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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 28

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Nov 14Nov 28Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▼ 208 vs last sale 920▼ 114 vs year ago 826 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

119 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 128▲ 3 vs year ago 116 · +2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 33▼ 14 vs year ago 76 · −18.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

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 $142.57/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$142.57

96 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$18.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	148.73	735	57
Medium and Large 3	359	137.45	493	18thin
Medium and Large 2	542	130.26	707	21

One grade step is worth $18.47/cwt here — about $29 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

142.57

—

AL average5 barns · 434 hd

143.15

−0.58

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	1,559	83.76	1,306	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	73.47	1,090	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	72.04	887	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,022	62.51	639	41

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,079	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$917	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,058	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$783	15
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$463	12

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	203.77/cwt	203.00–206.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	191.61/cwt	190.00–195.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	174.53/cwt	172.00–177.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	184.96/cwt	184.00–189.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	175.26/cwt	175.00–177.00	932	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	606	150.01/cwt	148.00–158.00	909	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	316	141.85/cwt	140.00–147.00	448	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	163.37/cwt	162.00–166.00	547	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	159.52/cwt	159.00–162.00	595	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	150.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	383	137.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	528	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	153.30/cwt	152.00–158.00	638	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	443	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	146.68/cwt	145.00–152.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	142.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	728	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	133.00/cwt	132.00–134.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	126.03/cwt	124.00–132.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	110.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.61/cwt	135.00–137.00	780	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	132.50/cwt	131.00–133.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	686	118.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	710	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	973	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	307	151.18/cwt	150.00–160.00	464	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	196.91/cwt	195.00–200.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	169.04/cwt	167.00–170.00	631	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	182.57/cwt	181.00–191.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	173.23/cwt	170.00–180.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	443	161.52/cwt	158.00–165.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	460	150.32/cwt	148.00–157.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	165.69/cwt	165.00–167.00	787	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	142.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	155.49/cwt	154.00–160.00	830	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	137.77/cwt	137.00–140.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	631	131.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	673	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,487	80.84/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,649	87.41/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,441	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	53.24/cwt	50.00–55.00	492	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	61.88/cwt	60.00–63.00	626	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	66.74/cwt	65.00–68.00	715	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	77.39/cwt	77.00–79.00	882	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	893	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	66.75/cwt	66.00–68.00	869	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	73.47/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,090	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	462.50/head	425.00–500.00	463	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078.57/head	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,079	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916.67/head	900.00–925.00	917	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	762.50/head	750.00–800.00	763	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058.33/head	975.00–1,100.00	1,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783.33/head	750.00–800.00	783	15

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 Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 920Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 128Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 33Year ago 76

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	335	162.00–166.00	163.37
7	—	511	139.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	675	130.00	130.00
4	—	484	145.00–152.00	146.68
4	—	614	131.00–133.00	132.50
14	—	416	152.00–158.00	153.30
6	—	373	159.00–162.00	159.52
5	—	571	135.00–137.00	136.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	132.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	568	105.00–115.00	110.02
12	—	316	140.00–147.00	141.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	145.00–155.00	150.03
3	—	455	137.00	137.00
4	—	443	137.00–140.00	138.51
5	—	686	112.00–120.00	118.44
1	—	780	108.00	108.00
2	—	518	132.00–134.00	133.00
4	—	563	124.00–132.00	126.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
3	—	645	155.00	155.00
3	—	710	137.00	137.00
2	—	655	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	172.00–177.00	174.53
2	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	190.00–195.00	191.61
5	—	606	148.00–158.00	150.01
4	—	323	203.00–206.00	203.77
1	—	675	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	184.00–189.00	184.96
8	—	532	175.00–177.00	175.26
2	—	560	170.00–174.00	172.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	195.00–200.00	196.91
4	—	534	154.00–160.00	155.49
3	—	475	165.00–167.00	165.69
3	—	423	170.00–180.00	173.23
6	—	376	181.00–191.00	182.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	158.00–165.00	161.52
3	—	373	167.00–170.00	169.04
4	—	565	137.00–140.00	137.77
3	—	532	140.00–147.00	142.39
4	—	460	148.00–157.00	150.32
8	—	315	170.00–180.00	174.84
4	—	631	130.00–136.00	131.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	106.00	106.00
2	—	673	110.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
9	—	307	150.00–160.00	151.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	925	50.00–55.00	53.24
16	—	1,072	65.00–68.00	66.74
19	—	1,011	60.00–63.00	61.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,302	66.00–68.00	66.75
5	—	1,140	77.00–79.00	77.39
12	—	1,240	70.00–74.00	72.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	73.00–74.00	73.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	86.00–88.00	87.41
5	—	1,487	80.00–85.00	80.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–925.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,110.00	1,078.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–800.00	762.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	975.00–1,100.00	1,058.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33

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.