Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.12/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −40.89 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$155.12

59 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$24.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	172.61	780	5thin
Medium and Large 2	459	157.17	721	31
Medium and Large 3	426	148.56	633	23

One grade step is worth $24.05/cwt here — about $147 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale59 hd

155.12

—

AL average16 barns · 1,236 hd

152.92

+2.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−40.89

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	1,734	100.17	1,737	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,389	83.30	1,157	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	66.00	711	15

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	679	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	174.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	169.33/cwt	169.00–170.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	138.00/cwt	137.50–140.00	1,147	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	134.16/cwt	133.00–136.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	151.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	151.35/cwt	148.00–153.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	140.36/cwt	140.00–143.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	158.08/cwt	156.00–160.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.68/cwt	174.00–179.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	159.66/cwt	158.00–162.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.35/cwt	180.00–185.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	673	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	156.51/cwt	155.00–158.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	76.80/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,068	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.89/cwt	57.00–61.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	767	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	86.60/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	100.89/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	99.47/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,440	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	86.66/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,515	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,880	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	454.55/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	770.00–800.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.02/cwt	162.00–165.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.71/cwt	150.00–160.00	747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	138.05/cwt	137.00–140.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	148.68/cwt	146.00–150.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	130.93/cwt	126.00–136.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	366	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.57/cwt	120.00–126.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	118.24/cwt	117.00–122.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	117.56/cwt	115.00–120.00	609	6

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 589Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 41Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 29Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
10	—	485	139.00–141.00	140.01
5	—	581	133.00–136.00	134.16
4	—	760	129.50	129.50
4	—	675	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
3	—	328	135.00–138.00	136.05
4	—	473	120.00–126.00	121.57
6	—	518	115.00–120.00	117.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	140.00–143.00	140.36
2	—	528	126.00–136.00	130.93
4	—	609	117.00–122.00	118.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	170.00–177.00	174.59
3	—	485	169.00–170.00	169.33
3	—	612	148.00–153.00	151.35
5	—	524	158.00–162.00	159.66
1	—	395	182.00	182.00
2	—	575	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	831	137.50–140.00	138.00
2	—	890	137.00	137.00
3	—	472	174.00–179.00	175.68
4	—	705	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	150.00–156.00	151.93
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	405	162.00	162.00
2	—	475	156.00–160.00	158.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	112.00–117.00	114.51
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
6	—	323	162.00–165.00	163.02
3	—	437	140.00–145.00	143.32
3	—	467	137.00–140.00	138.05
7	—	366	155.00–162.00	157.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	180.00–185.00	183.35
2	—	510	155.00–158.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	160.00–165.00	163.02
2	—	388	165.00–167.00	165.99
2	—	563	140.00–141.00	140.50
10	—	480	150.00–160.00	155.71
3	—	518	146.00–150.00	148.68
1	—	605	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,391	76.00–79.00	76.80
4	—	1,355	85.00–88.00	86.60
2	—	1,448	99.00–100.00	99.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	57.00–61.00	57.89
10	—	1,095	68.00–72.00	70.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,800	97.00–102.00	100.89
3	—	1,748	85.00–90.00	86.66
2	—	1,580	119.00	119.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	400.00–500.00	454.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	770.00–800.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00	625.00

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

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

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