Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

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 $145.68/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$145.68

79 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$77

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	155.77	742	32
Medium and Large 3	394	139.66	550	13thin
Medium and Large 2	591	138.49	818	34

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about −$77 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 sale79 hd

145.68

—

AL average14 barns · 1,208 hd

145.29

+0.39

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	1,603	111.72	1,791	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	91.93	1,149	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,630	83.28	1,357	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	78.25	779	33

Every lot, as filed

56 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 3	—	622	144.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	175.25/cwt	175.00–177.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	135.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	846	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.34/cwt	155.00–160.00	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	177.28/cwt	175.00–182.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	155.85/cwt	150.00–159.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.71/cwt	120.00–127.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	160.03/cwt	155.00–165.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	150.17/cwt	145.00–152.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	160.32/cwt	158.00–165.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	148.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	178.35/cwt	177.00–185.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	167.43/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	156.89/cwt	152.00–160.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	186.42/cwt	185.00–192.00	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	159.88/cwt	157.00–167.00	692	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	162.66/cwt	162.00–168.00	763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	911	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	105.30/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	75.24/cwt	73.00–77.00	709	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	64.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	85.37/cwt	84.00–87.00	911	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	83.28/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,357	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	852	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	96.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,346	13
Bulls	—	—	1,429	100.53/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,437	8
Bulls	—	—	1,835	122.56/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,249	6
Bulls	—	—	1,604	114.16/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,831	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	690.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	10
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	803.75/cwt	800.00–815.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	670.00–760.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	998.33/cwt	950.00–1,095.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.37/cwt	152.00–157.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	144.52/cwt	140.00–150.00	740	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	147.73/cwt	147.00–152.00	823	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	131.19/cwt	130.00–137.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	115.42/cwt	115.00–117.00	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	154.62/cwt	150.00–157.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	142.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	133.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,122	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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 643Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 99Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 71Year ago 71

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	144.00–147.00	144.99
2	—	730	130.00–137.00	133.52
3	—	467	150.00–159.00	155.85
2	—	335	165.00–170.00	167.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	175.00–177.00	175.25
3	—	608	158.00–165.00	160.32
6	—	466	177.00–185.00	178.35
2	—	435	185.00	185.00
1	—	675	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
3	—	425	175.00–182.00	177.28
2	—	585	160.00–167.00	163.47
1	—	790	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	135.00–140.00	135.80
4	—	310	145.00–152.00	150.17
3	—	530	130.00–135.00	133.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	145.00–150.00	149.01
15	—	465	155.00–160.00	155.34
10	—	419	160.00–165.00	161.96
2	—	615	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	139.00–142.00	140.47
4	—	720	120.00–127.00	121.71
4	—	388	155.00–165.00	160.03
13	—	519	147.00–152.00	148.95
6	—	658	130.00–137.00	131.19
5	—	763	115.00–117.00	115.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	152.00–160.00	156.89
9	—	469	162.00–168.00	162.66
3	—	420	175.00	175.00
2	—	658	137.00–140.00	138.49
7	—	557	147.00–152.00	147.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	311	185.00–192.00	186.42
10	—	433	157.00–167.00	159.88
3	—	470	152.00–157.00	155.37
9	—	512	140.00–150.00	144.52
4	—	628	132.00–140.00	133.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
4	—	745	107.00	107.00
3	—	338	150.00–157.00	154.62
7	—	362	135.00–145.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	103.00–108.00	105.30
12	—	1,033	80.00–85.00	82.52
13	—	1,395	95.00–100.00	96.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	942	73.00–77.00	75.24
2	—	1,070	62.00–66.00	64.08
12	—	1,067	84.00–87.00	85.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	82.00–86.00	83.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,429	97.00–102.00	100.53
6	—	1,835	121.00–125.00	122.56
10	—	1,604	111.00–116.00	114.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	600.00–750.00	690.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–815.00	803.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	670.00–760.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	950.00–1,095.00	998.33

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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