Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $144.52/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$144.52

60 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	150.14	645	21
Medium and Large 1	552	148.24	818	15thin
Medium and Large 3	403	137.28	554	24

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $91 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 sale60 hd

144.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd

144.53

−0.01

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	—	High	1,855	98.86	1,833	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	77.23	1,003	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	70.82	749	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	70.66	1,128	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	519	152.24/cwt	151.00–157.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	147.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.46/cwt	126.00–135.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	178.88/cwt	177.00–185.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.78/cwt	165.00–170.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	161.34/cwt	160.00–167.00	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	146.57/cwt	146.00–150.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.38/cwt	130.00–137.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	152.90/cwt	152.00–160.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	141.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	531	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	175.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	173.27/cwt	173.00–175.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	151.09/cwt	150.00–158.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	152.93/cwt	150.00–155.00	509	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	127.01/cwt	124.00–130.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	143.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	130.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	545	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,119	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	75.32/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,128	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	64.08/cwt	61.00–66.00	658	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	79.62/cwt	78.00–80.00	903	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	71.92/cwt	69.00–73.00	752	20
Bulls	—	—	1,853	106.88/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,980	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	71.75/cwt	70.00–73.00	944	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	81.76/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,033	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	77.69/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,012	26
Bulls	—	—	1,856	90.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,686	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	587.50/cwt	555.00–620.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	973.33/cwt	920.00–1,080.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.73/cwt	700.00–815.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,316.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	991.67/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	155.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	131.51/cwt	130.00–140.00	617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	147.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.39/cwt	160.00–163.00	545	7

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 385Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 170Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 40Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	151.00–157.00	152.24
1	—	625	144.00	144.00
4	—	560	145.00–149.00	147.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	150.00–155.00	151.42
2	—	315	165.00–175.00	169.84
2	—	610	126.00–135.00	130.46
1	—	580	142.00	142.00
5	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	124.00–130.00	127.01
5	—	384	140.00–150.00	143.91
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
6	—	332	155.00–160.00	155.79
7	—	469	130.00–140.00	131.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	146.00–150.00	147.29
4	—	383	177.00–185.00	178.88
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	435	177.00	177.00
5	—	584	160.00–167.00	161.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	136.00	136.00
1	—	615	137.00	137.00
4	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.78
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	175.00–180.00	175.82
7	—	535	173.00–175.00	173.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	146.00–150.00	146.57
7	—	536	150.00–158.00	151.09
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	130.00–137.00	132.38
9	—	411	152.00–160.00	152.90
2	—	628	127.00–130.00	128.49
7	—	340	160.00–163.00	160.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	135.00–145.00	141.31
5	—	333	150.00–155.00	152.93
9	—	417	127.00–135.00	130.63
2	—	628	110.00–114.00	111.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,695	66.00	66.00
6	—	1,498	74.00–78.00	75.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,027	61.00–66.00	64.08
9	—	1,134	78.00–80.00	79.62
20	—	1,045	69.00–73.00	71.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	70.00–73.00	71.75
7	—	1,263	80.00–83.00	81.76
26	—	1,303	74.00–79.00	77.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,853	105.00–109.00	106.88
4	—	1,856	90.00–94.00	90.84

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	14	—	—	555.00–620.00	587.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–1,080.00	973.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–815.00	762.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	700.00–825.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	991.67

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