Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $143.27/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$143.27

145 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$12.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	147.48	791	48
Medium and Large 2	444	144.78	643	61
Medium and Large 3	417	135.12	563	36

One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about $227 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 sale145 hd

143.27

—

AL average15 barns · 1,906 hd

147.46

−4.18

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	1,913	99.79	1,909	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	85.00	1,322	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,339	83.15	1,113	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	61.30	621	24

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,353	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,175	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	6

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	382	152.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	581	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	148.38/cwt	147.00–151.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	142.38/cwt	140.00–147.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.30/cwt	145.00–149.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.97/cwt	157.00–160.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.52/cwt	153.00–157.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.05/cwt	142.00–148.00	849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.91/cwt	128.00–134.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	149.60/cwt	147.00–152.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	170.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	193.92/cwt	190.00–198.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	162.95/cwt	161.00–167.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	176.66/cwt	175.00–177.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	134.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	134.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	169.50/cwt	169.00–170.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	164.55/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	149.41/cwt	147.00–155.00	686	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	141.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	312	197.98/cwt	197.00–200.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	157.63/cwt	157.00–162.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	151.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	769	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	91.79/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,235	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	69.76/cwt	67.00–72.00	739	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	61.62/cwt	60.00–64.00	564	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	51.72/cwt	50.00–55.00	526	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,322	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	77.55/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,007	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	85.41/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,173	12
Bulls	—	—	1,943	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	925	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,352.50/head	1,325.00–1,380.00	1,353	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	925.00–1,000.00	975	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,363	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	125.41/cwt	122.00–130.00	668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.96/cwt	170.00–175.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	175.40/cwt	172.00–182.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	135.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	186.21/cwt	185.00–192.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	163.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	187.61/cwt	185.00–190.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.43/cwt	148.00–152.00	773	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.24/cwt	130.00–140.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	155.65/cwt	150.00–160.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	157.41/cwt	155.00–165.00	655	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.38/cwt	138.00–145.00	667	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	121.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	135.75/cwt	134.00–138.00	698	7

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 712Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 115Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 54Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	382	150.00–156.00	152.12
9	—	415	145.00–149.00	146.30
6	—	330	157.00–160.00	157.97
2	—	780	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	578	128.00–134.00	130.91
18	—	475	138.00–145.00	140.38
7	—	514	134.00–138.00	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	147.00–151.00	148.38
9	—	358	140.00–147.00	142.38
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
17	—	417	132.00–138.00	134.58
6	—	519	120.00–130.00	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	153.00–157.00	154.52
14	—	585	142.00–148.00	145.05
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	131.64
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
19	—	521	148.00–152.00	148.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	147.00–152.00	149.60
3	—	578	132.00–140.00	134.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	170.00–177.00	170.82
3	—	528	161.00–167.00	162.95
1	—	340	190.00	190.00
2	—	588	150.00–160.00	154.98
3	—	375	185.00	185.00
2	—	475	168.00–170.00	169.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	152.00–155.00	153.48
6	—	368	190.00–198.00	193.92
6	—	491	175.00–177.00	176.66
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
2	—	535	172.00	172.00
2	—	325	200.00–202.00	200.98
2	—	558	169.00–170.00	169.50
4	—	618	162.00–167.00	164.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	459	147.00–155.00	149.41
3	—	518	140.00–147.00	142.27
2	—	620	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
6	—	358	172.00–182.00	175.40
8	—	561	135.00–140.00	135.63
2	—	330	185.00–190.00	187.61
13	—	416	155.00–165.00	157.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	634	140.00–145.00	141.21
3	—	312	197.00–200.00	197.98
8	—	461	157.00–162.00	157.63
5	—	508	150.00–157.00	151.43
5	—	421	170.00–175.00	170.96
6	—	358	185.00–192.00	186.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	122.00–130.00	125.41
7	—	434	140.00–150.00	144.34
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
3	—	323	160.00–170.00	163.30
2	—	583	115.00–122.00	118.55
6	—	483	130.00–140.00	133.24
9	—	383	150.00–160.00	155.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	91.00–94.00	91.79
11	—	1,299	75.00–80.00	77.55
12	—	1,373	83.00–88.00	85.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,059	67.00–72.00	69.76
5	—	916	60.00–64.00	61.62
9	—	1,017	50.00–55.00	51.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,943	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	1,795	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,380.00	1,352.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,362.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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