Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.92/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$162.92

92 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$798

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$17.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	168.30	877	45
Medium and Large 2	493	161.26	796	32
Medium and Large 3	389	150.32	585	15thin

One grade step is worth $17.98/cwt here — about $293 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 sale92 hd

162.92

—

AL average14 barns · 1,564 hd

165.00

−2.08

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	2,005	100.73	2,020	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	97.33	1,336	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	90.51	1,374	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	76.77	815	44

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)	—	$1,106	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$908	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$868	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$768	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,419	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,097	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$851	25
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$610	16

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 1	—	520	168.46/cwt	167.00–170.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	205.45/cwt	204.00–207.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	213.98/cwt	212.00–216.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	114.06/cwt	110.00–118.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	173.59/cwt	172.00–177.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	165.93/cwt	165.00–170.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	957	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	211.36/cwt	208.00–213.00	881	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	183.34/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	198.47/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	131.62/cwt	125.00–135.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	191.66/cwt	188.00–193.50	1,096	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	178.38/cwt	175.00–182.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	189.10/cwt	187.00–197.00	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	183.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	154.83/cwt	150.00–160.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.62/cwt	215.00–220.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	183.69/cwt	182.00–187.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	220.44/cwt	219.00–222.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	998	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	177.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	951	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	83.76/cwt	82.00–86.00	975	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	78.63/cwt	77.00–80.00	900	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	90.51/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,458	98.52/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,436	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	72.54/cwt	69.00–74.00	698	21
Bulls	—	—	2,315	105.16/cwt	103.00–107.00	2,434	10
Bulls	—	—	1,633	97.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,588	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	87.39/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	91.73/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,142	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	105.49/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,301	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.33/head	850.00–905.00	868	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	851.00/head	725.00–900.00	851	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,418.75/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,419	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,097.22/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,097	18
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	610.00/head	590.00–630.00	610	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	907.50/head	865.00–950.00	908	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.50/head	735.00–800.00	768	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,106.00/head	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,106	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	169.56/cwt	167.00–172.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	174.79/cwt	170.00–177.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	182.40/cwt	180.00–185.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	141.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	159.18/cwt	157.00–162.00	540	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	152.07/cwt	147.00–157.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	163.74/cwt	157.00–167.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,025	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	159.83/cwt	157.00–162.00	929	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	170.73/cwt	170.00–175.00	787	14

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 Feb 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 656Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 51Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	167.00–170.00	168.46
1	—	615	157.00	157.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	177.00	177.00
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
7	—	581	157.00–162.00	159.83
14	—	461	170.00–175.00	170.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–118.00	114.06
7	—	339	157.00–162.00	159.18
6	—	365	147.00–157.00	152.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	160.00–165.00	162.42
6	—	377	172.00–177.00	173.59
11	—	433	165.00–170.00	165.93
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
3	—	545	160.00	160.00
4	—	689	140.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	176.00	176.00
2	—	570	170.00	170.00
4	—	610	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	204.00–207.00	205.45
2	—	323	212.00–216.00	213.98
2	—	523	175.00–182.00	178.38
5	—	461	187.00–197.00	189.10
2	—	575	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	208.00	208.00
18	—	417	208.00–213.00	211.36
6	—	658	183.00–185.00	183.34
4	—	510	195.00–202.00	198.47
6	—	345	220.00	220.00
12	—	572	188.00–193.50	191.66
2	—	378	215.00–220.00	217.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	125.00–135.00	131.62
2	—	465	170.00–180.00	175.11
4	—	435	180.00–187.00	183.58
2	—	528	150.00–160.00	154.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	182.00–187.00	183.69
2	—	585	175.00–177.00	175.98
1	—	420	192.00	192.00
2	—	333	219.00–222.00	220.44
6	—	536	177.00–180.00	177.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	137.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	580	167.00–172.00	169.56
2	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.42
4	—	428	180.00–185.00	182.40
1	—	665	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	170.00–177.00	174.79
1	—	625	147.00	147.00
3	—	485	157.00–167.00	163.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,164	82.00–86.00	83.76
14	—	1,145	77.00–80.00	78.63
21	—	962	69.00–74.00	72.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	90.00–92.00	90.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,458	96.00–99.00	98.52
8	—	1,245	90.00–94.00	91.73
3	—	1,233	104.00–108.00	105.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	2,315	103.00–107.00	105.16
5	—	1,633	94.00–99.00	97.22
2	—	1,385	85.00–90.00	87.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–905.00	868.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	865.00–950.00	907.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	735.00–800.00	767.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,160.00	1,106.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	725.00–900.00	851.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,418.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,097.22
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	590.00–630.00	610.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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