Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-08-05

Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 5

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,036 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 936▲ 1,036 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 151▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 90▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady,bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeders sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 cheaper. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.02/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$115.02

237 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.22

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	116.31	658	74
Medium and Large 2	481	115.20	554	108
Medium and Large 3	408	112.94	461	55

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about $197 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 sale237 hd

115.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,982 hd

120.24

−5.22

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	1,792	81.64	1,463	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	62.52	779	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	61.66	900	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	50.63	500	23

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	141.71/cwt	140.00–147.00	514	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	142.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	587	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	424	135.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	574	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	606	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	487	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	672	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	134.03/cwt	131.00–136.00	692	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	138.10/cwt	137.00–139.00	731	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	122.46/cwt	118.00–127.00	661	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	778	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	129.78/cwt	129.00–131.00	755	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	126.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	800	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	121.65/cwt	118.00–123.00	886	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	116.01/cwt	114.00–118.00	914	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	278	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	351	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	119.76/cwt	115.00–124.00	394	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	130.79/cwt	128.00–137.00	436	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	456	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	391	113.73/cwt	112.00–115.00	445	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	120.41/cwt	117.00–122.00	508	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	110.06/cwt	107.00–112.00	468	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	122.10/cwt	119.00–123.00	558	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	114.78/cwt	113.00–117.00	533	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	105.97/cwt	105.00–107.00	498	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	117.58/cwt	115.00–118.00	617	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	572	101.47/cwt	95.00–105.00	580	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	106.41/cwt	103.00–110.00	662	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	114.26/cwt	112.00–115.00	715	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	105.44/cwt	104.00–110.00	718	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	98.45/cwt	96.00–101.00	672	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	94.33/cwt	91.00–96.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	730	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	799	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	231	172.89/cwt	172.00–176.00	399	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	258	165.03/cwt	164.00–168.00	426	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	158.28/cwt	157.00–162.00	495	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	139.25/cwt	137.00–142.00	460	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	143.77/cwt	141.00–146.00	526	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	366	133.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	490	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	138.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	581	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	546	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	474	120.13/cwt	118.00–123.00	569	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	607	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	513	114.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	587	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	124.61/cwt	123.00–126.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	118.59/cwt	115.00–121.00	735	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	720	109.51/cwt	108.00–110.00	788	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	773	102.38/cwt	100.00–107.00	791	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,817	83.22/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,512	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	46.21/cwt	43.00–48.00	438	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	52.98/cwt	50.00–55.00	534	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	59.58/cwt	57.00–62.00	651	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	61.66/cwt	60.00–63.00	900	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,533	68.03/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,043	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	860.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645.00/cwt	615.00–660.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766.67/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	591.67/cwt	575.00–600.00	—	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,036Last week 936Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 151Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 90Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady,bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeders sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 cheaper. Trade active with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,750	79.00	79.00
5	—	1,817	82.00–85.00	83.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,008	50.00–55.00	52.98
8	—	948	43.00–48.00	46.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,460	60.00–63.00	61.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,092	57.00–62.00	59.58
8	—	1,533	67.00–69.00	68.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	422	117.00–122.00	120.41
16	—	464	113.00–117.00	114.78
6	—	683	96.00–101.00	98.45
3	—	717	91.00–96.00	94.33
34	—	371	122.00–125.00	122.98
25	—	622	103.00–110.00	106.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	115.00–118.00	117.58
18	—	457	119.00–123.00	122.10
10	—	845	94.50	94.50
8	—	626	112.00–115.00	114.26
4	—	681	104.00–110.00	105.44
3	—	728	100.00–101.00	100.34
3	—	333	128.00–137.00	130.79
2	—	425	124.00–125.00	124.52
1	—	245	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	329	115.00–124.00	119.76
9	—	572	95.00–105.00	101.47
8	—	470	105.00–107.00	105.97
8	—	425	107.00–112.00	110.06
7	—	391	112.00–115.00	113.73
3	—	278	125.00–127.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	118.00–123.00	120.13
11	—	330	137.00–142.00	139.25
10	—	513	110.00–118.00	114.39
9	—	366	130.00–137.00	133.98
6	—	428	125.00–130.00	127.67
4	—	720	108.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	773	100.00–107.00	102.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	366	141.00–146.00	143.77
20	—	420	136.00–140.00	138.28
13	—	620	115.00–121.00	118.59
8	—	475	126.00–136.00	127.70
5	—	570	123.00–126.00	124.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	258	164.00–168.00	165.03
4	—	313	157.00–162.00	158.28
4	—	231	172.00–176.00	172.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	363	140.00–147.00	141.71
6	—	424	132.00–138.00	135.42
4	—	540	118.00–127.00	122.46
4	—	468	127.00–132.00	129.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	131.00–136.00	134.03
9	—	487	137.00–140.00	138.01
5	—	582	129.00–131.00	129.78
3	—	413	140.00–143.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	529	137.00–139.00	138.10
12	—	631	125.00–134.00	126.78
11	—	575	134.00–137.00	135.37
9	—	788	114.00–118.00	116.01
9	—	728	118.00–123.00	121.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–800.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	860.00–950.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	615.00–660.00	645.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	575.00–600.00	591.67

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	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	766.67

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.