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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 30

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jan 16Jan 30Feb 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 749▲ 148 vs year ago 435 · +34.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 193▲ 113 vs year ago 39 · +289.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 73▲ 20 vs year ago 18 · +111.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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 $158.43/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$158.43

81 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$11.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	444	163.18	724	27
Medium and Large 1	528	159.75	843	29
Medium and Large 3	386	151.77	586	25

One grade step is worth $11.41/cwt here — about $138 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 sale81 hd

158.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,312 hd

157.80

+0.63

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	1,708	99.06	1,691	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,398	89.98	1,258	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	83.56	1,191	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	76.82	812	59

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)	—	$1,065	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$882	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$764	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$435	14

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	186.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	622	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	209.22/cwt	205.00–212.00	875	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	943	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	184.51/cwt	182.00–187.00	891	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	187.91/cwt	185.00–194.00	1,000	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	175.35/cwt	172.00–177.00	950	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	174.98/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,099	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	169.35/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	738	153.49/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,133	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,303	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	319	163.95/cwt	157.00–167.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	357	154.76/cwt	152.00–157.00	552	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	170.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	653	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	173.68/cwt	172.00–177.00	716	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	165.65/cwt	165.00–167.00	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	168.96/cwt	167.00–172.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	139.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	159.92/cwt	155.00–163.00	772	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	150.96/cwt	150.00–152.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	532	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	158.94/cwt	157.00–167.00	852	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	155.22/cwt	152.00–156.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	144.64/cwt	140.00–147.00	822	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	329	205.89/cwt	204.00–212.00	677	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	343	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	365	177.41/cwt	172.00–180.00	648	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	192.39/cwt	187.00–197.00	714	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	434	180.13/cwt	179.00–185.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	441	198.71/cwt	197.00–204.00	876	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	183.95/cwt	182.00–187.00	859	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	174.93/cwt	171.00–177.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	175.22/cwt	172.00–180.00	888	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	167.27/cwt	166.00–171.00	892	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	161.92/cwt	160.00–166.00	944	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	150.04/cwt	145.00–155.00	878	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,023	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,644	94.68/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,557	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	101.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	112.48/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,185	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	71.08/cwt	69.00–72.00	714	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	77.04/cwt	75.00–78.00	795	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,127	81.53/cwt	79.00–83.00	919	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	96.79/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,289	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	87.71/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,245	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	83.56/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,191	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	435.00/head	350.00–520.00	435	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065.00/head	1,025.00–1,145.00	1,065	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881.67/head	845.00–900.00	882	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764.00/head	730.00–815.00	764	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/head	875.00–1,000.00	925	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 Jan 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 749Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 193Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 73Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	140.00–147.00	144.64
2	—	525	150.00–152.00	150.96
11	—	383	170.00–177.00	170.60
6	—	433	165.00–167.00	165.65
5	—	483	155.00–163.00	159.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00–145.00	139.87
9	—	357	152.00–157.00	154.76
4	—	415	150.00–152.00	151.02
7	—	319	157.00–167.00	163.95
3	—	532	120.00–125.00	123.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	167.00–172.00	168.96
5	—	536	157.00–167.00	158.94
6	—	412	172.00–177.00	173.68
4	—	615	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	705	132.00	132.00
5	—	567	152.00–156.00	155.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	164.00	164.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
2	—	483	182.00–187.00	184.51
2	—	738	152.00–155.00	153.49
3	—	542	172.00–177.00	175.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	180.00–190.00	186.80
2	—	595	165.00	165.00
2	—	490	170.00–175.00	172.53
1	—	695	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	205.00–212.00	209.22
6	—	532	185.00–194.00	187.91
3	—	628	171.00–177.00	174.98
2	—	785	166.00	166.00
2	—	475	197.00–200.00	198.52
1	—	315	217.00	217.00
3	—	667	169.00–170.00	169.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	160.00–166.00	161.92
5	—	434	179.00–185.00	180.13
3	—	473	171.00–177.00	174.93
4	—	329	204.00–212.00	205.89
4	—	533	166.00–171.00	167.27
9	—	371	187.00–197.00	192.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	182.00–187.00	183.95
1	—	620	165.00	165.00
4	—	441	197.00–204.00	198.71
5	—	507	172.00–180.00	175.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	145.00–155.00	150.04
2	—	343	190.00–195.00	192.48
6	—	365	172.00–180.00	177.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,004	69.00–72.00	71.08
21	—	1,127	79.00–83.00	81.53
20	—	1,032	75.00–78.00	77.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	82.00–85.00	83.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,332	95.00–98.00	96.79
21	—	1,420	85.00–90.00	87.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	112.00–113.00	112.48
8	—	1,644	92.00–96.00	94.68
3	—	1,720	100.00–105.00	101.78

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	14	—	—	350.00–520.00	435.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	730.00–815.00	764.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,025.00–1,145.00	1,065.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	845.00–900.00	881.67

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	5	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	925.00

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.