Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $209.15/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$209.15

94 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$17.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	219.18	1,132	26
Medium and Large 3	395	215.18	850	20
Medium and Large 2	558	201.20	1,122	48

One grade step is worth $17.99/cwt here — about $10 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 sale94 hd

209.15

—

AL average14 barns · 1,340 hd

203.80

+5.35

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	1,628	99.97	1,628	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,305	107.00	1,396	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,326	94.44	1,252	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	81.54	861	13

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)	—	$1,069	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$867	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$705	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$525	14

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	461	217.21/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	228.94/cwt	226.00–232.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	167.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	207.04/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	221.20/cwt	220.00–228.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	199.90/cwt	197.00–206.00	1,149	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	177.32/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	225.70/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,061	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	185.69/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,177	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	223.69/cwt	218.00–226.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	278.05/cwt	277.00–280.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	259.22/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	198.53/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	224.07/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	208.35/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	278.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	924	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	239.33/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,225	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	97.37/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,294	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	85.06/cwt	83.00–86.00	865	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	78.52/cwt	75.00–79.00	856	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	91.50/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,211	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	95.61/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,595	8
Bulls	—	—	1,548	108.70/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,683	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/head	495.00–555.00	525	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	800.00–900.00	867	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,068.75/head	1,030.00–1,185.00	1,069	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	705.00/head	640.00–770.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	207.09/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	258.87/cwt	255.00–265.00	989	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	187.15/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	220.46/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	219.47/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,157	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	341	247.42/cwt	245.00–255.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	232.56/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	219.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	199.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	243.91/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,022	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	231.79/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,110	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	192.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	213.02/cwt	212.00–215.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	212.39/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,119	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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 623Last week 558Year ago 976

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 255Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 108Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	216.00–218.00	217.21
4	—	368	226.00–232.00	228.94
5	—	779	165.00–170.00	167.98
9	—	575	197.00–206.00	199.90
3	—	677	172.00–180.00	177.32
10	—	634	185.00–192.00	185.69
7	—	416	218.00–226.00	223.69
5	—	527	210.00–214.00	212.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	212.00	212.00
3	—	605	200.00	200.00
6	—	470	225.00–229.00	225.70
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
14	—	527	218.00–225.00	219.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	205.00–208.00	207.04
7	—	328	220.00–228.00	221.20
5	—	367	215.00–220.00	219.03
2	—	518	195.00–205.00	199.98
3	—	425	212.00–215.00	213.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
2	—	345	260.00	260.00
1	—	460	230.00	230.00
1	—	640	207.00	207.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	277.00	277.00
2	—	435	265.00–267.00	266.02
3	—	313	277.00–280.00	278.05
4	—	595	241.00	241.00
4	—	733	200.00–205.00	202.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	275.00	275.00
2	—	313	290.00–295.00	292.56
4	—	526	257.00–260.00	259.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	197.00–200.00	198.53
5	—	524	218.00–228.00	224.07
3	—	627	205.00–210.00	208.35
4	—	320	265.00–270.00	267.58
5	—	382	255.00–265.00	258.87
5	—	738	186.00–192.00	187.15
5	—	419	240.00–250.00	243.91
8	—	479	230.00–237.00	231.79
1	—	785	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	275.00–280.00	278.32
4	—	373	270.00–275.00	272.45
3	—	512	238.00–240.00	239.33
2	—	480	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	202.00–212.00	207.09
4	—	475	217.00–224.00	220.46
4	—	341	245.00–255.00	247.42
2	—	608	170.00–180.00	174.98
2	—	435	230.00–235.00	232.56
1	—	725	165.00	165.00
7	—	573	190.00–200.00	192.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	95.00–98.00	97.37
4	—	1,323	91.00–93.00	91.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	83.00–86.00	85.06
7	—	1,090	75.00–79.00	78.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,668	94.00–97.00	95.61
4	—	1,548	107.00–110.00	108.70

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	—	—	495.00–555.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,030.00–1,185.00	1,068.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	640.00–770.00	705.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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