Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-03-07

Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

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

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 613▼ 186 vs year ago 829 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 100▲ 1 vs year ago 98 · +1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 90▼ 8 vs year ago 79 · −10.1%

Also sold hereCattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

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 $144.23/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$144.23

78 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	148.85	695	34
Medium and Large 1	567	145.93	827	23
Medium and Large 3	466	134.89	629	21

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $66 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 sale78 hd

144.23

—

AL average15 barns · 1,575 hd

148.13

−3.90

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	—	Average	1,560	99.89	1,558	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	86.78	1,063	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	72.44	767	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	71.00	1,136	3thin

Every lot

64 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 1	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	177.36/cwt	172.00–180.00	688	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	179.44/cwt	179.00–182.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	163.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	173.61/cwt	168.00–178.00	891	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	156.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	806	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	141.45/cwt	140.00–142.00	962	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	144.32/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,022	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,187	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	339	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	523	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	158.90/cwt	157.00–165.00	594	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	138.59/cwt	137.00–142.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	437	155.27/cwt	155.00–157.00	679	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	149.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	689	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	476	134.04/cwt	130.00–137.00	638	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	149.26/cwt	147.00–154.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	123.55/cwt	120.00–127.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	142.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	819	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	116.72/cwt	115.00–120.00	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	822	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	136.63/cwt	134.00–142.00	915	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	307	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	454	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	171.07/cwt	167.00–177.00	554	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	176.26/cwt	175.00–182.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	382	163.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	626	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	413	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	167.43/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	155.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	751	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	772	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	752	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	132.30/cwt	130.00–137.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	112.63/cwt	108.00–117.00	760	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	89.23/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,239	6
Bulls	—	—	1,541	101.30/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,561	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	118.88/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,300	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	64.23/cwt	60.00–65.00	582	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	77.34/cwt	75.00–79.00	839	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,088	79.26/cwt	77.00–81.00	862	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,107	72.09/cwt	69.00–73.00	798	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	93.82/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,184	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	85.72/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,104	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,086	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,153	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	565.00/cwt	500.00–630.00	—	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771.43/cwt	725.00–790.00	—	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915.00/cwt	880.00–950.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	2

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 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 613Year ago 829

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 100Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 90Year ago 79

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	179.00–182.00	179.44
5	—	560	167.00	167.00
13	—	513	168.00–178.00	173.61
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
6	—	708	142.00–149.00	144.32
1	—	380	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	172.00–180.00	177.36
7	—	680	140.00–142.00	141.45
3	—	437	160.00–170.00	163.36
1	—	710	135.00	135.00
4	—	516	155.00–160.00	156.22
2	—	920	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
2	—	710	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	405	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	150.00–155.00	151.29
10	—	324	167.00–177.00	171.07
3	—	562	140.00–145.00	141.71
8	—	483	155.00–159.00	155.49
3	—	615	130.00–137.00	132.30
8	—	382	160.00–167.00	163.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	165.00–175.00	167.43
6	—	366	175.00–182.00	176.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	675	108.00–117.00	112.63
2	—	385	140.00–145.00	142.53
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	136.02
5	—	307	145.00–150.00	147.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
8	—	461	145.00–152.00	149.41
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
12	—	374	157.00–165.00	158.90
7	—	437	155.00–157.00	155.27
4	—	668	120.00–126.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	538	120.00–127.00	123.55
5	—	339	150.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	116.72
7	—	476	130.00–137.00	134.04
3	—	435	137.00–142.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	147.00–154.00	149.26
5	—	573	142.00–147.00	142.99
3	—	720	128.00	128.00
5	—	410	166.00	166.00
3	—	670	134.00–142.00	136.63
1	—	755	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,695	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	77.00–81.00	79.26
9	—	1,262	92.00–96.00	93.82
10	—	1,288	83.00–87.00	85.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	906	60.00–65.00	64.23
11	—	1,085	75.00–79.00	77.34
13	—	1,107	69.00–73.00	72.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	98.00–103.00	101.30
6	—	1,388	85.00–90.00	89.23
3	—	1,935	118.00–121.00	118.88

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	24	—	—	500.00–630.00	565.00

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)	7	—	—	725.00–790.00	771.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–975.00	912.50

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	2	—	—	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	880.00–950.00	915.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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.