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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Dec 14

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

848 head

▼ 329 vs last sale 1,177▲ 213 vs year ago 635 · +33.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 51▼ 16 vs year ago 168 · −9.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 154▼ 36 vs year ago 105 · −34.3%

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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 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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 $138.96/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −61.29 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.

Average price

$138.96

81 head · 417 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$21.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.97

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	150.97	627	26
Medium and Large 2	459	136.04	625	33
Medium and Large 3	356	129.13	459	22

One grade step is worth $21.85/cwt here — about $168 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 sale81 hd

138.96

—

AL average12 barns · 1,186 hd

127.98

+10.97

This barn, trailing median10 sales

200.25

−61.29

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	1,550	78.17	1,212	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	58.87	801	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	49.48	492	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,612	48.71	785	6thin

Every lot

60 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	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	392	137.84/cwt	130.00–140.00	540	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	528	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	152.48/cwt	152.00–156.00	675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	150.02/cwt	148.00–151.00	701	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	141.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	132.84/cwt	132.00–138.00	756	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	782	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	273	117.39/cwt	115.00–122.00	320	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	129.41/cwt	128.00–132.00	440	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	131.31/cwt	130.00–134.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	123.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	450	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	407	106.14/cwt	105.00–107.00	432	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	125.05/cwt	121.00–127.00	519	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	102.14/cwt	95.00–105.00	473	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	113.68/cwt	112.00–120.00	548	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	117.68/cwt	117.00–119.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	474	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	107.69/cwt	105.00–112.00	569	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	648	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	288	136.59/cwt	135.00–140.00	393	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	165.73/cwt	165.00–168.00	519	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	334	133.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	447	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	147.84/cwt	147.00–150.00	538	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	158.88/cwt	155.00–162.00	582	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	122.95/cwt	119.00–125.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	141.55/cwt	140.00–146.00	602	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	149.04/cwt	147.00–152.00	635	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	142.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	665	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	138.70/cwt	137.00–140.00	651	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	135.31/cwt	134.00–138.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	118.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	664	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	108.44/cwt	105.00–112.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	703	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	973	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	77.58/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,180	14
Bulls	—	—	1,682	83.28/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,401	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	51.17/cwt	49.00–54.00	488	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	43.07/cwt	41.00–46.00	494	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	61.58/cwt	60.00–63.00	819	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	57.06/cwt	55.00–58.00	787	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	48.71/cwt	47.00–52.00	785	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890.00/cwt	860.00–920.00	—	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773.33/cwt	730.00–860.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	722.50/cwt	700.00–745.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	572.14/cwt	545.00–640.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	475.00/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	18
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	425.00/cwt	365.00–485.00	—	10

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 Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 1,177Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 51Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 154Year ago 105

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	117.00–123.00	118.99
3	—	727	95.00–100.00	96.63
11	—	364	147.00–150.00	147.84
1	—	620	113.00	113.00
7	—	469	137.00–140.00	138.70
8	—	425	140.00–146.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	147.00–152.00	149.04
7	—	466	142.00–147.00	142.73
4	—	313	165.00–168.00	165.73
7	—	366	155.00–162.00	158.88
3	—	530	134.00–138.00	135.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	334	130.00–135.00	133.95
3	—	370	119.00–125.00	122.95
6	—	288	135.00–140.00	136.59
2	—	565	105.00–112.00	108.44
2	—	425	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	112.00–114.00	112.69
3	—	362	130.00–134.00	131.31
3	—	415	121.00–127.00	125.05
3	—	508	117.00–119.00	117.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
11	—	340	128.00–132.00	129.41
8	—	528	105.00–112.00	107.69
9	—	482	112.00–120.00	113.68
9	—	364	120.00–128.00	123.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	110.00	110.00
11	—	463	95.00–105.00	102.14
6	—	273	115.00–122.00	117.39
1	—	515	92.00	92.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
7	—	407	105.00–107.00	106.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
2	—	633	122.00–125.00	123.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	152.00–156.00	152.48
13	—	467	148.00–151.00	150.02
3	—	540	140.00–145.00	141.64
7	—	569	132.00–138.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	392	130.00–140.00	137.84
2	—	440	118.00–122.00	119.98
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	70.00	70.00
14	—	1,521	74.00–79.00	77.58
8	—	1,682	83.00–86.00	83.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	55.00–58.00	57.06
8	—	1,330	60.00–63.00	61.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,612	47.00–52.00	48.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,148	41.00–46.00	43.07
19	—	953	49.00–54.00	51.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50

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	4	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	545.00–640.00	572.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–745.00	722.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	400.00–550.00	475.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	730.00–860.00	773.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	860.00–920.00	890.00

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	10	—	—	365.00–485.00	425.00

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.