Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $221.78/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$221.78

82 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$35.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	241.01	1,181	5thin
Medium and Large 2	495	232.59	1,152	43
Medium and Large 3	548	205.28	1,125	34

One grade step is worth $35.73/cwt here — about $56 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 sale82 hd

221.78

—

AL average10 barns · 647 hd

228.41

−6.63

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	1,758	121.64	2,139	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	109.54	1,786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,332	106.90	1,424	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	972	86.67	842	31

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)	—	$1,670	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,452	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,889	22

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	415	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	257.57/cwt	255.00–260.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	237.12/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,126	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	202.07/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	228.06/cwt	225.00–230.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	688	203.96/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	286.31/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,339	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	243.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	267.44/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	303.20/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	212.06/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,514	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	238.15/cwt	235.00–240.00	931	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	267.58/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	258.28/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	341	307.42/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	287.23/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,229	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	91.49/cwt	88.00–93.00	898	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	115.88/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,614	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	108.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,377	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	96.67/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,338	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	76.42/cwt	74.00–79.00	749	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	81.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	764	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	109.54/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,786	14
Bulls	—	—	1,943	123.35/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,397	10
Bulls	—	—	1,438	107.23/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,542	8
Bulls	—	—	1,861	135.66/cwt	135.00–138.00	2,525	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,670.00/head	1,620.00–1,770.00	1,670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,190.00–1,300.00	1,260	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,452.00/head	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,452	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,968.75/head	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,969	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	246.71/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	284.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	274.70/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	296.65/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	714	171.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	226.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,201	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	164.56/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	258.31/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,235	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	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 Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 677Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	247.00	247.00
2	—	335	255.00–260.00	257.57
17	—	475	235.00–240.00	237.12
4	—	570	215.00–220.00	217.54
17	—	531	225.00–235.00	226.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	200.00–206.00	202.07
10	—	417	225.00–230.00	228.06
8	—	391	235.00–240.00	238.15
7	—	714	170.00–175.00	171.45
6	—	775	160.00–169.00	164.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	—	580	225.00	225.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	200.00–208.00	203.96
4	—	570	230.00–240.00	234.96
4	—	470	265.00–275.00	267.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	285.00–290.00	286.31
2	—	678	220.00–225.00	222.47
1	—	760	205.00	205.00
3	—	338	300.00–310.00	303.20
7	—	714	210.00–217.00	212.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	240.00–247.00	243.39
2	—	518	265.00–270.00	267.44
2	—	385	300.00–305.00	302.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	865	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	245.00–250.00	248.36
2	—	625	185.00–195.00	189.88
3	—	442	255.00–265.00	258.28
2	—	325	280.00–290.00	284.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	190.00–192.00	191.00
4	—	516	245.00–252.00	246.71
2	—	625	215.00–220.00	217.54
3	—	437	270.00–277.00	274.70
6	—	478	257.00–265.00	258.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	341	305.00–315.00	307.42
6	—	428	282.00–290.00	287.23
1	—	470	270.00	270.00
3	—	388	295.00–300.00	296.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	981	88.00–93.00	91.49
6	—	980	74.00–79.00	76.42
6	—	935	80.00–85.00	81.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,393	115.00–118.00	115.88
19	—	1,275	105.00–110.00	108.03
10	—	1,384	95.00–100.00	96.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,630	107.00–112.00	109.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,943	121.00–125.00	123.35
8	—	1,438	105.00–110.00	107.23
7	—	1,861	135.00–138.00	135.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,620.00–1,770.00	1,670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,190.00–1,300.00	1,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,380.00–1,500.00	1,452.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,800.00–2,025.00	1,968.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675.00

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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