Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $144.23/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$144.23

78 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	148.85	695	34
Medium and Large 1	567	145.93	827	23
Medium and Large 3	466	134.89	629	21

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $66 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 sale78 hd

144.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,575 hd

148.13

−3.90

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	1,560	99.89	1,558	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	86.78	1,063	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	72.44	767	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	71.00	1,136	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	179.44/cwt	179.00–182.00	782	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	177.36/cwt	172.00–180.00	688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	171.07/cwt	167.00–177.00	554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	167.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	176.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	149.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	173.61/cwt	168.00–178.00	891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.90/cwt	157.00–165.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	149.26/cwt	147.00–154.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	155.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	141.45/cwt	140.00–142.00	962	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	163.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	144.32/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	156.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	155.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	751	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,086	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	79.26/cwt	77.00–81.00	862	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	64.23/cwt	60.00–65.00	582	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	77.34/cwt	75.00–79.00	839	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	72.09/cwt	69.00–73.00	798	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,153	2
Bulls	—	—	1,541	101.30/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,561	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	93.82/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,184	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	85.72/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,104	10
Bulls	—	—	1,388	89.23/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,239	6
Bulls	—	—	1,935	118.88/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	565.00/cwt	500.00–630.00	—	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	771.43/cwt	725.00–790.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/cwt	880.00–950.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	112.63/cwt	108.00–117.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	163.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	138.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	136.63/cwt	134.00–142.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 613Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 100Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 90Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	179.00–182.00	179.44
5	—	560	167.00	167.00
13	—	513	168.00–178.00	173.61
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
6	—	708	142.00–149.00	144.32
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	172.00–180.00	177.36
7	—	680	140.00–142.00	141.45
3	—	437	160.00–170.00	163.36
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
4	—	516	155.00–160.00	156.22
2	—	920	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
2	—	710	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.29
10	—	324	167.00–177.00	171.07
3	—	562	140.00–145.00	141.71
8	—	483	155.00–159.00	155.49
3	—	615	130.00–137.00	132.30
8	—	382	160.00–167.00	163.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	165.00–175.00	167.43
6	—	366	175.00–182.00	176.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	675	108.00–117.00	112.63
2	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	136.02
5	—	307	145.00–150.00	147.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
8	—	461	145.00–152.00	149.41
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
12	—	374	157.00–165.00	158.90
7	—	437	155.00–157.00	155.27
4	—	668	120.00–126.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	538	120.00–127.00	123.55
5	—	339	150.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	116.72
7	—	476	130.00–137.00	134.04
3	—	435	137.00–142.00	138.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	147.00–154.00	149.26
5	—	573	142.00–147.00	142.99
3	—	720	128.00	128.00
5	—	410	166.00	166.00
3	—	670	134.00–142.00	136.63
1	—	755	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,695	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	77.00–81.00	79.26
9	—	1,262	92.00–96.00	93.82
10	—	1,288	83.00–87.00	85.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	906	60.00–65.00	64.23
11	—	1,085	75.00–79.00	77.34
13	—	1,107	69.00–73.00	72.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	98.00–103.00	101.30
6	—	1,388	85.00–90.00	89.23
3	—	1,935	118.00–121.00	118.88

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	24	—	—	500.00–630.00	565.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–790.00	771.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	880.00–950.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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