Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.63/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$140.63

115 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	143.49	743	28
Medium and Large 2	479	140.71	674	47
Medium and Large 3	417	138.52	577	40

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $166 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 sale115 hd

140.63

—

AL average13 barns · 1,625 hd

142.17

−1.55

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	1,680	91.00	1,529	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,316	73.87	972	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,535	68.00	1,044	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	66.85	692	46

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,383	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,057	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$900	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,035	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$921	24

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 1	—	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	147.08/cwt	145.00–149.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	148.64/cwt	148.00–151.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.11/cwt	140.00–145.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	195.99/cwt	195.00–197.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	142.89/cwt	142.00–145.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	130.71/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	152.24/cwt	149.00–157.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	170.51/cwt	170.00–172.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	183.05/cwt	180.00–186.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	152.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	964	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	191.75/cwt	187.00–195.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	174.71/cwt	174.00–179.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	162.83/cwt	162.00–167.00	829	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	201.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	144.01/cwt	141.00–147.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	182.39/cwt	180.00–190.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	212.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.73/cwt	142.00–149.00	897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	67.99/cwt	67.00–69.00	666	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,044	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	76.96/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,007	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	72.77/cwt	70.00–74.00	962	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	62.01/cwt	58.00–63.00	626	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	71.93/cwt	70.00–74.00	809	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	65.37/cwt	63.00–68.00	849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	92.63/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,598	8
Bulls	—	—	1,450	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,160	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,057.14/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,057	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	900.00/head	890.00–920.00	900	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,382.50/head	1,335.00–1,430.00	1,383	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,166.67/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,167	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,035.00/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,035	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	838.89/head	750.00–950.00	839	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	145.93/cwt	142.00–148.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.05/cwt	157.00–165.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	190.44/cwt	187.00–193.00	707	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	136.59/cwt	136.00–140.00	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	146.63/cwt	145.00–148.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	155.95/cwt	155.00–164.00	759	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	171.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	138.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	152.81/cwt	152.00–156.00	668	5

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 Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 969Last week 1,031Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 207Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 70Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	136.00	136.00
4	—	475	146.00–150.00	146.97
10	—	509	142.00–145.00	142.89
1	—	705	133.00	133.00
6	—	563	138.00–142.00	138.66
5	—	437	152.00–156.00	152.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–149.00	147.08
9	—	477	125.00–135.00	130.71
15	—	423	135.00–140.00	138.31
14	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	148.00–151.00	148.64
2	—	615	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	568	134.00–136.00	135.49
13	—	474	140.00–145.00	141.11
14	—	507	136.00–140.00	136.59
9	—	434	145.00–148.00	146.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	195.00–197.00	195.99
6	—	568	165.00–167.00	165.65
2	—	315	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	140.00–145.00	142.55
5	—	524	149.00–157.00	152.24
4	—	424	170.00–172.00	170.51
2	—	695	135.00	135.00
5	—	474	165.00–167.00	165.81
4	—	595	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	160.00	160.00
2	—	428	180.00–186.00	183.05
8	—	632	152.00–156.00	152.51
5	—	384	187.00–195.00	191.75
7	—	464	174.00–179.00	174.71
1	—	655	151.00	151.00
6	—	509	162.00–167.00	162.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	200.00–210.00	201.65
8	—	429	180.00–190.00	182.39
2	—	320	210.00–215.00	212.62
5	—	620	142.00–149.00	144.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	478	142.00–148.00	145.93
2	—	385	157.00–165.00	161.05
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	141.00–147.00	144.01
6	—	517	147.00–150.00	148.01
12	—	371	187.00–193.00	190.44
9	—	487	155.00–164.00	155.95
3	—	430	165.00–175.00	171.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	980	67.00–69.00	67.99
18	—	1,009	58.00–63.00	62.01
14	—	1,125	70.00–74.00	71.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,309	76.00–78.00	76.96
21	—	1,322	70.00–74.00	72.77
2	—	1,298	63.00–68.00	65.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,725	91.00–95.00	92.63
2	—	1,450	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,780	100.00	100.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,057.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	890.00–920.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,335.00–1,430.00	1,382.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,166.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	750.00–950.00	838.89

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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