Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.52/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$138.52

105 head · 421 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$26.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	143.28	605	67
Medium and Large 2	404	134.36	543	29
Medium and Large 3	469	116.52	547	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $59 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 sale105 hd

138.52

—

AL average5 barns · 274 hd

138.24

+0.28

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	1,883	88.44	1,665	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	69.00	969	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,451	67.17	975	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	52.44	538	34

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 2	—	375	170.96/cwt	170.00–172.00	641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	174.67/cwt	174.00–178.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.52/cwt	150.00–160.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	144.48/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	166.01/cwt	165.00–168.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	153.95/cwt	150.00–158.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	147.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	169.69/cwt	168.00–175.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	144.11/cwt	142.00–146.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	152.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	478	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	136.46/cwt	135.00–137.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	138.69/cwt	137.00–145.00	445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	103.92/cwt	100.00–108.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.39/cwt	120.00–125.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	138.84/cwt	135.00–142.00	644	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	104.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	147.40/cwt	147.00–148.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	144.15/cwt	140.00–148.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	164.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	155.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	132.12/cwt	130.00–135.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	125.84/cwt	122.00–127.00	479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	890.00/cwt	880.00–920.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	561.11/cwt	500.00–610.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	753.75/cwt	740.00–795.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	461.82/cwt	440.00–480.00	—	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	833.33/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	60.56/cwt	60.00–63.00	613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	45.42/cwt	42.00–46.00	479	11
Bulls	—	—	1,885	92.30/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,740	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,542	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	54.47/cwt	51.00–56.00	552	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,583	64.57/cwt	63.00–66.00	1,022	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	71.07/cwt	69.00–73.00	891	4

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 Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 908Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 67Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 80Year ago 82

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	375	170.00–172.00	170.96
6	—	336	174.00–178.00	174.67
6	—	468	150.00–160.00	153.52
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
2	—	523	140.00–149.00	144.48
7	—	441	160.00–170.00	164.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	112.00	112.00
2	—	780	100.00–108.00	103.92
3	—	527	120.00–125.00	123.39
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	140.00–148.00	144.15
5	—	382	150.00–160.00	155.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	165.00–168.00	166.01
1	—	445	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
2	—	380	150.00–158.00	153.95
4	—	484	142.00–150.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	168.00–175.00	169.69
5	—	370	176.00	176.00
3	—	592	145.00–150.00	148.35
3	—	535	155.00–156.00	155.66
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
2	—	475	157.00–165.00	160.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	410	142.00–146.00	144.11
19	—	313	150.00–160.00	152.82
4	—	610	130.00	130.00
21	—	464	135.00–142.00	138.84
5	—	378	147.00–148.00	147.40
7	—	540	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	120.00–128.00	126.34
8	—	364	135.00–137.00	136.46
9	—	321	137.00–145.00	138.69
7	—	441	130.00–135.00	132.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.56
3	—	583	100.00–106.00	104.08
4	—	381	122.00–127.00	125.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	880.00–920.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	740.00–795.00	753.75
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–610.00	561.11
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	440.00–480.00	461.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,040.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–850.00	833.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	60.00–63.00	60.56
11	—	1,054	42.00–46.00	45.42
18	—	1,013	51.00–56.00	54.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,583	63.00–66.00	64.57
4	—	1,253	69.00–73.00	71.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,885	89.00–94.00	92.30
3	—	1,880	82.00	82.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle