Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.75/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$226.75

77 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$334

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	228.84	1,117	23
Medium and Large 2	443	227.41	1,008	41
Medium and Large 3	354	221.00	783	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $334 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 sale77 hd

226.75

—

AL average14 barns · 1,758 hd

223.88

+2.87

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	1,539	115.90	1,783	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	112.35	1,593	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	107.66	1,409	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,046	93.73	980	39

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,593	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,114	21
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$977	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$759	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,314	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$460	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 2	—	417	230.77/cwt	230.00–236.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	191.91/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	216.63/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,131	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	189.46/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	246.93/cwt	242.00–252.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	238.94/cwt	236.00–242.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	209.87/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	217.35/cwt	216.00–220.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	229.31/cwt	225.00–230.00	752	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	261.17/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	287.22/cwt	285.00–294.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	212.71/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	243.93/cwt	242.00–250.00	832	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	205.28/cwt	202.00–212.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	210.85/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	238.04/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	225.36/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	221.60/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	257.97/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	253.54/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	208.02/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	225.03/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,303	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	233.89/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,251	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	217.97/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	207.98/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	194.73/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	269.81/cwt	265.00–275.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	92.65/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,064	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	84.26/cwt	81.00–86.00	789	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	112.35/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,593	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	104.32/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,368	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	108.38/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,415	12
Bulls	—	—	1,504	115.35/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,735	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	102.25/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,053	14
Bulls	—	—	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,381	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,222.33/head	1,115.00–1,290.00	1,222	15
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	976.67/head	955.00–1,020.00	977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,592.50/head	1,500.00–1,685.00	1,593	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,066.67/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,067	3
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	460.00/head	400.00–520.00	460	16
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	698.33/head	665.00–725.00	698	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	970.00–1,090.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	841.67/head	775.00–875.00	842	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,730.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	256.20/cwt	255.00–260.00	974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	296.22/cwt	295.00–300.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	387	238.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	278.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	207.31/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	268.30/cwt	265.00–275.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	215.37/cwt	210.00–220.00	941	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	220.95/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	237.74/cwt	237.00–240.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	235.33/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,075	3

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 769Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 162Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 65Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	417	230.00–236.00	230.77
2	—	718	187.00–197.00	191.91
6	—	383	236.00–242.00	238.94
5	—	510	208.00–217.00	209.87
8	—	341	242.00–250.00	243.93
12	—	486	220.00–230.00	221.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	216.00–220.00	217.35
7	—	328	225.00–230.00	229.31
3	—	412	202.00–212.00	205.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	210.00–217.00	212.71
2	—	658	205.00–207.00	206.00
6	—	508	220.00–222.00	221.00
3	—	308	265.00–275.00	268.30
4	—	413	237.00–240.00	237.74
3	—	457	234.00–236.00	235.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	214.00–218.00	216.63
2	—	718	187.00–192.00	189.46
5	—	627	202.00–212.00	207.98
3	—	663	192.00–200.00	194.73
2	—	328	265.00–275.00	269.81
4	—	380	255.00–260.00	256.20
2	—	420	245.00–255.00	249.88
7	—	469	218.00–225.00	220.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	205.00	205.00
1	—	615	214.00	214.00
1	—	510	222.00	222.00
4	—	323	295.00–300.00	296.22
3	—	357	275.00–280.00	278.32
2	—	560	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	387	230.00–240.00	238.17
7	—	484	200.00–210.00	207.31
2	—	563	180.00–190.00	185.02
11	—	437	210.00–220.00	215.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	242.00–252.00	246.93
6	—	557	210.00–215.00	210.85
2	—	465	234.00–242.00	238.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
2	—	430	256.00–266.00	261.17
4	—	314	285.00–294.00	287.22
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
3	—	683	206.00–212.00	208.02
5	—	579	222.00–227.00	225.03
6	—	535	228.00–235.00	233.89
5	—	631	217.00–222.00	217.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	620	225.00–229.00	225.36
1	—	440	276.00	276.00
4	—	463	256.00–260.00	257.97
2	—	523	252.00–255.00	253.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,148	90.00–95.00	92.65
11	—	936	81.00–86.00	84.26
14	—	1,030	100.00–105.00	102.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	111.00–115.00	112.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,311	100.00–105.00	104.32
12	—	1,306	107.00–110.00	108.38
2	—	1,315	114.00–116.00	114.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	115.00–116.00	115.35
2	—	1,295	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,920	124.00	124.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,115.00–1,290.00	1,222.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	970.00–1,090.00	1,030.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	955.00–1,020.00	976.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	665.00–725.00	698.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,685.00	1,592.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	775.00–875.00	841.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	400.00–520.00	460.00

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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