Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.66/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$148.66

90 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$28.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	158.01	814	39
Medium and Large 2	484	146.45	708	36
Medium and Large 3	493	129.64	639	15thin

One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $174 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 sale90 hd

148.66

—

AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd

151.39

−2.73

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	—	Low	1,415	88.92	1,258	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	73.00	989	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	69.17	903	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	62.21	639	50

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)	—	$862	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$768	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$641	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,188	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$889	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$600	10

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	152.86/cwt	152.00–155.00	670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	160.55/cwt	160.00–162.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	182.80/cwt	182.00–185.00	952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	167.05/cwt	162.00–172.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	150.97/cwt	149.00–152.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.07/cwt	117.00–125.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	155.21/cwt	155.00–156.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	147.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	142.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	115.54/cwt	110.00–117.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	181.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	171.14/cwt	170.00–177.00	630	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	62.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	660	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	66.87/cwt	65.00–69.00	861	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	75.17/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	191.26/cwt	190.00–192.00	604	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.57/cwt	172.00–182.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	183.32/cwt	177.00–185.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	191.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	179.34/cwt	172.00–182.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	71.54/cwt	71.00–72.00	937	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	55.13/cwt	53.00–58.00	550	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	69.32/cwt	68.00–71.00	691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	85.14/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,177	14
Bulls	—	—	1,818	99.71/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,813	3
Bulls	—	—	1,329	91.19/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,212	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	960.00/head	900.00–975.00	960	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,188	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/head	575.00–625.00	600	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.92/head	730.00–795.00	768	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	641.43/head	590.00–680.00	641	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	861.82/head	840.00–920.00	862	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	771.43/head	700.00–800.00	771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,093.75/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	183.28/cwt	180.00–185.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	166.12/cwt	162.00–170.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	128.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	167.51/cwt	165.00–172.00	531	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	166.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	176.15/cwt	175.00–182.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	151.47/cwt	150.00–152.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	148.04/cwt	146.00–150.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	155.41/cwt	155.00–158.00	595	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 712Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 119Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 62Year ago 80

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	200.00	200.00
6	—	495	190.00	190.00
11	—	521	182.00–185.00	182.80
10	—	559	175.00–182.00	181.26
4	—	613	170.00–174.00	172.01
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	165.00	165.00
5	—	429	190.00–197.00	191.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
2	—	510	162.00–172.00	167.05
2	—	683	150.00–156.00	153.03
5	—	415	177.00–185.00	183.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
4	—	363	172.00–182.00	179.34
2	—	423	155.00–165.00	160.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	152.00–155.00	152.86
6	—	462	149.00–152.00	150.97
6	—	530	140.00–147.00	142.29
3	—	710	120.00–122.00	120.68
4	—	568	132.00–138.00	133.56
7	—	383	155.00–158.00	155.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	160.00–162.00	160.55
5	—	645	157.00	157.00
3	—	570	157.00	157.00
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
7	—	485	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	117.00–125.00	121.07
5	—	325	145.00–152.00	147.93
5	—	617	110.00–117.00	115.54
3	—	512	125.00–135.00	128.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	155.00–156.00	155.21
3	—	317	165.00–172.00	167.51
2	—	408	158.00–160.00	158.99
4	—	515	150.00–152.00	151.47
2	—	583	146.00–150.00	148.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
6	—	368	170.00–177.00	171.14
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
3	—	335	180.00–185.00	183.28
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
2	—	433	162.00–170.00	166.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	316	190.00–192.00	191.26
2	—	613	140.00–145.00	142.47
8	—	477	165.00–173.00	166.03
6	—	409	175.00–182.00	176.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	325	196.00	196.00
4	—	510	172.00–182.00	174.57
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
1	—	410	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,057	60.00–63.00	62.47
13	—	998	53.00–58.00	55.13
12	—	997	68.00–71.00	69.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,288	65.00–69.00	66.87
3	—	1,375	74.00–78.00	75.17
6	—	1,310	71.00–72.00	71.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,383	82.00–86.00	85.14
3	—	1,818	97.00–101.00	99.71
9	—	1,329	90.00–94.00	91.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	900.00–975.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,093.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	771.43
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	730.00–795.00	767.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	590.00–680.00	641.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	840.00–920.00	861.82

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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