Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-24

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 2.00 to 5.00 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 $144.93/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$144.93

121 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$23.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	150.13	751	51
Medium and Large 2	461	144.50	666	57
Medium and Large 3	556	126.43	703	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.70/cwt here — about $47 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 sale121 hd

144.93

—

AL average15 barns · 1,423 hd

141.09

+3.84

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	—	Low	1,937	96.67	1,872	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	74.10	875	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	60.49	576	16

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	478	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	131.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	158.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	148.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	631	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.32/cwt	155.00–157.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	138.79/cwt	137.00–140.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	131.10/cwt	125.00–133.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	180.95/cwt	180.00–184.00	870	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.14/cwt	149.00–154.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	177.76/cwt	175.00–182.00	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	173.58/cwt	167.00–177.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	191.01/cwt	190.00–192.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.13/cwt	168.00–173.00	788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	194.86/cwt	192.00–200.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	164.16/cwt	162.00–165.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	175.65/cwt	174.00–179.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	161.49/cwt	160.00–166.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	177.68/cwt	177.00–181.00	723	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	71.40/cwt	70.00–73.00	795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,048	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	57.28/cwt	55.00–59.00	510	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.62/cwt	63.00–66.00	666	7
Bulls	—	—	1,942	88.20/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,713	5
Bulls	—	—	1,848	97.29/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,798	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	104.76/cwt	104.00–109.00	2,079	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	670.00–730.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	911.25/cwt	885.00–920.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	141.88/cwt	137.00–147.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	162.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	148.69/cwt	147.00–152.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	186.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	140.40/cwt	137.00–142.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	111.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	178.43/cwt	175.00–182.00	464	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 Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 559Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 72Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 50Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.41
6	—	593	130.00–137.00	131.15
6	—	317	155.00–160.00	158.21
2	—	755	118.00	118.00
25	—	426	145.00–152.00	148.03
5	—	507	137.00–140.00	138.79
2	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
6	—	373	152.00–155.00	153.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	166.00	166.00
3	—	413	155.00–157.00	156.32
13	—	473	149.00–154.00	150.14
4	—	358	157.00–162.00	159.48
15	—	620	143.00	143.00
12	—	520	147.00	147.00
2	—	260	175.00–182.00	178.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	125.00–133.00	131.10
3	—	432	137.00–142.00	140.40
3	—	613	120.00–123.00	120.99
3	—	658	105.00–115.00	111.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
3	—	375	167.00–177.00	173.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	148.00	148.00
5	—	421	175.00–182.00	177.76
14	—	570	158.00	158.00
10	—	665	144.00	144.00
11	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	313	190.00–192.00	191.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	175.00	175.00
1	—	360	198.00	198.00
4	—	481	180.00–184.00	180.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	168.00–173.00	170.13
6	—	322	192.00–200.00	194.86
4	—	519	160.00–166.00	161.49
6	—	407	177.00–181.00	177.68
2	—	283	207.00–210.00	208.49
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	162.00–165.00	164.16
6	—	393	174.00–179.00	175.65
3	—	573	147.00–152.00	148.69
4	—	340	180.00–188.00	186.09
2	—	540	152.00–157.00	154.48
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	137.00–147.00	141.88
2	—	388	150.00–160.00	155.10
3	—	327	160.00–167.00	162.21
2	—	640	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	70.00–73.00	71.40
2	—	1,318	79.00–80.00	79.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	891	55.00–59.00	57.28
7	—	1,031	63.00–66.00	64.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,942	86.00–91.00	88.20
3	—	1,848	95.00–98.00	97.29
5	—	1,985	104.00–109.00	104.76

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	670.00–730.00	690.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	885.00–920.00	911.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

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