Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.29/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$133.29

67 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	139.41	861	23
Medium and Large 2	579	136.30	790	25
Medium and Large 3	485	121.91	592	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $269 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 sale67 hd

133.29

—

AL average16 barns · 1,447 hd

140.75

−7.46

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	1,571	96.28	1,512	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	77.43	998	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	75.24	1,194	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	69.08	729	37

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.12/cwt	155.00–163.00	525	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	121.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	521	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	109.97/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	132.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	173.12/cwt	172.00–180.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	155.96/cwt	153.00–162.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	151.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	157.66/cwt	157.00–159.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	156.52/cwt	155.00–163.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	85.58/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,066	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	998	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	68.18/cwt	66.00–69.00	670	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	75.24/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	68.45/cwt	66.00–70.00	918	7
Bulls	—	—	1,393	90.97/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,267	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	59.15/cwt	55.00–60.00	607	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	72.80/cwt	71.00–74.00	820	17
Bulls	—	—	1,748	101.59/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	645.00/cwt	615.00–720.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,045.00/cwt	1,045.00–1,045.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	149.08/cwt	145.00–155.00	793	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	134.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	147.42/cwt	145.00–149.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	141.10/cwt	135.00–145.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	158.60/cwt	155.00–162.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.11/cwt	127.00–131.00	798	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 May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 468Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 90Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 89Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	131.00	131.00
5	—	820	115.00	115.00
2	—	530	155.00	155.00
2	—	720	127.00	127.00
4	—	433	155.00–162.00	158.60
6	—	475	155.00	155.00
3	—	785	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	155.00–163.00	159.12
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
4	—	935	109.00–113.00	109.97
5	—	491	145.00–149.00	147.42
1	—	565	142.00	142.00
7	—	623	127.00–131.00	128.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	117.00–125.00	121.53
7	—	369	130.00–140.00	132.94
4	—	765	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	148.00	148.00
7	—	489	172.00–180.00	173.12
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
3	—	525	165.00	165.00
2	—	415	180.00	180.00
1	—	605	149.00	149.00
9	—	810	133.00	133.00
3	—	740	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	172.00	172.00
2	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
3	—	542	153.00–162.00	155.96
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	125.00	125.00
2	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	140.00–143.00	141.99
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
5	—	385	155.00–163.00	156.52
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
12	—	532	145.00–155.00	149.08
3	—	682	132.00–139.00	134.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	150.00–155.00	151.42
3	—	508	157.00–159.00	157.66
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
6	—	308	145.00–150.00	146.70
5	—	487	135.00–145.00	141.10
2	—	528	130.00–132.00	130.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,246	85.00–87.00	85.58
21	—	1,285	75.00–80.00	77.70
7	—	1,341	66.00–70.00	68.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	983	66.00–69.00	68.18
5	—	1,026	55.00–60.00	59.15
17	—	1,127	71.00–74.00	72.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	72.00–77.00	75.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	90.00–92.00	90.97
2	—	1,748	100.00–103.00	101.59

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	915.00	915.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	615.00–720.00	645.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,045.00	1,045.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	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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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