Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.54/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$216.54

65 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$6.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	219.93	1,028	26
Medium and Large 1	620	215.18	1,334	19thin
Medium and Large 3	431	213.43	919	20

One grade step is worth $6.50/cwt here — about $108 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 sale65 hd

216.54

—

AL average15 barns · 1,919 hd

216.44

+0.10

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	1,448	118.17	1,710	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	93.56	1,180	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	90.40	1,390	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	83.13	812	42

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)	—	$1,093	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$936	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$780	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,167	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$585	12

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 1	—	428	270.98/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	241.14/cwt	240.00–247.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	214.82/cwt	210.00–216.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	204.09/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	208.98/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	223.28/cwt	220.00–230.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	230.72/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	244.94/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	256.48/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	240.64/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,266	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	260.37/cwt	257.00–264.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.05/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.20/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,188	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	221.82/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,131	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	83.98/cwt	81.00–86.00	813	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	934	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	90.40/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	92.16/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,178	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	98.68/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,182	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	75.53/cwt	73.00–78.00	687	12
Bulls	—	—	1,523	118.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,804	4
Bulls	—	—	1,518	130.17/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,976	6
Bulls	—	—	1,367	110.05/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,504	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/head	720.00–850.00	780	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	936.36/head	900.00–1,000.00	936	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.67/head	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,042	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	585.00/head	520.00–650.00	585	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,093.33/head	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	253.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	199.72/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	230.43/cwt	225.00–235.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	267.31/cwt	265.00–272.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	163.52/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	207.27/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	249.49/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	195.19/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	217.34/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	191.65/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	186.93/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	224.73/cwt	220.00–227.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	216.28/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,058	8

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 787Last week 908Year ago 726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 262Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 57Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	270.00–272.00	270.98
3	—	630	236.00	236.00
1	—	655	232.00	232.00
2	—	508	253.00–260.00	256.48
1	—	465	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	224.00	224.00
1	—	430	265.00	265.00
4	—	610	227.00–232.00	230.72
1	—	755	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	270.00	270.00
8	—	526	240.00–245.00	240.64
2	—	473	257.00–264.00	260.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	212.00	212.00
3	—	558	220.00–225.00	221.69
2	—	440	240.00–250.00	244.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	240.00–247.00	241.14
1	—	635	190.00	190.00
3	—	422	220.00–230.00	223.28
5	—	578	204.00–212.00	207.27
2	—	358	230.00–235.00	232.52
1	—	730	180.00	180.00
8	—	489	214.00–220.00	216.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	210.00–216.00	214.82
2	—	715	165.00	165.00
6	—	318	230.00–235.00	232.52
2	—	525	190.00–200.00	195.19
3	—	365	220.00–227.00	224.73
2	—	470	200.00–205.00	202.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	187.00	187.00
5	—	737	196.00–206.00	204.09
2	—	618	208.00–210.00	208.98
1	—	555	216.00	216.00
2	—	490	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	225.00	225.00
3	—	625	216.00	216.00
4	—	520	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	234.00–244.00	236.05
4	—	565	205.00–212.00	210.20
1	—	320	285.00	285.00
7	—	510	220.00–232.00	221.82
3	—	368	265.00–272.00	267.31
2	—	428	247.00–252.00	249.49
2	—	675	184.00–190.00	186.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	230.00	230.00
1	—	605	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	250.00–260.00	253.48
3	—	538	195.00–202.00	199.72
2	—	635	177.00–182.00	179.54
11	—	427	225.00–235.00	230.43
2	—	790	160.00–167.00	163.52
4	—	465	210.00–220.00	217.34
3	—	592	185.00–195.00	191.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	968	81.00–86.00	83.98
13	—	1,049	88.00–90.00	89.03
12	—	910	73.00–78.00	75.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	89.00–92.00	90.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,278	90.00–95.00	92.16
3	—	1,198	98.00–100.00	98.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	116.00–121.00	118.42
6	—	1,518	128.00–132.00	130.17
9	—	1,367	108.00–113.00	110.05

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	720.00–850.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	936.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,093.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,291.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,041.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	520.00–650.00	585.00

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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