Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.13/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$215.13

111 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$7.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	415	218.80	909	27
Medium and Large 1	536	216.35	1,159	43
Medium and Large 2	531	211.45	1,122	41

One grade step is worth $7.36/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale111 hd

215.13

—

AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd

216.39

−1.25

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	1,655	111.52	1,845	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,429	105.08	1,502	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	102.02	1,567	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	89.42	885	59

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)	—	$1,223	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,182	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,040	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$802	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,213	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$625	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	80.28/cwt	77.00–82.00	733	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	96.76/cwt	95.00–98.00	973	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	218.63/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	227.07/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,185	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	206.49/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	212.50/cwt	212.00–214.00	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	185.99/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	236.12/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	210.64/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	240.12/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,359	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,139	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	252.21/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,284	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	215.97/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	262.03/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,030	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.39/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,055	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	235.58/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,006	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	227.48/cwt	226.00–234.00	994	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	205.54/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	209.17/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,222	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	191.73/cwt	185.00–195.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	226.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,094	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.48/cwt	234.00–240.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	207.52/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	171.96/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	218.41/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,053	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	88.94/cwt	86.00–90.00	902	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,567	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,560	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	100.90/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,393	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,524	109.20/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,664	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	104.48/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,421	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,742	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	114.03/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,879	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	625.00/head	525.00–725.00	625	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,181.67/head	1,175.00–1,195.00	1,182	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,040	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,222.50/head	1,200.00–1,245.00	1,223	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	801.67/head	760.00–860.00	802	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,391.67/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	229.56/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,012	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	250.96/cwt	250.00–257.00	861	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	242.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,036	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	165.55/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	208.62/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	203.98/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	267.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	231.59/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,084	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	542	219.37/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	211.66/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	238.07/cwt	233.00–243.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	227.46/cwt	224.00–230.00	839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	221.20/cwt	220.00–224.00	927	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	210.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	197.25/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	216.58/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,122	16

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 634Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 157Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	913	77.00–82.00	80.28
18	—	1,006	95.00–98.00	96.76
28	—	1,014	86.00–90.00	88.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,518	100.00–105.00	103.22
1	—	1,625	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,381	100.00–104.00	100.90
8	—	1,524	108.00–113.00	109.20
6	—	1,360	103.00–106.00	104.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,648	111.00–116.00	114.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	280.00	280.00
5	—	558	217.00–225.00	218.63
11	—	522	226.00–232.00	227.07
2	—	670	205.00–208.00	206.49
4	—	606	212.00–214.00	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	185.00–187.00	185.99
11	—	427	240.00–250.00	242.59
2	—	628	200.00–208.00	203.98
2	—	328	265.00–270.00	267.40
12	—	468	228.00–235.00	231.59
6	—	542	214.00–222.00	219.37
5	—	575	208.00–214.00	211.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	216.00–222.00	218.41
8	—	441	222.00–232.00	229.56
7	—	343	250.00–257.00	250.96
3	—	637	185.00–190.00	188.32
2	—	765	162.00–169.00	165.55
2	—	528	205.00–212.00	208.62
2	—	370	233.00–243.00	238.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	195.00	195.00
4	—	520	232.00–240.00	236.12
2	—	765	192.00	192.00
5	—	690	205.00–212.00	210.64
3	—	632	215.00–218.00	215.97
8	—	393	255.00–263.00	262.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	566	240.00–242.00	240.12
5	—	605	232.00	232.00
2	—	470	260.00	260.00
3	—	390	277.00	277.00
6	—	418	270.00–275.00	272.46
10	—	509	248.00–254.00	252.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	218.00–222.00	218.39
10	—	437	226.00–234.00	227.48
4	—	369	234.00–240.00	235.48
4	—	538	206.00–212.00	207.52
4	—	770	170.00–178.00	171.96
2	—	708	180.00–190.00	185.02
7	—	634	195.00–199.00	197.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	235.00–238.00	235.58
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
6	—	615	203.00–208.00	205.54
10	—	584	208.00–212.00	209.17
5	—	482	225.00–235.00	226.95
16	—	518	214.00–220.00	216.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	185.00–195.00	191.73
12	—	369	224.00–230.00	227.46
7	—	419	220.00–224.00	221.20
5	—	461	205.00–215.00	210.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	525.00–725.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,195.00	1,181.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,120.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,245.00	1,222.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	760.00–860.00	801.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,391.67

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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