Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $159.19/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −36.83 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$159.19

90 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	162.30	742	41
Medium and Large 1	499	161.41	805	24
Medium and Large 3	391	151.96	594	25

One grade step is worth $10.33/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 sale90 hd

159.19

—

AL average14 barns · 900 hd

156.15

+3.04

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−36.83

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	1,594	105.05	1,675	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	84.75	1,074	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	78.55	1,184	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	77.80	816	46

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.41/cwt	163.00–168.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	164.48/cwt	162.00–172.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.42/cwt	162.00–165.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.11/cwt	148.00–152.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	141.78/cwt	137.00–147.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	138.55/cwt	137.00–145.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	177.49/cwt	175.00–180.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	156.68/cwt	155.00–162.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	149.66/cwt	147.00–155.00	720	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.85/cwt	148.00–151.00	776	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	147.40/cwt	142.00–150.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	170.38/cwt	164.00–172.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	153.00/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	159.94/cwt	155.00–162.00	534	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	459	142.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	412	148.28/cwt	145.00–150.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	145.49/cwt	143.00–146.00	883	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,298	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,172	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,459	89.81/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,310	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	84.81/cwt	81.00–87.00	845	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	76.04/cwt	74.00–77.00	863	21
Bulls	—	—	1,229	96.68/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,188	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	933	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	65.03/cwt	63.00–68.00	604	7
Bulls	—	—	1,785	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,946	13
Bulls	—	—	1,978	115.12/cwt	113.00–117.00	2,277	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	766.67/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,134.72/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	—	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	855.00/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.71/cwt	950.00–1,130.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,184.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,320.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.14/cwt	995.00–1,035.00	—	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	174.64/cwt	173.00–177.00	674	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	158.24/cwt	157.00–162.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	168.05/cwt	165.00–173.00	699	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	159.49/cwt	158.00–160.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	153.19/cwt	152.00–155.00	579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.65/cwt	174.00–176.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.27/cwt	138.00–145.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	135.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	130.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	758	5

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 468Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 106Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
6	—	375	148.00–152.00	150.11
15	—	429	137.00–147.00	141.78
2	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
2	—	540	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
5	—	459	130.00–137.00	135.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	323	162.00–165.00	163.42
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
10	—	541	137.00–145.00	138.55
19	—	481	147.00–155.00	149.66
5	—	579	127.00–132.00	130.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	130.00–138.00	133.89
8	—	518	148.00–151.00	149.85
3	—	577	138.00–145.00	140.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	163.00–168.00	165.41
6	—	607	143.00–146.00	145.49
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
4	—	513	158.00–160.00	159.49
3	—	415	174.00–176.00	174.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	155.00–162.00	159.94
4	—	459	135.00–145.00	142.44
3	—	412	145.00–150.00	148.28
1	—	590	133.00	133.00
10	—	378	152.00–155.00	153.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	126.00	126.00
10	—	386	173.00–177.00	174.64
4	—	533	150.00–155.00	152.46
4	—	489	157.00–162.00	158.24
17	—	416	165.00–173.00	168.05
3	—	573	137.00–145.00	139.70
1	—	605	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	162.00–172.00	164.48
1	—	435	177.00	177.00
1	—	685	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	131.00	131.00
3	—	627	142.00–150.00	147.40
1	—	480	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	175.00–180.00	177.49
4	—	631	155.00–162.00	156.68
5	—	557	164.00–172.00	170.38
2	—	668	152.00–154.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	84.00	84.00
10	—	1,503	77.00–79.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,459	89.00–93.00	89.81
14	—	1,145	80.00–83.00	81.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	996	81.00–87.00	84.81
21	—	1,135	74.00–77.00	76.04
7	—	929	63.00–68.00	65.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,229	95.00–98.00	96.68
13	—	1,785	108.00–110.00	109.03
4	—	1,978	113.00–117.00	115.12

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	18	—	—	650.00–825.00	766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,134.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	775.00–875.00	855.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	950.00–1,130.00	975.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,150.00–1,320.00	1,184.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	995.00–1,035.00	1,012.14

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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