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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 10

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

366 head

▼ 550 vs last sale 916▲ 366 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 85▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 52▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: All slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.34/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −69.91 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.

Average price

$130.34

96 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$36.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	366	157.60	577	9thin
Medium and Large 2	496	129.61	643	66
Medium and Large 3	453	120.93	548	21

One grade step is worth $36.67/cwt here — about $29 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 sale96 hd

130.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,437 hd

123.00

+7.34

This barn, trailing median10 sales

200.25

−69.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $169.83, median $200.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,661	72.78	1,209	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	59.38	699	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,688	50.49	852	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	47.39	465	29

Every lot

50 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	149.04/cwt	146.00–152.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	443	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	591	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	138.03/cwt	137.00–140.00	708	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.09/cwt	133.00–137.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	129.95/cwt	127.00–133.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	121.51/cwt	119.00–124.00	812	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	288	127.90/cwt	127.00–132.00	368	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	132.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	419	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	117.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	124.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	112.20/cwt	110.00–115.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	118.96/cwt	116.00–123.00	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	482	108.97/cwt	107.00–110.00	525	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	117.68/cwt	116.00–121.00	611	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	101.66/cwt	100.00–107.00	540	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	114.20/cwt	114.00–115.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	106.78/cwt	106.00–110.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	98.34/cwt	95.00–100.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	614	92.45/cwt	85.00–95.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	105.32/cwt	104.00–106.00	708	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	228	158.57/cwt	156.00–160.00	362	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	152.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	332	138.32/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	147.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	536	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	157.60/cwt	155.00–164.00	577	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	419	139.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	584	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	126.98/cwt	124.00–133.00	541	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	117.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	111.64/cwt	105.00–115.00	572	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	661	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	583	98.37/cwt	95.00–105.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	114.45/cwt	112.00–118.00	708	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	108.13/cwt	107.00–110.00	729	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	732	97.89/cwt	95.00–104.00	717	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	70.40/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,107	10
Bulls	—	—	1,955	80.72/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,578	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	39.48/cwt	37.00–42.00	364	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	49.91/cwt	48.00–53.00	500	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,030	57.14/cwt	55.00–59.00	589	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	61.95/cwt	60.00–64.00	833	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	50.49/cwt	48.00–53.00	852	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968.33/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	697.14/cwt	620.00–780.00	—	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	833.33/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	6

This sale against other markets

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 Jun 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 916Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 52Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: All slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. All feeder classes sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	106.00–110.00	106.78
5	—	474	116.00–123.00	118.96
3	—	513	112.00–114.00	112.69
2	—	788	100.00–104.00	101.99
6	—	672	104.00–106.00	105.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	116.00–121.00	117.68
5	—	567	114.00–115.00	114.20
4	—	423	124.00–127.00	124.99
4	—	315	130.00–135.00	132.91
2	—	613	111.00–112.00	111.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.20
5	—	288	127.00–132.00	127.90
4	—	614	85.00–95.00	92.45
4	—	531	100.00–107.00	101.66
3	—	588	95.00–100.00	98.34
3	—	482	107.00–110.00	108.97
3	—	367	115.00–124.00	117.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	124.00–133.00	126.98
3	—	583	95.00–105.00	98.37
3	—	512	105.00–115.00	111.64
3	—	468	115.00–122.00	117.27
3	—	332	135.00–140.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	122.00–129.00	125.35
13	—	419	135.00–143.00	139.28
11	—	482	130.00–135.00	132.49
7	—	674	107.00–110.00	108.13
6	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.65
4	—	619	112.00–118.00	114.45
4	—	565	120.00–122.00	120.51
3	—	732	95.00–104.00	97.89
3	—	228	156.00–160.00	158.57
2	—	320	150.00–155.00	152.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	366	155.00–164.00	157.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	130.00–137.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	146.00–152.00	149.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	133.00–137.00	135.09
4	—	618	127.00–133.00	129.95
3	—	513	137.00–140.00	138.03
2	—	668	119.00–124.00	121.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,001	48.00–53.00	49.91
7	—	921	37.00–42.00	39.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	48.00–53.00	50.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,030	55.00–59.00	57.14
14	—	1,344	60.00–64.00	61.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,573	68.00–73.00	70.40
3	—	1,955	80.00–82.00	80.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	620.00–780.00	697.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	968.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	750.00–875.00	833.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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.