Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $138.87/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$138.87

128 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$4.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	468	140.21	656	56
Medium and Large 1	572	138.25	791	58
Medium and Large 3	402	136.07	547	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.14/cwt here — about $109 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 sale128 hd

138.87

—

AL average13 barns · 1,476 hd

141.08

−2.21

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	1,800	87.33	1,572	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	77.18	1,005	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	68.00	1,040	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	62.06	678	40

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)	—	$1,195	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$990	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$825	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,275	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$828	20

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	391	138.12/cwt	137.00–142.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	119.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	158.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	485	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	150.32/cwt	150.00–152.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	653	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	142.40/cwt	142.00–144.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	121.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	116.49/cwt	115.00–117.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	148.65/cwt	145.00–152.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	173.46/cwt	172.00–175.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	167.96/cwt	165.00–170.00	946	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.44/cwt	127.00–135.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	178.51/cwt	177.00–180.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	164.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	392	184.02/cwt	182.00–185.00	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	150.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	786	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.29/cwt	53.00–58.00	604	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	784	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	65.47/cwt	60.00–70.00	706	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	70.94/cwt	69.00–73.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	78.57/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,051	9
Bulls	—	—	1,795	83.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,502	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	90.25/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,628	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	662.50/head	550.00–700.00	663	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/head	965.00–1,015.00	990	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	824.50/head	730.00–865.00	825	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,195.00/head	1,145.00–1,220.00	1,195	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/head	825.00–1,050.00	938	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	175.17/cwt	174.00–182.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	164.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	126.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	155.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	117.64/cwt	113.00–122.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.65/cwt	133.00–137.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	167.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	606	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	145.81/cwt	145.00–147.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.12/cwt	135.00–143.00	780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	148.86/cwt	148.00–152.00	719	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	143.53/cwt	142.00–145.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1

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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 610Year ago 624

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 29Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 32Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	391	137.00–142.00	138.12
2	—	418	128.00–135.00	131.40
2	—	333	142.00–145.00	143.53
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	117.00–121.00	119.67
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
8	—	306	155.00–159.00	158.49
6	—	368	150.00–152.00	150.32
21	—	475	135.00–142.00	137.43
4	—	718	115.00–117.00	116.49
3	—	578	127.00–135.00	132.44
10	—	438	145.00–148.00	145.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	150.00	150.00
5	—	534	142.00–144.00	142.40
3	—	713	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	663	128.00–131.00	129.51
10	—	762	120.00–124.00	121.21
6	—	625	133.00–137.00	135.65
11	—	459	145.00–150.00	148.16
12	—	563	137.00–142.00	139.07
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–152.00	148.65
2	—	408	162.00–167.00	164.52
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	172.00–175.00	173.46
6	—	443	177.00–180.00	178.51
2	—	625	137.00–145.00	140.87
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	165.00–170.00	167.96
7	—	523	170.00–175.00	171.38
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
3	—	618	155.00–160.00	156.63
2	—	420	185.00–190.00	187.47
3	—	867	132.00–134.00	133.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	130.00–135.00	131.62
3	—	672	125.00–129.00	126.32
7	—	361	165.00–175.00	167.97
5	—	536	145.00–147.00	145.81
1	—	780	118.00	118.00
7	—	573	135.00–143.00	136.12
23	—	483	148.00–152.00	148.86
6	—	423	155.00–160.00	155.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	392	182.00–185.00	184.02
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
2	—	563	145.00–149.00	147.01
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
11	—	523	150.00–154.00	150.35
7	—	406	174.00–182.00	175.17
8	—	463	155.00–157.00	155.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	160.00–170.00	164.96
4	—	371	150.00–157.00	155.23
2	—	578	113.00–122.00	117.64
3	—	442	140.00–147.00	142.35
4	—	473	130.00–140.00	132.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,093	53.00–58.00	55.29
4	—	1,170	67.00	67.00
22	—	1,079	60.00–70.00	65.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	69.00–73.00	70.94
9	—	1,338	75.00–79.00	78.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	80.00–85.00	83.68
5	—	1,804	88.00–92.00	90.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–700.00	662.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	825.00–1,050.00	937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	965.00–1,015.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	730.00–865.00	824.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,145.00–1,220.00	1,195.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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