Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $145.24/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$145.24

54 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$21.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	155.16	693	24
Medium and Large 2	502	141.19	709	15thin
Medium and Large 3	448	133.43	598	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.73/cwt here — about $94 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 sale54 hd

145.24

—

AL average14 barns · 1,209 hd

144.10

+1.14

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	1,490	95.21	1,419	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	79.52	1,058	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	76.50	1,140	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	68.86	675	32

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	151.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	749	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	167.88/cwt	165.00–172.00	531	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	158.26/cwt	155.00–160.00	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	142.70/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	175.52/cwt	172.00–179.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	172.34/cwt	172.00–173.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	161.15/cwt	157.00–162.00	914	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	150.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	163.66/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	142.65/cwt	140.00–148.00	689	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	167.03/cwt	166.00–170.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	153.53/cwt	152.00–157.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	120.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	699	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	64.32/cwt	63.00–65.00	634	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	76.50/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,140	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	83.92/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,104	21
Bulls	—	—	1,658	103.08/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,709	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	57.40/cwt	57.00–59.00	556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	72.88/cwt	70.00–74.00	716	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	76.22/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,024	28
Bulls	—	—	1,351	87.96/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,188	11
Bulls	—	—	1,750	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	903.00/cwt	875.00–945.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	953.57/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	138.52/cwt	137.00–140.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	143.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	464	6

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 385Last week 713Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	150.00–155.00	151.28
2	—	513	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	373	155.00–160.00	158.26
5	—	316	165.00–172.00	167.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	155.00–160.00	158.26
2	—	485	145.00	145.00
4	—	393	145.00–152.00	148.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	137.00–138.00	137.67
4	—	724	141.00–148.00	142.70
2	—	383	172.00–179.00	175.52
2	—	425	167.00	167.00
2	—	545	166.00	166.00
6	—	567	157.00–162.00	161.15
7	—	659	150.00–155.00	150.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	172.00–173.00	172.34
3	—	623	163.00–165.00	163.66
4	—	561	166.00–170.00	167.03
1	—	495	174.00	174.00
1	—	665	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	152.00	152.00
3	—	375	168.00	168.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
7	—	416	152.00–157.00	153.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	120.00–122.00	121.01
9	—	483	140.00–148.00	142.65
2	—	510	140.00	140.00
2	—	365	155.00–157.00	155.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	115.00–122.00	120.33
2	—	443	135.00–137.00	136.01
2	—	390	137.00–140.00	138.52
1	—	795	110.00	110.00
6	—	323	140.00–150.00	143.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	152.00–155.00	153.51
5	—	525	145.00–151.00	147.33
2	—	555	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
8	—	413	155.00–160.00	155.65
6	—	392	162.00–165.00	163.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	985	63.00–65.00	64.32
5	—	969	57.00–59.00	57.40
21	—	982	70.00–74.00	72.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	75.00–79.00	76.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,315	83.00–86.00	83.92
28	—	1,343	74.00–77.00	76.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,658	101.00–105.00	103.08
11	—	1,351	85.00–90.00	87.96
2	—	1,750	111.00–112.00	111.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	875.00–945.00	903.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	953.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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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