Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.52/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$143.52

91 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$3.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	144.43	642	42
Medium and Large 1	512	143.96	737	28
Medium and Large 3	387	141.12	546	21

One grade step is worth $3.31/cwt here — about $96 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 sale91 hd

143.52

—

AL average14 barns · 1,302 hd

137.91

+5.61

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	2,032	99.89	2,030	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,365	78.73	1,075	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,520	71.99	1,094	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	65.54	703	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,132	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$870	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$793	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,193	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$999	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$779	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$639	9

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	343	148.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	140.02/cwt	130.00–145.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	166.47/cwt	165.00–167.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	135.77/cwt	135.00–139.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	156.02/cwt	155.00–157.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.51/cwt	153.00–156.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,019	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.78/cwt	160.00–164.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	151.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	126.03/cwt	122.00–130.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	167.59/cwt	167.00–170.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	165.86/cwt	160.00–167.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	145.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	164.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.53/cwt	166.00–172.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	161.48/cwt	160.00–163.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	76.08/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,026	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,577	84.57/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,334	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	71.99/cwt	71.00–73.00	1,094	8
Bulls	—	—	1,935	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	56.22/cwt	54.00–58.00	625	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	70.69/cwt	68.00–73.00	778	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	64.40/cwt	61.00–65.00	621	6
Bulls	—	—	2,074	101.55/cwt	100.00–104.00	2,106	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	998.57/head	960.00–1,050.00	999	14
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	638.89/head	600.00–650.00	639	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	793.13/head	780.00–815.00	793	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.82/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,132	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/head	850.00–930.00	870	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,192.86/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,193	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	778.57/head	725.00–850.00	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	161.40/cwt	160.00–164.00	623	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	130.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	145.79/cwt	142.00–147.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	153.79/cwt	153.00–157.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	144.33/cwt	143.00–145.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	149.26/cwt	149.00–153.00	681	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	164.97/cwt	162.00–167.00	531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	141.68/cwt	137.00–145.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	153.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	145.46/cwt	145.00–148.00	604	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	572	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	134.27/cwt	132.00–135.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	139.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	533	11

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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 612Last week 0Year ago 870

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 0Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 65

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	343	145.00–152.00	148.53
4	—	466	132.00–135.00	134.27
11	—	382	137.00–144.00	139.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	537	130.00–145.00	140.02
3	—	665	119.00–125.00	120.97
6	—	462	143.00–145.00	144.33
14	—	415	145.00–148.00	145.46
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
12	—	380	150.00–152.00	150.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
5	—	589	135.00–139.00	135.77
4	—	610	132.00	132.00
16	—	456	149.00–153.00	149.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	165.00–167.00	166.47
2	—	570	153.00–156.00	154.51
1	—	645	145.00	145.00
6	—	725	140.50	140.50
5	—	526	160.00–164.00	160.78
1	—	695	144.00	144.00
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	155.00–157.00	156.02
3	—	470	145.00–150.00	148.26
2	—	640	122.00–130.00	126.03
6	—	328	160.00–167.00	165.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	150.00–158.00	151.39
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
5	—	359	167.00–170.00	167.59
4	—	320	175.00	175.00
3	—	645	142.00	142.00
2	—	578	142.00–148.00	145.06
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	485	160.00	160.00
5	—	434	162.00–167.00	164.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	905	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
14	—	386	160.00–164.00	161.40
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
4	—	609	130.00–134.00	130.99
1	—	505	146.00	146.00
5	—	439	153.00–157.00	153.79
4	—	330	170.00	170.00
5	—	574	137.00–145.00	141.68
2	—	678	125.00–130.00	127.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	138.00–140.00	138.99
1	—	455	155.00	155.00
4	—	358	166.00–172.00	167.53
2	—	410	160.00–163.00	161.48
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	142.00–147.00	145.79
7	—	322	162.00–167.00	164.97
4	—	391	149.00–155.00	153.54
2	—	595	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,348	74.00–77.00	76.08
8	—	1,577	84.00–89.00	84.57
7	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,520	71.00–73.00	71.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,112	54.00–58.00	56.22
14	—	1,100	68.00–73.00	70.69
6	—	965	61.00–65.00	64.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,935	96.00	96.00
7	—	2,074	100.00–104.00	101.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	960.00–1,050.00	998.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,192.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	725.00–850.00	778.57
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	600.00–650.00	638.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	780.00–815.00	793.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,131.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–930.00	870.00

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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How this sale compares

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