Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

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 $209.45/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$209.45

96 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$7.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	215.97	1,167	15thin
Medium and Large 3	399	208.31	831	40
Medium and Large 2	513	208.17	1,067	41

One grade step is worth $7.80/cwt here — about $99 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 sale96 hd

209.45

—

AL average12 barns · 1,189 hd

217.25

−7.80

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	1,682	113.81	1,914	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	112.66	1,492	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	109.64	1,713	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	92.16	928	37

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)	—	$1,690	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,088	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,068	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,092	6

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	580	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	738	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	271.01/cwt	270.00–272.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	247.00/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	234.61/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	254.62/cwt	250.00–258.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	264.16/cwt	260.00–268.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	249.65/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	278.54/cwt	275.00–285.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	98.91/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,103	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	173.49/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	230.53/cwt	226.00–235.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	228.51/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	218.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	338	244.96/cwt	240.00–250.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	232.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,018	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	224.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,078	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	219.33/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	190.80/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	170.51/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	244.59/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	265.97/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	215.05/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	206.43/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	251.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	206.64/cwt	202.00–210.00	866	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	225.34/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	197.97/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	222.64/cwt	220.00–226.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	233.27/cwt	232.00–240.00	786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	195.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	936	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	92.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	898	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	82.93/cwt	80.00–85.00	755	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	109.64/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	106.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,389	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	115.06/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,469	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	124.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,793	11
Bulls	—	—	1,360	103.17/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,403	9
Bulls	—	—	1,990	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	2,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	117.84/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,178	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,690.00/head	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,460.00–1,540.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,546.67/head	1,440.00–1,600.00	1,547	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,175	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	925.00/head	900.00–950.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,068.33/head	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,068	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	812.50/head	730.00–895.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	196.72/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	185.09/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	229.93/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	212.40/cwt	210.00–216.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	218.91/cwt	216.00–222.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	219.14/cwt	215.00–222.00	918	12

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 634Last week 627Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 235Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 34Year ago 0

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	222.00	222.00
2	—	738	180.00–190.00	184.95
1	—	475	225.00	225.00
4	—	610	214.00	214.00
2	—	380	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	270.00–272.00	271.01
2	—	368	260.00–265.00	262.41
3	—	483	242.00–250.00	244.59
3	—	427	250.00–255.00	251.60
2	—	625	220.00–230.00	224.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	260.00	260.00
2	—	558	246.00–248.00	247.00
1	—	655	234.00	234.00
2	—	540	250.00	250.00
3	—	442	264.00–270.00	265.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	490	232.00–240.00	234.61
3	—	407	245.00–252.00	249.65
3	—	315	275.00–285.00	278.54
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
12	—	512	226.00–232.00	228.51
3	—	583	218.00–222.00	219.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	250.00–258.00	254.62
4	—	318	260.00–268.00	264.16
6	—	508	215.00–220.00	218.31
12	—	438	230.00–240.00	232.37
10	—	481	220.00–230.00	224.07
1	—	570	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	170.00–177.00	173.49
2	—	388	226.00–235.00	230.53
1	—	715	167.00	167.00
2	—	338	240.00–250.00	244.96
3	—	528	195.00–200.00	196.72
2	—	585	180.00–190.00	185.09
12	—	419	215.00–222.00	219.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	190.00	190.00
3	—	517	224.00–226.00	225.34
5	—	625	197.00–202.00	197.97
4	—	473	228.00–232.00	229.93
2	—	435	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	185.00–192.00	190.80
4	—	726	169.00–175.00	170.51
4	—	488	212.00–218.00	215.05
14	—	535	206.00–212.00	206.43
7	—	429	220.00–226.00	222.64
6	—	337	232.00–240.00	233.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	180.00–185.00	182.48
15	—	419	202.00–210.00	206.64
5	—	478	190.00–200.00	195.90
8	—	370	210.00–216.00	212.40
10	—	320	216.00–222.00	218.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,115	97.00–101.00	98.91
12	—	968	90.00–94.00	92.74
11	—	911	80.00–85.00	82.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	109.00–110.00	109.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,299	104.00–108.00	106.96
12	—	1,277	113.00–118.00	115.06
11	—	1,440	122.00–125.00	124.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,360	100.00–105.00	103.17
4	—	1,990	125.00–130.00	127.68
10	—	1,848	115.00–120.00	117.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,780.00	1,690.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,460.00–1,540.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,160.00	1,068.33
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	730.00–895.00	812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,440.00–1,600.00	1,546.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00–950.00	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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