Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-27

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.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.55/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −46.41 against this barn's trailing median of $196.96.

Average price

$150.55

110 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$25.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	164.59	712	27
Medium and Large 2	487	149.23	726	56
Medium and Large 3	508	139.23	707	27

One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $4 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $196.96 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale110 hd

150.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,108 hd

146.77

+3.77

This barn, trailing median13 sales

196.96

−46.41

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	1,611	105.45	1,699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	88.92	1,086	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	86.99	1,344	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	71.10	677	33

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)	—	$987	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$691	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,160	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	26
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$525	13

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	—	368	138.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	806	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	121.02/cwt	118.00–124.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	128.39/cwt	125.00–130.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	506	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	146.86/cwt	146.00–147.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	776	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	132.50/cwt	132.00–134.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	144.36/cwt	141.00–146.00	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	141.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	173.13/cwt	172.00–175.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	165.96/cwt	165.00–167.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	158.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	164.04/cwt	162.00–165.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	149.54/cwt	148.00–152.00	861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	156.05/cwt	155.00–162.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.86/cwt	150.00–155.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	139.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	154.91/cwt	153.00–162.00	637	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.31/cwt	166.00–170.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	148.18/cwt	147.00–152.00	713	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	82.60/cwt	80.00–85.00	948	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	100.47/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,095	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	89.36/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,195	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	86.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,344	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	110.64/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	59.93/cwt	59.00–63.00	577	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	76.78/cwt	74.00–78.00	733	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	68.02/cwt	65.00–70.00	631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	102.85/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,695	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	925.00–1,075.00	1,000	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	769.44/head	700.00–825.00	769	18
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/head	500.00–565.00	525	13
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	691.00/head	635.00–775.00	691	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	986.67/head	900.00–1,030.00	987	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,160	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	173.52/cwt	172.00–182.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.08/cwt	185.00–195.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	150.95/cwt	147.00–155.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	126.70/cwt	123.00–128.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	163.64/cwt	162.00–167.00	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	311	162.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.02/cwt	133.00–135.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	133.09/cwt	132.00–136.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	115.07/cwt	110.00–120.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	136.82/cwt	135.00–138.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	143.48/cwt	142.00–150.00	659	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	143.07/cwt	142.00–145.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	581	131.44/cwt	130.00–132.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	173.81/cwt	172.00–180.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	4

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 482Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 114Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 72Year ago 32

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	136.00–142.00	138.98
4	—	570	125.00–127.00	126.03
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	418	132.00–135.00	133.47
3	—	322	142.00–145.00	143.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	140.00–143.00	141.47
13	—	527	146.00–150.00	147.21
2	—	605	138.00	138.00
6	—	673	133.00–135.00	134.02
4	—	705	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	118.00–124.00	121.02
5	—	576	135.00–137.00	136.61
6	—	375	150.00–153.00	151.03
3	—	683	125.00–130.00	128.39
6	—	326	155.00–157.00	155.34
4	—	535	137.00–142.00	139.52
4	—	606	132.00–134.00	132.50
17	—	459	142.00–150.00	143.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	137.00–139.00	138.34
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	140.00–145.00	141.63
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
4	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	146.00–147.00	146.86
5	—	615	151.00	151.00
8	—	457	172.00–175.00	173.13
4	—	525	165.00–167.00	165.96
2	—	568	159.00–160.00	159.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	141.00–146.00	144.36
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
4	—	544	155.00–160.00	158.76
3	—	485	162.00–165.00	164.04
2	—	413	170.00–172.00	170.99
5	—	576	148.00–152.00	149.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	155.00–162.00	156.05
6	—	513	150.00–155.00	150.86
3	—	417	166.00–170.00	167.31
2	—	325	185.00–195.00	190.08
9	—	387	172.00–180.00	173.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	137.00–144.00	139.71
10	—	411	153.00–162.00	154.91
16	—	481	147.00–152.00	148.18
6	—	334	172.00–182.00	173.52
6	—	362	162.00–167.00	163.64
6	—	658	130.00–132.00	130.66
7	—	634	132.00–136.00	133.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	147.00–155.00	150.95
4	—	613	123.00–128.00	126.70
5	—	311	155.00–165.00	162.85
2	—	735	110.00–120.00	115.07
5	—	539	135.00–138.00	136.82
7	—	581	130.00–132.00	131.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	80.00–85.00	82.60
7	—	1,090	97.00–102.00	100.47
17	—	1,337	88.00–93.00	89.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	85.00–89.00	86.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	963	59.00–63.00	59.93
19	—	955	74.00–78.00	76.78
6	—	928	65.00–70.00	68.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	109.00–112.00	110.64
4	—	1,648	101.00–105.00	102.85

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	925.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	700.00–825.00	769.44
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	500.00–565.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	635.00–775.00	691.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,030.00	986.67

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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