Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-03-01

Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Mar 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Feb 22Mar 1Mar 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 358▲ 231 vs year ago 462 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 61▲ 19 vs year ago 60 · +31.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 22 vs year ago 52 · −42.3%

Also sold hereCattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $123.16/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$123.16

106 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$7.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	126.61	668	35
Medium and Large 2	520	122.56	638	51
Medium and Large 3	434	118.67	514	20

One grade step is worth $7.94/cwt here — about $154 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 sale106 hd

123.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,742 hd

123.51

−0.34

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	1,712	87.38	1,496	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	67.81	925	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	67.23	953	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	57.12	580	20

Every lot

58 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	358	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	546	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	162.53/cwt	162.00–164.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	159.41/cwt	159.00–160.00	677	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	155.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	733	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	509	136.78/cwt	135.00–137.00	696	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	145.85/cwt	143.00–152.00	776	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	782	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	832	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	130.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	814	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	128.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	913	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	392	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	329	129.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	426	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	359	142.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	138.66/cwt	137.00–140.00	514	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	132.28/cwt	131.00–135.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	119.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	123.74/cwt	122.00–129.00	599	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	491	113.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	121.21/cwt	121.00–123.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	115.51/cwt	115.00–117.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	717	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	112.44/cwt	112.00–114.00	747	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	787	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	102.38/cwt	101.00–108.00	735	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	452	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	166.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	383	160.68/cwt	160.00–162.00	615	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	151.46/cwt	148.00–155.00	591	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	153.84/cwt	153.00–160.00	682	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	709	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	135.78/cwt	134.00–138.00	698	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.94/cwt	140.00–146.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	134.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	567	124.65/cwt	123.00–128.00	707	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	85.51/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	2,130	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,981	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	52.92/cwt	50.00–55.00	501	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	62.26/cwt	61.00–64.00	684	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	848	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	67.23/cwt	64.00–69.00	953	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,436	60.13/cwt	59.00–62.00	863	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	67.80/cwt	65.00–69.00	986	12
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	465.00/cwt	445.00–485.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906.67/cwt	840.00–940.00	—	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	563.33/cwt	525.00–640.00	—	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	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 Mar 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 358Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 61Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	711	126.00–129.00	128.38
1	—	340	168.00	168.00
3	—	770	118.00	118.00
5	—	471	155.00–158.00	155.58
15	—	532	143.00–152.00	145.85
13	—	575	135.00–139.00	135.95
10	—	624	130.00–134.00	130.39
4	—	371	162.00–164.00	162.53
5	—	425	159.00–160.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	137.50	137.50
3	—	665	133.00	133.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	150.00–155.00	152.52
9	—	509	135.00–137.00	136.78
2	—	430	142.00–150.00	145.95
2	—	695	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	664	112.00–114.00	112.44
7	—	371	137.00–140.00	138.66
4	—	588	115.00–117.00	115.51
9	—	422	131.00–135.00	132.28
17	—	484	122.00–129.00	123.74
5	—	718	101.00–108.00	102.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	118.50	118.50
9	—	537	121.00–123.00	121.21
4	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.51
4	—	359	142.00–145.00	142.74
10	—	670	117.50	117.50
3	—	267	145.00–150.00	146.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	110.00	110.00
6	—	425	117.00–122.00	119.38
5	—	491	110.00–115.00	113.99
5	—	329	127.00–130.00	129.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	148.00–155.00	151.46
6	—	567	123.00–128.00	124.65
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	158.00	158.00
7	—	280	160.00–165.00	161.60
8	—	514	134.00–138.00	135.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	153.00–160.00	153.84
6	—	522	140.00–146.00	141.94
9	—	383	160.00–162.00	160.68
4	—	325	165.00–170.00	166.19
17	—	479	146.00–150.00	148.00
4	—	558	133.00–137.00	134.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	64.00–69.00	67.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	72.00–75.00	73.31
12	—	1,455	65.00–69.00	67.80
5	—	1,436	59.00–62.00	60.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	947	50.00–55.00	52.92
9	—	1,098	61.00–64.00	62.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,130	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,573	84.00–88.00	85.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	12	—	—	445.00–485.00	465.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–640.00	563.33

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	840.00–940.00	906.67

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	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00

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	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.