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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 27

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

519 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 223▲ 519 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 62▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 15▲ 45 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 bull sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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 $114.76/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$114.76

115 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	435	115.61	502	54
Medium and Large 1	487	115.50	562	32
Medium and Large 3	377	112.37	424	29

One grade step is worth $3.23/cwt here — about $78 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 sale115 hd

114.76

—

AL average11 barns · 814 hd

117.08

−2.31

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	1,717	84.97	1,459	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	70.43	919	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,673	60.33	1,009	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	52.37	523	28

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 2	295	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	312	150.81/cwt	150.00–152.00	471	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	476	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	409	130.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	137.97/cwt	137.00–140.00	597	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	115.12/cwt	110.00–120.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	131.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	103.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	728	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	674	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	213	128.27/cwt	127.00–130.00	273	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	261	121.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	317	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	126.53/cwt	125.00–132.00	415	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	387	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	120.25/cwt	118.00–122.00	462	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	110.80/cwt	107.00–112.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	126.07/cwt	125.00–133.00	493	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	115.76/cwt	115.00–117.00	493	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	117.84/cwt	117.00–120.00	550	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	112.21/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	110.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	590	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	105.39/cwt	103.00–107.00	571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	96.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	105.65/cwt	105.00–109.00	604	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	96.55/cwt	95.00–103.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	732	85.36/cwt	80.00–88.00	625	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	218	149.71/cwt	145.00–155.00	326	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	157.59/cwt	157.00–162.00	454	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	322	162.21/cwt	160.00–167.00	522	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	359	153.38/cwt	152.00–159.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	144.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	534	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	138.67/cwt	133.00–140.00	541	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	121.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	507	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	137.61/cwt	137.00–139.00	578	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	131.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	626	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	537	125.78/cwt	125.00–127.00	675	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	116.71/cwt	116.00–124.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	613	103.96/cwt	101.00–107.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	685	92.82/cwt	92.00–98.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	725	90.31/cwt	87.00–92.00	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	788	82.97/cwt	80.00–86.00	654	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,375	77.68/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,068	7
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.47/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	2,095	93.32/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,955	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	44.10/cwt	40.00–45.00	422	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	51.82/cwt	50.00–53.00	520	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	57.81/cwt	56.00–60.00	587	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	60.72/cwt	59.00–62.00	669	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	68.48/cwt	65.00–70.00	865	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,481	78.77/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,167	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	60.33/cwt	57.00–62.00	1,009	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910.00/cwt	870.00–950.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	420.00/cwt	340.00–460.00	—	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768.57/cwt	700.00–820.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	682.50/cwt	625.00–740.00	—	14

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 Apr 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 223Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bull sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	115.00–117.00	115.76
11	—	384	118.00–122.00	120.25
5	—	542	103.00–107.00	105.39
11	—	469	110.00–115.00	112.21
5	—	635	95.00–103.00	96.55
12	—	328	125.00–132.00	126.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	110.00–115.00	110.98
6	—	572	105.00–109.00	105.65
7	—	391	125.00–133.00	126.07
7	—	467	117.00–120.00	117.84
2	—	410	120.00–125.00	122.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	114.00–117.00	115.54
4	—	390	107.00–112.00	110.80
2	—	425	100.00–107.00	103.54
5	—	213	127.00–130.00	128.27
3	—	565	95.00–100.00	96.70
6	—	261	120.00–127.00	121.30
3	—	732	80.00–88.00	85.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	137.00–139.00	137.61
12	—	370	142.00–150.00	144.41
8	—	288	157.00–162.00	157.59
14	—	476	130.00–137.00	131.47
8	—	324	150.00–155.00	151.29
5	—	537	125.00–127.00	125.78
11	—	574	116.00–124.00	116.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	160.00–167.00	162.21
5	—	359	152.00–159.00	153.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	120.00–130.00	121.21
5	—	390	133.00–140.00	138.67
2	—	613	101.00–107.00	103.96
7	—	685	92.00–98.00	92.82
3	—	725	87.00–92.00	90.31
8	—	218	145.00–155.00	149.71
4	—	788	80.00–86.00	82.97
2	—	288	142.00–145.00	143.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	100.00–108.00	103.93
1	—	335	142.00	142.00
2	—	728	90.00–95.00	92.56
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
4	—	409	125.00–132.00	130.27
2	—	523	110.00–120.00	115.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	312	150.00–152.00	150.81
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
6	—	433	137.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	355	145.00	145.00
7	—	533	130.00–137.00	131.93
2	—	658	112.00–114.00	113.00
1	—	295	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	870.00–950.00	910.00

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	8	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	340.00–460.00	420.00

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	—	—	625.00–740.00	682.50

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)	7	—	—	700.00–820.00	768.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,004	50.00–53.00	51.82
9	—	1,016	56.00–60.00	57.81
5	—	956	40.00–45.00	44.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,673	57.00–62.00	60.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,101	59.00–62.00	60.72
10	—	1,263	65.00–70.00	68.48
7	—	1,481	77.00–79.00	78.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	84.00–87.00	85.47
7	—	1,375	75.00–79.00	77.68
6	—	2,095	92.00–96.00	93.32

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.