Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.80/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$141.80

105 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$11.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	146.67	844	28
Medium and Large 2	494	142.49	704	51
Medium and Large 3	420	135.21	568	26

One grade step is worth $11.46/cwt here — about $275 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 sale105 hd

141.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,281 hd

145.16

−3.36

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	1,748	98.81	1,728	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	82.46	1,025	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,042	75.64	788	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	71.35	1,143	9thin

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 1	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.23/cwt	138.00–140.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	165.79/cwt	165.00–167.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.05/cwt	128.00–132.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	109.08/cwt	105.00–111.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	144.03/cwt	142.00–147.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	559	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	171.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	173.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.53/cwt	140.00–147.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	700	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	152.29/cwt	150.00–157.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	174.46/cwt	172.00–177.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	151.36/cwt	147.00–157.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	181.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	141.42/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	162.72/cwt	162.00–165.00	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	150.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	141.74/cwt	139.00–147.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	853	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	74.53/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,161	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	86.05/cwt	85.00–88.00	996	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	80.48/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,037	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	82.22/cwt	81.00–83.00	854	5
Bulls	—	—	1,831	97.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,788	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	66.10/cwt	65.00–70.00	667	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,099	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	89.12/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,363	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	77.48/cwt	75.00–79.00	824	8
Bulls	—	—	1,743	107.36/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,871	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	716.67/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	927.50/cwt	830.00–1,025.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	740.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	622.50/cwt	560.00–685.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	129.34/cwt	128.00–132.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	153.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	148.78/cwt	145.00–150.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	162.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	309	171.05/cwt	170.00–175.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	155.95/cwt	152.00–159.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	118.48/cwt	115.00–122.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	149.74/cwt	147.00–157.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	688	114.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	131.85/cwt	131.00–136.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	158.13/cwt	157.00–160.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	125.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.47/cwt	163.00–166.00	622	2

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 713Last week 585Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 147Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 125Year ago 146

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	159.00	159.00
9	—	618	138.00–140.00	138.23
2	—	565	140.00–147.00	143.53
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	745	134.00	134.00
7	—	531	152.00–159.00	155.95
2	—	685	137.00	137.00
2	—	378	163.00–166.00	164.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	128.00–132.00	130.05
18	—	488	140.00–145.00	143.46
9	—	428	147.00–157.00	151.36
2	—	710	115.00–122.00	118.48
4	—	515	135.00	135.00
8	—	392	157.00–160.00	158.13
4	—	613	122.00–128.00	125.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	105.00–111.00	109.08
5	—	389	142.00–147.00	144.03
5	—	458	120.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	428	130.00–140.00	134.97
7	—	339	147.00–157.00	149.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	152.00	152.00
8	—	475	167.00–177.00	171.79
4	—	406	180.00–187.00	181.77
10	—	730	146.00	146.00
2	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.45
7	—	782	141.00–144.00	141.42
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	165.00–167.00	165.79
2	—	383	170.00–177.00	173.39
3	—	535	150.00–157.00	152.29
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	595	166.00	166.00
2	—	528	172.00–177.00	174.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	470	155.00–160.00	156.72
4	—	370	162.00–165.00	162.72
11	—	507	150.00–155.00	150.47
6	—	568	139.00–147.00	141.74
3	—	667	125.00–130.00	128.33
3	—	713	119.00–120.00	119.67
5	—	309	170.00–175.00	171.05
6	—	608	131.00–136.00	131.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	132.00–142.00	137.05
3	—	577	128.00–132.00	129.34
4	—	374	150.00–155.00	153.81
4	—	441	145.00–150.00	148.78
4	—	316	157.00–165.00	162.98
3	—	688	110.00–117.00	114.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,558	73.00–76.00	74.53
3	—	1,690	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,158	85.00–88.00	86.05
20	—	1,289	78.00–82.00	80.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	81.00–83.00	82.22
5	—	1,009	65.00–70.00	66.10
8	—	1,064	75.00–79.00	77.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,831	95.00–100.00	97.67
4	—	1,529	86.00–90.00	89.12
6	—	1,743	106.00–109.00	107.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	716.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	830.00–1,025.00	927.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	740.00–800.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	560.00–685.00	622.50

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