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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 25

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▼ 383 vs last sale 898▼ 183 vs year ago 698 · −26.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 103▼ 35 vs year ago 111 · −31.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 184▼ 101 vs year ago 158 · −63.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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 $118.95/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$118.95

96 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	124.99	612	14thin
Medium and Large 2	492	119.89	590	66
Medium and Large 3	454	109.82	498	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $114 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 sale96 hd

118.95

—

AL average16 barns · 1,789 hd

120.59

−1.63

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	—	High	1,459	88.50	1,291	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,382	59.17	818	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	57.97	889	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,120	53.51	599	15

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	156.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	597	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	149.26/cwt	147.00–150.00	639	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	155.13/cwt	155.00–157.00	681	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	147.56/cwt	147.00–151.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	143.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	734	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	132.03/cwt	130.00–138.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	558	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	137.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	776	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	123.16/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	114.63/cwt	112.00–120.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	117.43/cwt	114.00–121.00	910	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	136.44/cwt	135.00–138.00	454	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	132.08/cwt	130.00–135.00	482	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	119.42/cwt	117.00–122.00	445	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	134.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	550	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.63/cwt	107.00–112.00	468	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	541	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	122.62/cwt	118.00–125.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	508	101.69/cwt	100.00–105.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	114.54/cwt	114.00–116.00	607	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	115.33/cwt	115.00–117.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	667	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	106.83/cwt	106.00–111.00	651	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	102.66/cwt	101.00–106.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	95.49/cwt	94.00–97.00	740	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	324	158.52/cwt	158.00–160.00	514	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	368	132.57/cwt	130.00–138.00	488	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	151.84/cwt	150.00–156.00	565	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	154.62/cwt	152.00–156.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	426	119.77/cwt	118.00–125.00	510	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	142.66/cwt	142.00–143.00	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	486	131.60/cwt	130.00–140.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	115.98/cwt	115.00–123.00	660	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	587	103.99/cwt	100.00–106.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	109.24/cwt	105.00–113.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	681	98.17/cwt	97.00–101.00	669	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	86.88/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,273	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	44.31/cwt	43.00–45.00	469	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	55.81/cwt	54.00–57.00	633	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	57.41/cwt	56.00–58.00	776	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	62.97/cwt	62.00–65.00	911	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	57.97/cwt	56.00–59.00	889	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,400.00/cwt	2,400.00–2,400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262.50/cwt	1,230.00–1,360.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	760.00/cwt	680.00–800.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	618.33/cwt	575.00–640.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	4

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 898Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 103Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 184Year ago 158

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 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	—	365	130.00–135.00	132.08
6	—	609	106.00–111.00	106.83
6	—	460	118.00–125.00	122.62
6	—	333	135.00–138.00	136.44
2	—	775	94.00–97.00	95.49
14	—	530	114.00–116.00	114.54
3	—	663	101.00–106.00	102.66
11	—	427	125.00–130.00	126.72
8	—	593	112.00–113.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	408	132.00–136.00	134.84
6	—	563	115.00–117.00	115.33
1	—	625	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	107.00–112.00	110.63
3	—	508	100.00–105.00	101.69
2	—	640	100.00	100.00
4	—	373	117.00–122.00	119.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	130.00–138.00	132.03
4	—	428	147.00–150.00	149.26
3	—	680	112.00–120.00	114.63
4	—	315	161.00	161.00
3	—	382	155.00–159.00	156.38
2	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.43
8	—	618	120.00–125.00	123.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	439	155.00–157.00	155.13
7	—	511	142.00–145.00	143.73
2	—	775	114.00–121.00	117.43
7	—	484	147.00–151.00	147.56
5	—	564	137.00–140.00	137.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
2	—	558	110.00–115.00	112.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	372	150.00–156.00	151.84
8	—	569	115.00–123.00	115.98
4	—	423	142.00–148.00	145.02
6	—	486	130.00–140.00	131.60
13	—	624	105.00–113.00	109.24
7	—	681	97.00–101.00	98.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	109.00	109.00
4	—	515	130.00–135.00	132.55
4	—	324	158.00–160.00	158.52
3	—	412	152.00–156.00	154.62
3	—	462	142.00–143.00	142.66
2	—	380	157.00	157.00
1	—	680	115.00	115.00
1	—	215	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	130.00–138.00	132.57
3	—	587	100.00–106.00	103.99
4	—	426	118.00–125.00	119.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,533	56.00–59.00	57.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,447	62.00–65.00	62.97
13	—	1,352	56.00–58.00	57.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,135	54.00–57.00	55.81
3	—	1,058	43.00–45.00	44.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	95.00	95.00
4	—	1,465	85.00–89.00	86.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	575.00–640.00	618.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	680.00–800.00	760.00

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)	4	—	—	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,262.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50

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	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00

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.