Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 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 $184.75/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$184.75

79 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$32.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	196.29	950	38
Medium and Large 2	505	182.82	922	22
Medium and Large 3	468	163.89	768	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.40/cwt here — about $182 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 sale79 hd

184.75

—

AL average14 barns · 1,352 hd

190.87

−6.12

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	1,901	118.83	2,259	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	95.90	1,271	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	93.00	1,307	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	86.31	946	25

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)	—	$1,298	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,005	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$853	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$760	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,527	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,105	5

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	213.08/cwt	210.00–220.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	194.90/cwt	192.00–197.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	171.79/cwt	167.00–177.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	197.82/cwt	197.00–202.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	218.72/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	169.00/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	210.17/cwt	208.00–215.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	190.34/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	224.04/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	202.88/cwt	202.00–208.00	864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	202.32/cwt	200.00–208.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	216.91/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	201.37/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,023	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	164.47/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	186.00/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	223.13/cwt	220.00–228.00	935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	82.92/cwt	81.00–84.00	801	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	91.95/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,067	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	87.35/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,040	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	95.90/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,271	8
Bulls	—	—	1,842	121.16/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,232	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	105.98/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,722	4
Bulls	—	—	2,182	126.77/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,766	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,105.00/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,105	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.00/head	945.00–1,025.00	1,005	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	760.00/head	700.00–780.00	760	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	853.33/head	800.00–880.00	853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,298.00/head	1,220.00–1,350.00	1,298	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,495.45/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,495	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,328.57/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,329	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	241.43/cwt	240.00–247.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	187.22/cwt	182.00–190.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	149.72/cwt	145.00–152.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	175.38/cwt	172.00–182.00	917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	223.45/cwt	222.00–225.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	191.66/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	162.46/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	198.45/cwt	197.00–200.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	187.50/cwt	186.00–196.00	964	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	389	177.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	191.59/cwt	190.00–195.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	211.32/cwt	210.00–212.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	188.63/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,062	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	188.77/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,128	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 Mar 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 597Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 182Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 28Year ago 71

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	210.00–220.00	213.08
3	—	465	192.00	192.00
1	—	695	150.00	150.00
5	—	377	192.00–197.00	194.90
1	—	580	175.00	175.00
5	—	861	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	167.00–177.00	171.79
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
2	—	495	160.00	160.00
2	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
5	—	389	177.00–180.00	177.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	197.00–202.00	197.82
3	—	678	167.00–170.00	169.00
2	—	628	170.00–175.00	172.49
6	—	382	208.00–215.00	210.17
13	—	426	202.00–208.00	202.88
4	—	536	190.00–197.00	191.66
4	—	586	185.00–190.00	188.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	216.00–220.00	218.72
2	—	618	200.00–205.00	202.47
3	—	658	187.00–192.00	190.34
2	—	470	220.00–228.00	224.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
1	—	355	228.00	228.00
1	—	785	167.00	167.00
2	—	580	192.00–195.00	193.49
1	—	305	234.00	234.00
1	—	665	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	463	200.00–208.00	202.32
2	—	320	222.00–225.00	223.45
2	—	685	160.00–165.00	162.46
1	—	765	158.00	158.00
7	—	514	186.00–196.00	187.50
3	—	433	210.00–212.00	211.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	214.00–220.00	216.91
6	—	508	200.00–208.00	201.37
2	—	728	162.00–167.00	164.47
2	—	608	185.00–187.00	186.00
5	—	419	220.00–228.00	223.13
5	—	337	240.00–247.00	241.43
4	—	365	230.00–235.00	232.57
5	—	563	187.00–195.00	188.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	182.00–190.00	187.22
3	—	618	145.00–152.00	149.72
3	—	523	172.00–182.00	175.38
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
4	—	368	197.00–200.00	198.45
3	—	425	190.00–195.00	191.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	966	81.00–84.00	82.92
4	—	1,160	91.00–95.00	91.95
11	—	1,191	86.00–89.00	87.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	94.00–98.00	95.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,842	118.00–123.00	121.16
4	—	1,625	104.00–108.00	105.98
5	—	2,182	126.00–128.00	126.77

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,625.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,495.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,328.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,105.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	945.00–1,025.00	1,005.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–880.00	853.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–780.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,220.00–1,350.00	1,298.00

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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