Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $155.55/cwt on 170 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −40.47 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.

Average price

$155.55

170 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$18.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	164.61	721	37
Medium and Large 2	425	157.20	668	84
Medium and Large 3	419	145.88	611	49

One grade step is worth $18.72/cwt here — about $110 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 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 sale170 hd

155.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,624 hd

147.45

+8.10

This barn, trailing median14 sales

196.02

−40.47

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	2,114	90.79	1,919	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,396	76.62	1,070	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	66.81	672	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	64.70	1,068	3thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$887	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$755	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$956	16
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$449	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	132.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	750	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.07/cwt	125.00–132.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	162.15/cwt	160.00–167.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	126.38/cwt	124.00–130.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	132.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	508	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	135.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	175.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	154.68/cwt	154.00–160.00	831	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	143.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	166.69/cwt	165.00–171.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.60/cwt	172.00–177.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	148.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	158.93/cwt	157.00–167.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	169.10/cwt	167.00–170.00	690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	166.96/cwt	165.00–172.00	603	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	175.75/cwt	175.00–180.00	629	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	79.11/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,138	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	73.60/cwt	71.00–74.00	991	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	60.83/cwt	58.00–62.00	588	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	73.17/cwt	71.00–75.00	740	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	67.67/cwt	64.00–69.00	698	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	64.70/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,068	3
Bulls	—	—	2,114	90.79/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,919	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	449.41/head	400.00–540.00	449	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.67/head	865.00–930.00	887	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	685.00/head	670.00–700.00	685	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	793.64/head	750.00–830.00	794	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.25/head	900.00–1,050.00	956	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	150.02/cwt	148.00–155.00	684	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.99/cwt	142.00–148.00	766	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	150.85/cwt	150.00–152.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	112.53/cwt	110.00–115.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	162.88/cwt	162.00–170.00	511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.28/cwt	122.00–130.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.04/cwt	155.00–162.00	652	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	137.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	818	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	150.10/cwt	145.00–155.00	582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	173.87/cwt	172.00–180.00	584	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	141.43/cwt	137.00–145.00	619	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	135.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	561	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	133.09/cwt	132.00–135.00	647	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	138.91/cwt	138.00–142.00	426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	128.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	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 Jul 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 895Last week 808Year ago 782

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 176Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 67Year ago 143

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.60
19	—	384	130.00–138.00	132.17
9	—	307	138.00–142.00	138.91
19	—	409	125.00–130.00	128.65
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
3	—	483	145.00–147.00	145.68
24	—	566	130.00–140.00	132.52
2	—	758	122.00–124.00	123.00
5	—	731	124.00–130.00	126.38
4	—	543	141.00–145.00	143.01
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	645	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	125.00–132.00	127.07
16	—	414	135.00–142.00	135.43
16	—	486	132.00–135.00	133.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	165.00–167.00	165.65
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
8	—	444	175.00–180.00	175.62
2	—	668	138.00–142.00	139.98
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
6	—	458	170.00–175.00	172.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	160.00–167.00	162.15
2	—	435	150.00–155.00	152.47
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
13	—	633	135.00–142.00	135.52
17	—	537	154.00–160.00	154.68
7	—	422	165.00–171.00	166.69
3	—	333	172.00–177.00	173.60
5	—	564	147.00–150.00	148.21
5	—	485	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	157.00–167.00	158.93
17	—	408	167.00–170.00	169.10
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
7	—	358	175.00–180.00	175.75
7	—	521	150.00–152.00	150.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	361	165.00–172.00	166.96
2	—	610	134.00	134.00
21	—	456	148.00–155.00	150.02
8	—	528	142.00–148.00	144.99
20	—	418	155.00–162.00	156.04
3	—	593	137.00–140.00	137.99
12	—	336	172.00–180.00	173.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00–115.00	112.53
10	—	314	162.00–170.00	162.88
3	—	515	122.00–130.00	127.28
12	—	388	145.00–155.00	150.10
22	—	438	137.00–145.00	141.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,438	78.00–80.00	79.11
14	—	1,346	71.00–74.00	73.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	966	58.00–62.00	60.83
15	—	1,011	71.00–75.00	73.17
28	—	1,031	64.00–69.00	67.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	62.00–66.00	64.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,114	90.00–91.00	90.79

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	17	—	—	400.00–540.00	449.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	865.00–930.00	886.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	750.00–830.00	793.64
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	670.00–700.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	956.25

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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