Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.26/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$202.26

101 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$23.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	219.24	1,045	24
Medium and Large 2	533	198.09	1,055	39
Medium and Large 3	517	195.82	1,013	38

One grade step is worth $23.42/cwt here — about $32 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 sale101 hd

202.26

—

AL average13 barns · 1,404 hd

204.40

−2.14

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	1,520	113.06	1,719	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	92.16	1,142	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	91.81	1,264	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	84.60	902	47

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)	—	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$997	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$760	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 2	—	578	243.20/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	170.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	731	160.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	211.75/cwt	210.00–215.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	182.60/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	198.32/cwt	192.00–202.00	1,039	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	202.28/cwt	200.00–207.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	232.16/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	444	207.51/cwt	207.00–215.00	921	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	279.85/cwt	275.00–285.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	255.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	260.10/cwt	255.00–265.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	191.12/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	197.59/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	237.76/cwt	237.00–241.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	206.29/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,159	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	90.70/cwt	89.00–93.00	988	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	91.81/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,264	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	88.01/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,028	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	97.06/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,206	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	77.98/cwt	76.00–80.00	871	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	92.46/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,209	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	84.93/cwt	83.00–86.00	866	21
Bulls	—	—	1,520	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	825.00–900.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	996.67/head	970.00–1,050.00	997	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.00/head	700.00–800.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	508	204.98/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	257.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	214.39/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,027	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	183.06/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	207.57/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	230.31/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	272.33/cwt	270.00–280.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	189.05/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,057	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	238.98/cwt	237.00–240.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	203.05/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 663Last week 818Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 258Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 127Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	240.00–250.00	243.20
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
6	—	615	230.00–240.00	234.92
2	—	510	250.00	250.00
2	—	720	210.00–220.00	214.90
2	—	335	275.00–285.00	279.85
2	—	473	250.00–260.00	255.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	227.00–237.00	232.16
1	—	770	187.00	187.00
4	—	626	210.00–215.00	213.74
2	—	378	255.00–265.00	260.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	170.00–175.00	170.98
2	—	315	230.00	230.00
3	—	360	225.00	225.00
7	—	731	160.00–165.00	160.69
6	—	465	200.00–207.00	202.28
15	—	444	207.00–215.00	207.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	225.00	225.00
6	—	472	210.00–215.00	211.75
5	—	614	182.00–185.00	182.60
1	—	780	182.00	182.00
11	—	524	192.00–202.00	198.32
12	—	559	185.00–192.00	189.05
2	—	390	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	245.00–250.00	247.48
8	—	525	205.00–215.00	207.57
6	—	373	237.00–240.00	238.98
5	—	580	200.00–205.00	203.05
2	—	408	232.00–235.00	233.51
1	—	610	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	295.00	295.00
5	—	663	197.00–200.00	197.59
5	—	534	237.00–241.00	237.76
1	—	605	202.00	202.00
2	—	478	245.00–250.00	247.54
1	—	360	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	190.00–197.00	191.12
11	—	562	205.00–212.00	206.29
10	—	362	255.00–265.00	257.04
2	—	720	180.00–186.00	183.06
6	—	473	227.00–237.00	230.31
4	—	328	270.00–280.00	272.33
2	—	408	240.00–250.00	245.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	240.00–250.00	245.10
2	—	573	180.00–190.00	184.93
2	—	508	200.00–210.00	204.98
7	—	479	210.00–220.00	214.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,089	89.00–93.00	90.70
13	—	1,117	76.00–80.00	77.98
21	—	1,020	83.00–86.00	84.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,377	90.00–94.00	91.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,168	86.00–90.00	88.01
11	—	1,243	96.00–99.00	97.06
14	—	1,308	92.00–93.00	92.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,520	111.00–115.00	113.06

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)	3	—	—	825.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	970.00–1,050.00	996.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–800.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175.00

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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