Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-20

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 $142.54/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$142.54

126 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$9.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	145.50	788	70
Medium and Large 2	462	140.54	649	34
Medium and Large 3	408	136.24	556	22

One grade step is worth $9.25/cwt here — about $233 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 sale126 hd

142.54

—

AL average11 barns · 1,192 hd

142.31

+0.24

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	1,865	107.23	2,000	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	87.45	1,084	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	85.39	1,261	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	71.52	693	35

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$886	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,021	48
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$560	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.07/cwt	127.00–135.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	157.30/cwt	157.00–162.00	917	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.86/cwt	142.00–145.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.43/cwt	148.00–154.00	711	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.41/cwt	138.00–141.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	171.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	178.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	927	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	170.08/cwt	169.00–177.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	139.33/cwt	138.00–142.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	163.78/cwt	163.00–166.00	871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	148.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	157.28/cwt	156.00–160.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	181.20/cwt	180.00–187.00	556	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	697	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	82.64/cwt	79.00–84.00	874	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	96.04/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,397	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	70.16/cwt	67.00–71.00	697	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	85.39/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,261	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	88.79/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,192	17
Bulls	—	—	1,948	109.04/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,124	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	60.81/cwt	60.00–64.00	528	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	75.72/cwt	74.00–77.00	742	17
Bulls	—	—	1,535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,535	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	560.00/head	500.00–620.00	560	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.63/head	850.00–945.00	886	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.83/head	800.00–1,175.00	1,021	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.34/cwt	147.00–148.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	165.39/cwt	162.00–172.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	156.89/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	126.42/cwt	121.00–129.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	140.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	675	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.80/cwt	137.00–138.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.66/cwt	135.00–142.00	520	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.40/cwt	142.00–148.00	756	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	852	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 Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 612Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 117Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 74Year ago 114

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	158.00	158.00
1	—	710	137.00	137.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
8	—	364	169.00–177.00	170.08
3	—	658	138.00–142.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	152.00	152.00
2	—	370	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	190.00–195.00	192.44
16	—	583	157.00–162.00	157.30
4	—	459	170.00–175.00	171.28
4	—	426	175.00–180.00	178.70
3	—	615	150.00–152.00	150.69
11	—	532	163.00–166.00	163.78
4	—	669	148.00–150.00	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	680	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	127.00–135.00	131.07
3	—	580	126.00	126.00
17	—	375	135.00–142.00	138.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	665	139.00	139.00
10	—	615	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	423	142.00–145.00	142.86
5	—	478	138.00–141.00	140.41
5	—	563	131.00–136.00	134.01
7	—	368	145.00–150.00	145.69
5	—	513	137.00–138.00	137.80
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	476	148.00–154.00	149.43
5	—	584	140.00–142.00	140.79
20	—	520	142.00–148.00	145.40
2	—	620	137.00–138.00	137.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
3	—	485	156.00–160.00	157.28
2	—	558	147.00–150.00	148.49
6	—	307	180.00–187.00	181.20
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	433	160.00–162.00	161.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	147.00–148.00	147.34
2	—	418	152.00–155.00	153.54
3	—	383	162.00–172.00	165.39
2	—	478	150.00–152.00	150.99
3	—	675	128.00–130.00	129.32
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
5	—	567	138.00–144.00	139.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	780	116.00	116.00
5	—	376	155.00–160.00	156.89
3	—	635	121.00–129.00	126.42
18	—	481	140.00–147.00	140.40
3	—	515	135.00–140.00	136.63
9	—	590	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,058	79.00–84.00	82.64
8	—	1,455	94.00–99.00	96.04
17	—	1,342	87.00–90.00	88.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	993	67.00–71.00	70.16
5	—	869	60.00–64.00	60.81
17	—	980	74.00–77.00	75.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,477	84.00–87.00	85.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,948	107.00–111.00	109.04
1	—	1,535	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	500.00–620.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	850.00–945.00	885.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	—	800.00–1,175.00	1,020.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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