Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

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 $146.14/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$146.14

162 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	149.00	812	86
Medium and Large 2	472	145.68	687	55
Medium and Large 3	462	135.63	626	21

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $186 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 sale162 hd

146.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd

148.31

−2.17

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	1,749	102.43	1,792	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	79.97	1,098	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	77.00	1,301	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	67.78	709	27

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	469	155.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	729	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.86/cwt	150.00–154.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	161.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	140.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	156.18/cwt	155.00–157.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.81/cwt	140.00–142.00	887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	145.56/cwt	142.00–147.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	126.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	161.59/cwt	160.00–162.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	165.59/cwt	165.00–170.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	175.62/cwt	172.00–177.00	848	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	180.08/cwt	179.00–182.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	183.43/cwt	183.00–187.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	162.30/cwt	161.00–164.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	166.58/cwt	164.00–172.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	143.62/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	158.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	680	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	162.59/cwt	159.00–166.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	146.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	841	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	67.95/cwt	65.00–69.00	707	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,301	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,432	80.57/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,154	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	58.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	554	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	73.14/cwt	71.00–75.00	814	10
Bulls	—	—	1,658	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	84.90/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,131	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	76.46/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,028	10
Bulls	—	—	1,902	108.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,057	9
Bulls	—	—	1,550	88.71/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,375	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	460.00–540.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	872.73/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,043.75/cwt	965.00–1,070.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	760.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	158.38/cwt	153.00–160.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	177.90/cwt	175.00–182.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.31/cwt	165.00–172.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	167.26/cwt	165.00–170.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	150.97/cwt	150.00–152.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	145.70/cwt	145.00–148.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	158.62/cwt	157.00–160.00	668	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	144.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	565	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	135.72/cwt	132.00–137.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	927	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	603	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 435Year ago 358

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 39Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 18Year ago 32

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	469	152.00–157.00	155.50
12	—	630	140.00–142.00	140.81
6	—	735	122.00–128.00	124.03
1	—	310	168.00	168.00
12	—	520	150.00–152.00	150.97
9	—	568	145.00–148.00	145.70
9	—	421	157.00–160.00	158.62
6	—	673	137.00–138.00	137.67
4	—	376	160.00–162.00	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	123.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.46
9	—	391	140.00–150.00	144.38
4	—	459	132.00–137.00	135.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	150.00–154.00	151.86
10	—	307	160.00–165.00	161.03
5	—	361	155.00–157.00	156.18
7	—	456	142.00–147.00	145.56
4	—	640	132.00–135.00	133.49
6	—	678	120.00–130.00	126.78
11	—	529	135.00–142.00	138.28
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	595	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	135.00–142.00	140.63
2	—	460	157.00	157.00
6	—	368	165.00–170.00	168.39
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	632	152.00–155.00	152.97
5	—	560	160.00–162.00	161.59
2	—	445	178.00	178.00
11	—	483	172.00–177.00	175.62
3	—	537	164.00–172.00	166.58
6	—	723	141.00–149.00	143.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	165.00–170.00	165.59
7	—	665	158.00	158.00
11	—	539	179.00–182.00	180.08
10	—	413	183.00–187.00	183.43
7	—	609	161.00–164.00	162.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	152.00–157.00	154.49
12	—	483	159.00–166.00	162.59
5	—	573	145.00–148.00	146.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	150.00–155.00	152.54
8	—	429	155.00–165.00	158.59
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
6	—	528	145.00–150.00	147.46
5	—	333	175.00–182.00	177.90
3	—	383	165.00–172.00	167.31
2	—	628	134.00–138.00	135.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	369	153.00–160.00	158.38
2	—	625	116.00	116.00
2	—	515	135.00–140.00	137.48
2	—	725	105.00–110.00	107.55
2	—	405	152.00	152.00
7	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,040	65.00–69.00	67.95
6	—	947	55.00–60.00	58.52
10	—	1,113	71.00–75.00	73.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,432	80.00–82.00	80.57
6	—	1,332	84.00–87.00	84.90
10	—	1,345	76.00–77.00	76.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	116.00–120.00	117.97
9	—	1,902	107.00–110.00	108.13
6	—	1,550	86.00–91.00	88.71

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	14	—	—	460.00–540.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	750.00–900.00	872.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	965.00–1,070.00	1,043.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–800.00	760.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle