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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

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

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Oct 11Oct 25Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,103 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 790▲ 395 vs year ago 708 · +55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 100▲ 22 vs year ago 74 · +29.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 107▲ 32 vs year ago 33 · +97.0%

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As filed

No trends available:

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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.70/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −60.55 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.

Average price

$139.70

154 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$9.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	143.97	702	30
Medium and Large 2	450	139.84	629	95
Medium and Large 3	423	134.81	570	29

One grade step is worth $9.16/cwt here — about $132 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 sale154 hd

139.70

—

AL average16 barns · 1,464 hd

130.32

+9.37

This barn, trailing median10 sales

200.25

−60.55

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	—	Average	1,576	81.59	1,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	60.58	798	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	59.00	878	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	52.75	574	23

Every lot

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	156.49/cwt	156.00–157.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	145.01/cwt	142.00–147.00	609	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	151.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	527	130.57/cwt	130.00–131.00	688	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	539	144.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	777	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	123.97/cwt	122.00–126.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	131.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	291	146.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	425	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	135.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	441	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	136.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	517	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	414	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	492	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	126.24/cwt	125.00–129.00	525	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	121.93/cwt	121.00–124.00	582	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	560	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	112.74/cwt	112.00–113.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	122.21/cwt	122.00–123.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	116.30/cwt	116.00–118.00	656	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	107.11/cwt	102.00–112.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	121.57/cwt	121.00–122.00	694	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	266	160.92/cwt	160.00–165.00	428	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	308	146.42/cwt	145.00–147.00	451	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	328	155.83/cwt	152.00–159.00	511	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	578	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	141.97/cwt	140.00–143.00	547	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	564	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	150.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	636	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	146.96/cwt	145.00–148.00	623	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	136.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	663	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	718	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	526	128.95/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	528	113.55/cwt	112.00–115.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	613	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	120.92/cwt	115.00–125.00	696	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	763	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	789	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,558	82.23/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,281	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,508	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,039	47.75/cwt	44.00–49.00	496	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	57.40/cwt	57.00–59.00	622	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	53.82/cwt	52.00–54.00	604	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,301	57.95/cwt	56.00–59.00	754	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	731	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	692	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	65.01/cwt	61.00–66.00	873	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,035	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	575.83/cwt	500.00–630.00	—	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916.00/cwt	820.00–980.00	—	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815.00/cwt	775.00–855.00	—	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	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 Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,103Last week 790Year ago 708

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 100Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 107Year ago 33

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	117.00–122.00	118.96
4	—	568	102.00–112.00	107.11
8	—	485	114.00–117.00	115.47
4	—	510	112.00–113.00	112.74
14	—	325	132.00–140.00	135.64
4	—	291	145.00–149.00	146.01
2	—	395	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00–115.00	111.61
10	—	416	125.00–129.00	126.24
31	—	477	121.00–124.00	121.93
3	—	710	107.00	107.00
7	—	564	116.00–118.00	116.30
5	—	380	135.00–141.00	136.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	121.00–122.00	121.57
2	—	608	116.00–120.00	117.99
5	—	525	122.00–123.00	122.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	125.00–135.00	128.95
6	—	266	160.00–165.00	160.92
8	—	383	150.00–152.00	150.99
22	—	576	115.00–125.00	120.92
11	—	424	145.00–148.00	146.96
2	—	618	110.00–112.00	111.00
19	—	328	152.00–159.00	155.83
22	—	485	135.00–142.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	107.00–112.00	109.52
2	—	763	100.00–107.00	103.47
10	—	409	135.00–140.00	137.97
2	—	528	112.00–115.00	113.55
6	—	385	140.00–143.00	141.97
7	—	308	145.00–147.00	146.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	124.00	124.00
3	—	380	160.00–167.00	162.27
4	—	470	145.00–148.00	146.47
11	—	422	150.00–155.00	150.79
7	—	519	137.00–140.00	138.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	410	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	150.00–155.00	151.99
3	—	632	130.00–133.00	131.01
2	—	418	156.00–157.00	156.49
1	—	335	167.00	167.00
7	—	539	142.00–147.00	144.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	130.00–131.00	130.57
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	615	122.00–126.00	123.97
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
8	—	420	142.00–147.00	145.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,343	61.00–66.00	65.01
14	—	1,301	56.00–59.00	57.95
1	—	1,305	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	44.00–49.00	47.75
5	—	1,084	57.00–59.00	57.40
11	—	1,122	52.00–54.00	53.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,305	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,558	79.00–84.00	82.23
1	—	1,565	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,675	90.00	90.00

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	—	—	500.00–630.00	575.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	775.00–855.00	815.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	820.00–980.00	916.00

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	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	880.00

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.