Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 $140.02/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$140.02

134 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$26.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	149.48	756	55
Medium and Large 2	439	142.71	627	41
Medium and Large 3	425	123.44	524	38

One grade step is worth $26.04/cwt here — about $231 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 sale134 hd

140.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,875 hd

141.77

−1.75

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	1,708	86.73	1,481	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	72.36	1,081	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	71.16	905	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,061	56.72	602	38

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$909	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$701	14
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$670	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$515	16

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 3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.92/cwt	135.00–143.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.80/cwt	110.00–114.00	531	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	150.58/cwt	149.00–155.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.69/cwt	153.00–157.00	658	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	117.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.76/cwt	145.00–149.00	622	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	168.77/cwt	167.00–170.00	894	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	169.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	174.69/cwt	172.00–180.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	154.15/cwt	150.00–158.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	707	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.18/cwt	180.00–181.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	174.33/cwt	170.00–177.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	159.99/cwt	158.00–162.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	781	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	64.76/cwt	63.00–67.00	712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	56.15/cwt	55.00–57.00	579	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	79.04/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,148	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	67.91/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,032	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	68.94/cwt	66.00–71.00	823	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	48.64/cwt	46.00–51.00	512	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	76.07/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,019	12
Bulls	—	—	1,760	94.52/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	77.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	85.83/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,460	5
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	515.00/head	430.00–600.00	515	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	701.43/head	665.00–750.00	701	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	908.75/head	890.00–935.00	909	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	670.00/head	550.00–750.00	670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	155.79/cwt	155.00–157.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	125.93/cwt	122.00–132.00	616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	146.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	664	122.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	777	102.31/cwt	100.00–107.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	137.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	173.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	153.10/cwt	149.00–155.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	139.20/cwt	137.00–145.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	133.80/cwt	130.00–138.00	500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	119.90/cwt	117.00–127.00	514	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	157.04/cwt	156.00–160.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	130.92/cwt	125.00–134.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	143.69/cwt	142.00–147.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.02/cwt	145.00–149.00	824	8

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 Nov 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 976Last week 661Year ago 1,010

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 96Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
11	—	475	110.00–114.00	111.80
4	—	333	140.00–145.00	142.52
11	—	374	130.00–138.00	133.80
10	—	429	117.00–127.00	119.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	614	135.00–143.00	139.92
6	—	478	149.00–152.00	150.48
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
17	—	428	153.00–157.00	153.69
1	—	665	127.00	127.00
8	—	564	145.00–149.00	146.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
11	—	390	149.00–155.00	150.58
4	—	568	115.00–125.00	117.53
11	—	424	145.00–149.00	146.76
7	—	473	137.00–145.00	139.20
4	—	309	156.00–160.00	157.04
3	—	512	125.00–134.00	130.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	152.00–157.00	154.57
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
4	—	468	130.00–140.00	134.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	178.00	178.00
12	—	520	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	167.00–170.00	168.77
4	—	465	170.00	170.00
3	—	673	148.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	630	155.00	155.00
4	—	560	160.00–165.00	162.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	140.00–150.00	142.53
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
5	—	424	168.00–170.00	169.19
4	—	470	162.00–168.00	165.03
6	—	357	172.00–180.00	174.69
2	—	610	137.00	137.00
2	—	525	150.00–158.00	154.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	433	162.00–168.00	163.37
6	—	320	180.00–181.00	180.18
8	—	359	170.00–177.00	174.33
6	—	458	158.00–162.00	159.99
2	—	563	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	523	150.00–158.00	152.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	130.00–135.00	132.48
5	—	441	155.00–157.00	155.79
4	—	664	120.00–128.00	122.03
6	—	383	162.00–168.00	163.03
3	—	563	135.00–142.00	137.36
6	—	335	170.00–175.00	173.43
6	—	483	149.00–155.00	153.10
9	—	513	142.00–147.00	143.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	122.00–132.00	125.93
3	—	382	140.00–150.00	146.55
3	—	580	115.00	115.00
3	—	777	100.00–107.00	102.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,260	62.00	62.00
10	—	1,194	66.00–71.00	68.94
12	—	1,339	74.00–79.00	76.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,099	63.00–67.00	64.76
13	—	1,031	55.00–57.00	56.15
12	—	1,053	46.00–51.00	48.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,453	78.00–80.00	79.04
3	—	1,520	67.00–70.00	67.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,760	92.00–96.00	94.52
2	—	1,648	75.00–80.00	77.31
5	—	1,701	84.00–87.00	85.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	430.00–600.00	515.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	665.00–750.00	701.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	890.00–935.00	908.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	550.00–750.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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 this sale compares

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