	683	14thin

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale126 hd

130.12

—

AL average15 barns · 2,167 hd

133.41

−3.29

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	1,568	85.18	1,336	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	67.76	884	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	61.48	915	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	54.68	568	21

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	175.27/cwt	173.00–179.00	661	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	169.24/cwt	165.00–172.00	697	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.78/cwt	153.00–160.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	157.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	150.52/cwt	149.00–152.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	135.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.61/cwt	128.00–129.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	157.75/cwt	157.00–158.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	128.89/cwt	128.00–132.00	546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	108.62/cwt	105.00–111.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	137.49/cwt	137.00–142.00	429	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	168.48/cwt	168.00–172.00	804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	111.74/cwt	110.00–117.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.91/cwt	122.00–127.00	639	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	73.52/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,006	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	66.57/cwt	64.00–68.00	892	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	46.99/cwt	45.00–48.00	457	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	58.32/cwt	57.00–60.00	665	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,483	88.04/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.91/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	60.92/cwt	59.00–62.00	706	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	52.27/cwt	51.00–54.00	474	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	650.00–875.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.33/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	480.00/cwt	400.00–560.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,082.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,165.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	848.75/cwt	785.00–870.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	640.00–725.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	168.42/cwt	165.00–177.00	531	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	133.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	517	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	142.16/cwt	138.00–145.00	581	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	561	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	147.52/cwt	145.00–152.00	770	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	134.69/cwt	133.00–138.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.35/cwt	159.00–165.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	681	1

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 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 887Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 109Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 64Year ago 69

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	377	173.00–179.00	175.27
31	—	412	165.00–172.00	169.24
5	—	473	153.00–160.00	155.78
9	—	522	145.00–152.00	147.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	120.00–125.00	123.31
8	—	416	155.00–160.00	157.01
15	—	315	165.00–177.00	168.42
3	—	558	133.00–138.00	134.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	130.00–140.00	134.97
6	—	378	147.00–155.00	148.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	175.00–180.00	176.68
8	—	578	157.00–158.00	157.75
8	—	477	168.00–172.00	168.48
5	—	537	159.00–165.00	161.35
1	—	370	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	149.00–152.00	150.52
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
2	—	635	142.00–148.00	145.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	118.00–119.00	118.49
4	—	659	110.00–117.00	111.74
8	—	516	122.00–127.00	123.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	481	132.00–138.00	135.97
5	—	523	128.00–129.00	128.61
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
4	—	605	126.00	126.00
10	—	409	138.00–145.00	142.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	128.00–132.00	128.89
18	—	490	120.00–128.00	125.02
5	—	641	105.00–111.00	108.62
11	—	312	137.00–142.00	137.49
30	—	387	132.00–137.00	133.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,368	73.00–74.00	73.52
12	—	1,340	64.00–68.00	66.57
8	—	1,159	59.00–62.00	60.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	45.00–48.00	46.99
11	—	1,140	57.00–60.00	58.32
7	—	906	51.00–54.00	52.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	61.00–62.00	61.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	87.00–89.00	88.04
2	—	1,580	76.00–80.00	77.91
1	—	1,715	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	1,008.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–875.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	400.00–560.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,165.00	1,082.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–870.00	848.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	640.00–725.00	675.00

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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Dothan Stockyards

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