Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.44/cwt on 106 head. That ranks 13 of 12 comparable sales and sits +18.19 against this barn's trailing median of $197.25.

Average price

$215.44

106 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$19.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	225.18	1,098	46
Medium and Large 1	588	218.49	1,285	10thin
Medium and Large 3	547	205.87	1,127	50

One grade step is worth $19.31/cwt here — about −$29 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $182.35, median $197.25 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale106 hd

215.44

—

AL average12 barns · 809 hd

217.37

−1.93

This barn, trailing median12 sales

197.25

+18.19

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	1,735	122.57	2,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	109.90	1,431	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,625	107.96	1,754	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	97.00	968	41

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)	—	$1,474	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,078	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$905	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,080	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$550	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	468	224.95/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,053	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	207.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	200.30/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	644	189.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,219	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	279.46/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	208.27/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	196.99/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	235.76/cwt	235.00–238.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	228.45/cwt	228.00–232.00	973	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	213.25/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	217.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	190.13/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	214.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,128	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	251.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	220.26/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	263.17/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	248.87/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,277	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	232.59/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	285.06/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,086	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.03/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	212.26/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,074	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	252.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,071	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	286.82/cwt	285.00–295.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	218.99/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	216.50/cwt	216.00–217.00	1,316	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	117.35/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,454	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	86.84/cwt	85.00–90.00	824	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	103.92/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,034	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	105.64/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,423	19
Bulls	—	—	2,102	130.59/cwt	127.00–132.00	2,745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	96.56/cwt	93.00–98.00	984	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	107.96/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,754	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	111.53/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	123.09/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,219	4
Bulls	—	—	1,460	117.35/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,713	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–950.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	550.00/head	500.00–600.00	550	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,260	15
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,078.13/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,078	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,473.75/head	1,465.00–1,500.00	1,474	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	905.00/head	815.00–995.00	905	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	203.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	253.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	738	178.72/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,319	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	216.83/cwt	212.00–222.00	932	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	210.63/cwt	209.00–212.00	982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	334	224.10/cwt	220.00–230.00	748	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	462	202.37/cwt	197.00–205.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	206.74/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	217.07/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,038	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	261.93/cwt	257.00–267.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	235.56/cwt	232.00–238.00	916	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 Aug 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 632Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 76Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 81Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	468	222.00–228.00	224.95
6	—	565	205.00–210.00	208.27
2	—	675	195.00–199.00	196.99
5	—	645	200.00	200.00
9	—	426	228.00–232.00	228.45
7	—	707	185.00–191.00	190.13
15	—	526	210.00–220.00	214.52
5	—	389	232.00–238.00	235.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	206.00–210.00	207.02
2	—	618	170.00–177.00	173.57
4	—	378	210.00–220.00	217.65
7	—	334	220.00–230.00	224.10
3	—	462	197.00–205.00	202.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	235.00–238.00	235.76
5	—	459	232.00–235.00	232.59
3	—	628	204.00–212.00	206.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	195.00–202.00	200.30
7	—	644	185.00–190.00	189.29
5	—	372	245.00–255.00	253.06
11	—	738	178.00–180.00	178.72
10	—	430	212.00–222.00	216.83
9	—	466	209.00–212.00	210.63
2	—	335	257.00–267.00	261.93
2	—	780	170.00–178.00	174.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	210.00–212.00	211.03
16	—	506	212.00–216.00	212.26
4	—	424	250.00–260.00	252.57
6	—	311	285.00–295.00	286.82
2	—	613	200.00–208.00	203.95
3	—	670	197.00	197.00
11	—	478	216.00–222.00	217.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	218.00–220.00	218.99
2	—	608	216.00–217.00	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	277.00–287.00	279.46
3	—	483	260.00–270.00	263.17
19	—	513	247.00–256.00	248.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	210.00–220.00	213.25
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
1	—	375	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	245.00–255.00	251.05
3	—	618	217.00–222.00	220.26
1	—	775	197.00	197.00
1	—	580	227.00	227.00
7	—	381	280.00–289.00	285.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,239	115.00–119.00	117.35
19	—	1,347	103.00–107.00	105.64
4	—	1,245	111.00–112.00	111.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	85.00–90.00	86.84
13	—	995	102.00–106.00	103.92
20	—	1,019	93.00–98.00	96.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,625	106.00–110.00	107.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,102	127.00–132.00	130.59
4	—	1,803	122.00–124.00	123.09
5	—	1,460	116.00–118.00	117.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	875.00–950.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,465.00–1,500.00	1,473.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,078.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	815.00–995.00	905.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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