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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 18

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Nov 11Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

969 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 835▲ 969 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 86▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

186 head

▲ 124 vs last sale 62▲ 186 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 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher. 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 $113.31/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$113.31

178 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$4.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	115.07	593	87
Medium and Large 2	476	111.96	533	71
Medium and Large 3	386	110.45	426	20

One grade step is worth $4.62/cwt here — about $167 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 sale178 hd

113.31

—

AL average15 barns · 1,853 hd

112.53

+0.78

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	1,800	82.29	1,482	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,402	58.92	826	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,305	56.00	731	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	50.37	546	24

Every lot

73 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	167.79/cwt	166.00–171.00	532	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	337	138.98/cwt	135.00–140.00	468	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	152.73/cwt	152.00–156.00	516	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	516	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	129.40/cwt	128.00–132.00	550	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	124.46/cwt	117.00–127.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	140.55/cwt	140.00–142.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	134.91/cwt	134.00–136.00	712	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	134.26/cwt	134.00–135.00	759	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	130.87/cwt	129.00–133.00	797	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	122.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	867	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	283	124.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	352	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	284	132.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	377	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	117.40/cwt	115.00–120.00	373	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	123.80/cwt	122.00–125.00	406	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	364	113.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	411	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	124.83/cwt	124.00–126.00	479	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	119.55/cwt	117.00–122.00	464	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	447	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	120.29/cwt	118.00–123.00	517	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	116.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	549	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	111.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	536	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	112.70/cwt	112.00–114.00	588	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	89.98/cwt	85.00–95.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	110.20/cwt	110.00–111.00	618	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	104.45/cwt	103.00–107.00	591	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	98.18/cwt	97.00–100.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	107.17/cwt	107.00–108.00	668	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	106.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	729	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	405	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	233	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	386	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	275	153.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	423	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	283	170.42/cwt	170.00–172.00	482	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	307	159.04/cwt	155.00–164.00	488	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	338	128.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	434	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	143.68/cwt	142.00–149.00	532	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	135.11/cwt	133.00–138.00	513	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	130.35/cwt	130.00–132.00	545	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	135.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	575	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	120.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	510	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	608	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	127.83/cwt	127.00–129.00	675	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	697	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	111.96/cwt	110.00–114.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	634	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	738	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	110.30/cwt	109.00–113.00	802	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,458	68.21/cwt	66.00–70.00	995	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	84.78/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,594	13
Bulls	—	—	1,968	94.24/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,855	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	53.83/cwt	52.00–56.00	581	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	46.91/cwt	45.00–50.00	511	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	56.58/cwt	54.00–59.00	768	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	63.60/cwt	62.00–66.00	948	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793.33/cwt	740.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	787.50/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	446.00/cwt	410.00–500.00	—	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,175.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	—	24

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 Nov 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 969Last week 835Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 186Last week 62Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
7	—	489	140.00–142.00	140.55
4	—	565	134.00–135.00	134.26
3	—	317	166.00–171.00	167.79
2	—	530	137.00–140.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	135.00–140.00	138.98
4	—	488	117.00–127.00	124.46
4	—	385	133.00–135.00	133.97
3	—	425	128.00–132.00	129.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	706	120.00–123.00	122.85
15	—	609	129.00–133.00	130.87
10	—	528	134.00–136.00	134.91
5	—	338	152.00–156.00	152.73
3	—	825	117.00	117.00
3	—	373	140.00–150.00	143.21
2	—	483	137.00–139.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	505	110.00	110.00
13	—	480	110.00–114.00	111.67
10	—	388	117.00–122.00	119.55
7	—	566	103.00–107.00	104.45
7	—	445	115.00	115.00
7	—	328	122.00–125.00	123.80
6	—	613	97.00–100.00	98.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	469	115.00–118.00	116.97
17	—	686	103.00–107.00	106.31
14	—	430	118.00–123.00	120.29
10	—	561	110.00–111.00	110.20
6	—	623	107.00–108.00	107.17
6	—	522	112.00–114.00	112.70
6	—	384	124.00–126.00	124.83
5	—	284	130.00–137.00	132.71
2	—	710	103.00	103.00
2	—	320	128.00–130.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	364	110.00–115.00	113.04
4	—	318	115.00–120.00	117.40
3	—	420	105.00–109.00	106.40
2	—	558	85.00–95.00	89.98
2	—	475	95.00–105.00	100.11
2	—	283	122.00–127.00	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	120.00–124.00	121.63
8	—	380	133.00–138.00	135.11
7	—	477	125.00–130.00	127.46
6	—	727	109.00–113.00	110.30
6	—	418	130.00–132.00	130.35
5	—	275	150.00–160.00	153.78
5	—	233	160.00–170.00	165.79
4	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.43
15	—	634	115.00–119.00	116.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	528	127.00–129.00	127.83
9	—	307	155.00–164.00	159.04
6	—	478	132.00–134.00	133.35
6	—	423	134.00–140.00	135.96
5	—	283	170.00–172.00	170.42
4	—	370	142.00–149.00	143.68
3	—	225	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	118.00–123.00	120.54
3	—	338	125.00–135.00	128.40
2	—	573	110.00–114.00	111.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,089	45.00–50.00	46.91
12	—	1,080	52.00–56.00	53.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,490	62.00–66.00	63.60
14	—	1,358	54.00–59.00	56.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,880	84.00–86.00	84.78
4	—	1,458	66.00–70.00	68.21
2	—	1,968	92.00–96.00	94.24

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)	12	—	—	700.00–875.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50

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)	6	—	—	740.00–900.00	793.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	410.00–500.00	446.00

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	24	—	—	900.00–1,050.00	987.50

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	20	—	—	1,150.00–1,175.00	1,165.00

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.