Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $235.04/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$235.04

95 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$242

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

$16.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	244.77	1,225	34
Medium and Large 3	468	237.90	1,113	10thin
Medium and Large 1	643	227.98	1,467	51

One grade step is worth $16.79/cwt here — about −$242 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 sale95 hd

235.04

—

AL average12 barns · 632 hd

235.64

−0.60

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	1,576	107.16	1,689	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	109.00	1,662	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	94.36	1,152	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	87.00	934	34

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)	—	$1,105	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$886	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$694	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,265	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$475	12

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	257.84/cwt	252.00–262.00	980	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	251.57/cwt	246.00–255.00	964	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	235.48/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,455	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	273.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,478	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	263.82/cwt	260.00–270.00	947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	247.12/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	251.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,228	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	218.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	234.42/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	218.41/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	238.17/cwt	237.00–247.00	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	188.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	233.62/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,222	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	214.08/cwt	212.00–220.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	213.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	918	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	217.98/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	213.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	226.30/cwt	224.00–231.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,180	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	96.16/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,093	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	78.30/cwt	75.00–79.00	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	91.23/cwt	88.00–93.00	960	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	88.96/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,223	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	84.04/cwt	82.00–85.00	935	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	100.35/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,176	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	101.80/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,690	10
Bulls	—	—	1,483	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,360	114.75/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,561	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,412.50/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,413	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,117	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	475.00/head	400.00–580.00	475	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,105.00/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,105	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	694.29/head	675.00–720.00	694	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.00/head	820.00–985.00	886	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	247.02/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	230.91/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	234.78/cwt	230.00–238.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	242.60/cwt	240.00–248.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	272.98/cwt	270.00–277.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	224.18/cwt	222.00–232.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	180.35/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,143	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	198.78/cwt	195.00–200.00	956	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	186.42/cwt	180.00–190.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	249.41/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,020	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	238.07/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,126	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	220.26/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 565Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 134Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	255.00	255.00
1	—	575	227.00	227.00
4	—	483	246.00–250.00	247.02
2	—	533	227.00–235.00	230.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	252.00–262.00	257.84
2	—	610	206.00	206.00
1	—	655	195.00	195.00
5	—	319	270.00–277.00	272.98
5	—	409	247.00–250.00	249.41
4	—	473	236.00–240.00	238.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	206.00	206.00
5	—	422	230.00–238.00	234.78
3	—	390	240.00–248.00	242.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	246.00–255.00	251.57
2	—	523	230.00–237.00	233.62
3	—	572	216.00–222.00	217.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	618	232.00–237.00	235.48
9	—	770	192.00	192.00
1	—	655	220.00	220.00
1	—	505	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	270.00–280.00	273.17
8	—	359	260.00–270.00	263.82
7	—	536	245.00–250.00	247.12
6	—	488	250.00–260.00	251.55
3	—	632	215.00–225.00	218.40
4	—	574	232.00–242.00	234.42
2	—	733	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	—	795	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	216.00–220.00	218.41
5	—	557	212.00–216.00	213.61
3	—	417	224.00–231.00	226.30
4	—	610	192.00–195.00	193.49
8	—	459	220.00–222.00	220.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	175.00	175.00
9	—	317	237.00–247.00	238.17
3	—	542	185.00–190.00	188.35
14	—	431	212.00–220.00	213.07
9	—	368	222.00–232.00	224.18
7	—	634	177.00–185.00	180.35
4	—	481	195.00–200.00	198.78
1	—	755	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	145.00–150.00	147.47
4	—	370	212.00–220.00	214.08
1	—	690	160.00	160.00
8	—	424	180.00–190.00	186.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,137	95.00–97.00	96.16
7	—	1,375	87.00–92.00	88.96
3	—	1,172	99.00–101.00	100.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,067	75.00–79.00	78.30
18	—	1,052	88.00–93.00	91.23
11	—	1,112	82.00–85.00	84.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	109.00	109.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,660	100.00–105.00	101.80
2	—	1,483	120.00–125.00	122.55
3	—	1,360	113.00–116.00	114.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,412.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,116.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	400.00–580.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–720.00	694.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	820.00–985.00	886.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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