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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← May 24Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

870 head

▲ 126 vs last sale 744▲ 259 vs year ago 611 · +42.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

221 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 56▲ 82 vs year ago 139 · +59.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 52▼ 81 vs year ago 146 · −55.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.27/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$134.27

156 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$306

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

$17.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	343	149.33	512	6thin
Medium and Large 2	496	136.55	677	66
Medium and Large 1	623	131.40	819	84

One grade step is worth $17.94/cwt here — about −$306 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 sale156 hd

134.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,102 hd

136.16

−1.90

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	—	Low	1,741	90.53	1,576	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	71.83	1,090	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,444	71.27	1,029	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,101	60.36	664	45

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	150.74/cwt	150.00–151.00	487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	154.67/cwt	154.00–159.00	504	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	146.52/cwt	144.00–149.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	142.60/cwt	140.00–148.00	592	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	154.35/cwt	152.00–155.00	644	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	139.36/cwt	138.00–140.00	645	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	145.53/cwt	144.00–147.00	691	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	138.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	136.32/cwt	135.00–137.00	763	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	125.63/cwt	125.00–126.00	833	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	968	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	271	134.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	364	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	133.42/cwt	133.00–140.00	415	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	128.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	470	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	371	119.19/cwt	117.00–122.00	442	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	126.50/cwt	125.00–127.00	517	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	409	113.24/cwt	112.00–117.00	463	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	128.30/cwt	127.00–131.00	595	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	125.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	646	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	122.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	683	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	577	95.29/cwt	92.00–102.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	116.15/cwt	116.00–118.00	673	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	111.97/cwt	111.00–114.00	708	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	703	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	270	150.94/cwt	150.00–152.00	408	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	161.31/cwt	158.00–165.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	154.02/cwt	152.00–156.00	513	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	146.24/cwt	145.00–149.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	156.30/cwt	155.00–157.00	575	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	145.66/cwt	145.00–149.00	537	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	386	138.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	533	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	139.87/cwt	138.00–145.00	601	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	432	128.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	129.33/cwt	127.00–137.00	598	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	491	119.98/cwt	118.00–123.00	589	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	512	116.31/cwt	110.00–118.00	596	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.31/cwt	119.00–123.00	686	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	723	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	623	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	808	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,715	95.99/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,646	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,462	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	89.07/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,566	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	54.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	563	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	68.59/cwt	68.00–69.00	767	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	63.89/cwt	62.00–66.00	753	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	79.86/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,144	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	72.35/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,044	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	62.79/cwt	61.00–65.00	914	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,481	76.08/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,127	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	66.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,040	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990.00/cwt	930.00–1,070.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	587.50/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993.75/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	790.00/cwt	770.00–820.00	—	5

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 744Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 56Year ago 139

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 146

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	366	127.00–132.00	128.46
3	—	632	111.00–114.00	111.97
12	—	409	125.00–127.00	126.50
17	—	311	133.00–140.00	133.42
4	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	105.00–108.00	106.49
13	—	579	116.00–118.00	116.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	125.00–127.00	125.25
3	—	558	121.00–125.00	122.33
20	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.53
17	—	464	127.00–131.00	128.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	122.00–127.00	124.52
7	—	271	130.00–140.00	134.42
2	—	475	110.00–112.00	111.04
4	—	409	112.00–117.00	113.24
3	—	577	92.00–102.00	95.29
7	—	371	117.00–122.00	119.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	129.00	129.00
3	—	415	140.00–148.00	142.60
26	—	463	138.00–140.00	139.36
8	—	720	116.00	116.00
9	—	645	121.00	121.00
14	—	326	154.00–159.00	154.67
1	—	505	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	152.00–155.00	154.35
1	—	355	163.00	163.00
5	—	528	137.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	475	144.00–147.00	145.53
40	—	663	125.00–126.00	125.63
12	—	810	119.50	119.50
15	—	560	135.00–137.00	136.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	144.00–149.00	146.52
4	—	323	150.00–151.00	150.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	110.00–115.00	113.33
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
12	—	430	138.00–145.00	139.87
4	—	333	152.00–156.00	154.02
6	—	369	145.00–149.00	145.66
2	—	755	107.00	107.00
9	—	462	127.00–137.00	129.33
4	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.01
3	—	570	119.00–123.00	120.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	110.00–118.00	116.31
7	—	386	135.00–142.00	138.07
3	—	333	145.00–149.00	146.24
10	—	491	118.00–123.00	119.98
2	—	623	105.00–110.00	107.47
3	—	432	125.00–130.00	128.40
2	—	270	150.00–152.00	150.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	155.00–157.00	156.30
2	—	323	158.00–165.00	161.31
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
3	—	515	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,037	52.00–57.00	54.32
9	—	1,118	68.00–69.00	68.59
15	—	1,179	62.00–66.00	63.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	64.00–69.00	66.51
10	—	1,481	72.00–77.00	76.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,433	79.00–81.00	79.86
23	—	1,443	70.00–75.00	72.35
10	—	1,455	61.00–65.00	62.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,715	95.00–97.00	95.99
3	—	1,758	88.00–91.00	89.07

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	8	—	—	550.00–625.00	587.50

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	20	—	—	930.00–1,070.00	990.00

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	16	—	—	550.00–675.00	612.50

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)	5	—	—	770.00–820.00	790.00

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)	4	—	—	975.00–1,050.00	993.75

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.