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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

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

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

898 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 735▲ 10 vs year ago 888 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 82▼ 19 vs year ago 122 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

184 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 45▲ 5 vs year ago 179 · +2.8%

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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 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 $123.02/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$123.02

138 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$14.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	128.37	589	54
Medium and Large 2	427	122.15	522	57
Medium and Large 3	423	114.13	483	27

One grade step is worth $14.24/cwt here — about $105 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 sale138 hd

123.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

+0.21

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	1,890	72.64	1,373	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	59.53	782	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	57.48	804	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	49.72	533	15

Every lot

59 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 3	314	142.72/cwt	140.00–147.00	448	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	160.52/cwt	160.00–162.00	530	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	160.41/cwt	156.00–163.00	659	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	147.83/cwt	147.00–150.00	705	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	126.03/cwt	120.00–130.00	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	122.61/cwt	122.00–127.00	899	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	263	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	346	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	134.31/cwt	132.00–137.00	434	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	342	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	423	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	537	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	393	115.97/cwt	112.00–122.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	412	109.31/cwt	108.00–112.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	122.80/cwt	120.00–128.00	510	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	130.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	554	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	117.86/cwt	117.00–120.00	557	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	118.43/cwt	118.00–120.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	109.25/cwt	108.00–117.00	588	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	112.23/cwt	111.00–115.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	100.97/cwt	100.00–105.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	637	92.35/cwt	90.00–97.00	588	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	282	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	418	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	293	160.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	470	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	308	156.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	481	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	318	143.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	458	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	157.09/cwt	155.00–159.00	580	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	149.30/cwt	148.00–150.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	145.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	136.70/cwt	129.00–145.00	655	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.51/cwt	116.00–118.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	693	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	787	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,718	67.69/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,163	12
Bulls	—	—	1,805	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,498	1
Bulls	—	—	2,055	76.41/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,570	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	44.42/cwt	43.00–45.00	474	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	53.25/cwt	50.00–54.00	573	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	62.47/cwt	60.00–65.00	775	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	57.77/cwt	55.00–59.00	784	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	57.48/cwt	57.00–59.00	804	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,225.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	855.88/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	34
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964.00/cwt	840.00–995.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	733.33/cwt	700.00–740.00	—	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	445.00/cwt	370.00–520.00	—	18

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 Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 898Last week 735Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 82Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 184Last week 45Year ago 179

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
8	—	733	122.00–127.00	122.61
8	—	411	156.00–163.00	160.41
2	—	860	115.00	115.00
2	—	655	128.00	128.00
15	—	477	147.00–150.00	147.83
13	—	605	134.00	134.00
5	—	525	143.00	143.00
11	—	795	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	160.00	160.00
4	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	120.00–130.00	126.03
5	—	314	140.00–147.00	142.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	293	160.00–162.00	160.39
13	—	479	129.00–145.00	136.70
3	—	370	148.00–150.00	149.30
2	—	693	112.00–115.00	113.51
4	—	308	155.00–159.00	156.02
7	—	408	145.00–148.00	145.45
4	—	633	116.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	142.00–145.00	143.98
8	—	282	147.00–150.00	148.14
2	—	495	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
13	—	530	130.00–135.00	131.51
8	—	369	155.00–159.00	157.09
2	—	565	127.00–129.00	127.98
1	—	420	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	130.00–137.00	130.68
9	—	517	118.00–120.00	118.43
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
21	—	378	138.00–144.00	141.96
3	—	605	110.00	110.00
10	—	566	111.00–115.00	112.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	415	120.00–128.00	122.80
18	—	323	132.00–137.00	134.31
14	—	538	108.00–117.00	109.25
11	—	473	117.00–120.00	117.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	108.00–112.00	109.31
5	—	575	100.00–105.00	100.97
5	—	393	112.00–122.00	115.97
3	—	637	90.00–97.00	92.35
7	—	342	122.00–125.00	123.70
4	—	263	130.00–133.00	131.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	57.00–59.00	57.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,357	55.00–59.00	57.77
6	—	1,240	60.00–65.00	62.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	43.00–45.00	44.42
9	—	1,076	50.00–54.00	53.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	2,055	75.00–78.00	76.41
12	—	1,718	65.00–70.00	67.69
1	—	1,805	83.00	83.00

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	34	—	—	750.00–900.00	855.88

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	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	800.00–875.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–740.00	733.33

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)	5	—	—	840.00–995.00	964.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,054.55

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	18	—	—	370.00–520.00	445.00

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.