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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 24

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,014 head

▲ 562 vs last sale 452▲ 1,014 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 87▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 93▲ 67 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 and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $126.93/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$126.93

214 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.96

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	448	140.45	629	49
Medium and Large 2	527	124.17	654	133
Medium and Large 3	443	117.70	521	32

One grade step is worth $22.75/cwt here — about $108 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 sale214 hd

126.93

—

AL average15 barns · 1,620 hd

132.89

−5.96

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	1,469	77.57	1,140	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,072	63.72	683	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	50.95	508	19

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	466	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	183.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	174.60/cwt	170.00–176.00	665	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	163.96/cwt	162.00–166.00	702	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	159.17/cwt	156.00–160.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	150.67/cwt	148.00–153.00	799	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	825	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	130.06/cwt	128.00–134.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	147.18/cwt	147.00–150.00	858	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	140.92/cwt	140.00–141.00	861	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	118.98/cwt	116.00–122.00	744	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	134.47/cwt	131.00–138.00	847	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	135.11/cwt	133.00–137.00	911	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	144.02/cwt	140.00–147.00	390	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	148.49/cwt	147.00–151.00	483	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	128.70/cwt	122.00–132.00	435	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	154.13/cwt	152.00–155.00	526	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	150.35/cwt	150.00–151.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	144.45/cwt	142.00–147.00	546	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	119.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	458	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	572	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	411	112.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	146.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	603	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	128.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	613	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	122.64/cwt	122.00–125.00	635	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	130.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	682	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	118.62/cwt	116.00–122.00	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	588	104.72/cwt	100.00–107.00	616	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	113.28/cwt	112.00–115.00	701	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	93.42/cwt	90.00–97.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	107.32/cwt	105.00–112.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	87.46/cwt	85.00–90.00	595	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	233	157.58/cwt	155.00–160.00	367	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	283	148.35/cwt	145.00–150.00	420	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	286	182.06/cwt	180.00–185.00	521	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	288	195.27/cwt	194.00–197.00	562	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	190.76/cwt	190.00–192.00	616	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	342	178.30/cwt	177.00–180.00	610	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	360	138.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	498	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	183.98/cwt	182.00–190.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	174.71/cwt	170.00–177.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	164.12/cwt	160.00–170.00	681	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	156.85/cwt	155.00–158.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	125.37/cwt	123.00–130.00	587	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	146.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	756	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	149.42/cwt	144.00–153.00	759	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	116.62/cwt	110.00–120.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	141.03/cwt	138.00–142.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	767	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	566	130.81/cwt	130.00–132.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	606	129.25/cwt	129.00–130.00	783	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	668	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	842	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	111.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	823	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	102.30/cwt	100.00–107.00	798	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	66.94/cwt	66.00–69.00	843	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	81.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,263	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	50.66/cwt	50.00–51.00	485	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	43.95/cwt	42.00–45.00	436	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	56.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	573	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,023	62.00/cwt	61.00–63.00	634	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	66.81/cwt	66.00–68.00	774	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991.67/cwt	970.00–1,035.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865.00/cwt	810.00–920.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725.00/cwt	710.00–740.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	673.57/cwt	670.00–675.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	539.00/cwt	500.00–565.00	—	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	887.50/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	8

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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,014Last week 452Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 93Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
26	—	674	133.00–137.00	135.11
3	—	505	157.00	157.00
2	—	425	175.00	175.00
60	—	611	140.00–141.00	140.92
6	—	327	190.00–195.00	191.73
3	—	375	180.00–185.00	183.24
16	—	583	147.00–150.00	147.18
3	—	455	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00–147.00	143.39
3	—	505	140.00	140.00
3	—	578	128.00–134.00	130.06
4	—	625	116.00–122.00	118.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	162.00–166.00	163.96
4	—	381	170.00–176.00	174.60
14	—	530	148.00–153.00	150.67
4	—	630	131.00–138.00	134.47
1	—	720	122.00	122.00
29	—	573	143.00–145.00	144.06
5	—	474	156.00–160.00	159.17
2	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	129.00–130.00	129.25
3	—	668	125.00–128.00	125.98
7	—	342	177.00–180.00	178.30
5	—	566	130.00–132.00	130.81
4	—	735	110.00–118.00	111.92
3	—	780	100.00–107.00	102.30
6	—	377	170.00–177.00	174.71
5	—	286	180.00–185.00	182.06
4	—	540	138.00–142.00	141.03
6	—	478	145.00–150.00	146.59
5	—	423	155.00–158.00	156.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	155.00–160.00	157.42
4	—	369	182.00–190.00	183.98
10	—	323	190.00–192.00	190.76
5	—	508	144.00–153.00	149.42
15	—	415	160.00–170.00	164.12
7	—	288	194.00–197.00	195.27
2	—	558	135.00–140.00	137.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	135.00–140.00	138.29
3	—	468	123.00–130.00	125.37
2	—	233	155.00–160.00	157.58
3	—	528	110.00–120.00	116.62
3	—	283	145.00–150.00	148.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	110.00–115.00	112.04
3	—	338	122.00–132.00	128.70
6	—	588	100.00–107.00	104.72
3	—	383	115.00–122.00	119.63
9	—	271	140.00–147.00	144.02
4	—	680	85.00–90.00	87.46
2	—	630	90.00–97.00	93.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	518	122.00–125.00	122.64
11	—	325	147.00–151.00	148.49
44	—	619	112.00–115.00	113.28
11	—	577	116.00–122.00	118.62
10	—	378	142.00–147.00	144.45
3	—	668	105.00–112.00	107.32
17	—	476	127.00–131.00	128.82
10	—	410	137.00–142.00	139.53
4	—	755	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	522	127.00–135.00	130.72
6	—	465	135.00–139.00	136.98
7	—	412	145.00–150.00	146.40
1	—	255	167.00	167.00
10	—	341	152.00–155.00	154.13
3	—	378	150.00–151.00	150.35

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	670.00–675.00	673.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–565.00	539.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	710.00–740.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	970.00–1,035.00	991.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	810.00–920.00	865.00

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	—	—	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,055.00

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	8	—	—	825.00–950.00	887.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	66.00–69.00	66.94
8	—	1,548	80.00–85.00	81.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,015	55.00–59.00	56.49
7	—	993	42.00–45.00	43.95
3	—	958	50.00–51.00	50.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,023	61.00–63.00	62.00
5	—	1,159	66.00–68.00	66.81

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.