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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-27

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 616▼ 522 vs year ago 936 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 104▼ 19 vs year ago 151 · −12.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

224 head

▲ 193 vs last sale 31▲ 134 vs year ago 90 · +148.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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 $128.63/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −71.62 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.

Average price

$128.63

97 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$46.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	349	164.98	576	18thin
Medium and Large 2	548	121.30	665	55
Medium and Large 3	440	118.16	519	24

One grade step is worth $46.82/cwt here — about $57 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 sale97 hd

128.63

—

AL average10 barns · 770 hd

125.97

+2.66

This barn, trailing median10 sales

200.25

−71.62

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	1,620	86.10	1,395	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	68.10	870	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	64.96	980	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,065	58.13	619	23

Every lot

61 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	142.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	140.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	687	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	138.78/cwt	138.00–140.00	717	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	111.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	619	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	135.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	768	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	129.65/cwt	127.00–130.00	830	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	126.71/cwt	125.00–127.00	859	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	112.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	870	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	238	133.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	317	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	263	135.54/cwt	134.00–137.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	312	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	363	116.71/cwt	115.00–122.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.65/cwt	127.00–134.00	496	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	112.45/cwt	110.00–114.00	469	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	131.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	97.69/cwt	95.00–105.00	473	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	119.91/cwt	119.00–126.00	698	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	111.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	677	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	258	178.05/cwt	172.00–182.00	459	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	327	145.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	477	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	383	134.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	513	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	391	159.92/cwt	158.00–168.00	625	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	150.43/cwt	148.00–158.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	126.61/cwt	120.00–130.00	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	586	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	466	109.88/cwt	105.00–114.00	512	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	126.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	604	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	122.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	534	94.04/cwt	90.00–95.00	502	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	118.29/cwt	117.00–121.00	680	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	114.74/cwt	114.00–117.00	703	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	677	110.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	750	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	768	99.97/cwt	97.00–103.00	768	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	821	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	83.96/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,289	10
Bulls	—	—	1,848	91.53/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,691	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	49.13/cwt	47.00–51.00	446	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	57.59/cwt	57.00–58.00	632	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	62.22/cwt	61.00–65.00	684	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	72.32/cwt	71.00–74.00	836	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	65.72/cwt	64.00–68.00	884	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	64.96/cwt	61.00–66.00	980	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,535.71/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	—	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	688.75/cwt	660.00–775.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987.50/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	36
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	535.00/cwt	435.00–635.00	—	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,850.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,950.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	871.43/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	28

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 Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 616Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 104Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 224Last week 31Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	140.00–142.00	140.48
5	—	517	138.00–140.00	138.78
7	—	678	125.00–127.00	126.71
8	—	640	127.00–130.00	129.65
9	—	568	132.00–137.00	135.26
3	—	435	142.00–145.00	142.98
3	—	772	110.00–118.00	112.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	105.00–115.00	111.02
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	122.00–125.00	122.51
7	—	431	135.00–137.00	135.85
8	—	613	114.00–117.00	114.74
11	—	575	117.00–121.00	118.29
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
15	—	476	125.00–135.00	126.96
2	—	768	97.00–103.00	99.97
5	—	677	110.00–114.00	110.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	148.00–158.00	150.43
5	—	258	172.00–182.00	178.05
5	—	391	158.00–168.00	159.92
4	—	335	169.00–170.00	169.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	140.00–150.00	145.78
5	—	534	90.00–95.00	94.04
9	—	466	105.00–114.00	109.88
2	—	383	130.00–138.00	134.03
3	—	428	120.00–130.00	126.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	119.00	119.00
9	—	426	130.00–135.00	131.07
14	—	582	119.00–126.00	119.91
1	—	305	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	95.00–105.00	97.69
3	—	238	130.00–135.00	133.29
3	—	312	128.00–130.00	129.33
4	—	363	115.00–122.00	116.71
5	—	417	110.00–114.00	112.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	110.00–115.00	111.03
19	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.54
2	—	263	134.00–137.00	135.54
3	—	377	127.00–134.00	131.65
3	—	572	117.00–118.00	117.33

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)	8	—	—	660.00–775.00	688.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–900.00	875.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,108.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,535.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	987.50

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	22	—	—	435.00–635.00	535.00

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	28	—	—	775.00–925.00	871.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850.00

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	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,099	61.00–65.00	62.22
9	—	1,097	57.00–58.00	57.59
4	—	908	47.00–51.00	49.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,156	71.00–74.00	72.32
16	—	1,345	64.00–68.00	65.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,509	61.00–66.00	64.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,848	91.00–94.00	91.53
10	—	1,535	81.00–85.00	83.96

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.