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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 17

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 27Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

748 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 687▲ 363 vs year ago 385 · +94.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 250▼ 22 vs year ago 170 · −12.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 116▲ 65 vs year ago 40 · +162.5%

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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 $199.44/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$199.44

103 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$22.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	477	205.76	981	39
Medium and Large 2	448	201.81	904	42
Medium and Large 3	486	183.71	893	22

One grade step is worth $22.05/cwt here — about $87 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 sale103 hd

199.44

—

AL average11 barns · 1,321 hd

200.84

−1.40

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	1,733	120.14	2,082	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	97.81	1,253	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,586	89.98	1,427	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	86.88	932	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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,293	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,139	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,012	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$927	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,531	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,364	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$967	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$600	14

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	747	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,029	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	231.62/cwt	230.00–234.00	994	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	202.73/cwt	200.00–208.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	233.04/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,079	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	224.11/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,049	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	997	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	226.81/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,223	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	205.39/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,202	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	216.55/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,282	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	202.32/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,267	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,032	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	172.37/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,155	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	186.44/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,273	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	175.76/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,273	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	231.68/cwt	230.00–235.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	212.48/cwt	210.00–214.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	202.40/cwt	195.00–205.00	749	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	211.29/cwt	210.00–214.00	809	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	212.58/cwt	212.00–216.00	863	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	208.21/cwt	206.00–210.00	885	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	207.94/cwt	205.00–211.00	988	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	197.14/cwt	195.00–202.00	946	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	179.54/cwt	177.00–182.00	876	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	189.83/cwt	187.00–192.00	966	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	198.16/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,023	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	194.68/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,086	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	578	168.27/cwt	165.00–173.00	973	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,140	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	694	152.51/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,058	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	326	238.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	778	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	240.49/cwt	240.00–242.00	885	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	370	203.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	384	226.57/cwt	222.00–232.00	870	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	417	234.81/cwt	234.00–236.00	979	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	221.32/cwt	220.00–222.00	930	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	467	170.43/cwt	167.00–177.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	213.54/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,012	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	189.49/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,067	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,499	104.56/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	119.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,086	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	131.29/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,462	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	94.48/cwt	93.00–96.00	926	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	79.04/cwt	76.00–80.00	839	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	87.85/cwt	84.00–89.00	988	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	96.41/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,230	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	102.02/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,324	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	85.99/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,358	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	93.96/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,497	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	600.00/head	540.00–660.00	600	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253.75/head	1,205.00–1,270.00	1,254	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139.23/head	1,090.00–1,170.00	1,139	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.00/head	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,012	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927.06/head	890.00–980.00	927	17
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,531.25/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,531	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363.89/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,364	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116.67/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,117	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	816.67/head	700.00–875.00	817	3

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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 687Year ago 385

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 250Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 116Year ago 40

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	242.00	242.00
2	—	770	173.00	173.00
8	—	463	232.00–240.00	233.04
7	—	592	212.00–220.00	216.55
5	—	626	200.00–206.00	202.32
14	—	539	225.00–230.00	226.81
2	—	683	183.00–190.00	186.44
4	—	724	175.00–178.00	175.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	202.00–207.00	205.39
5	—	429	230.00–234.00	231.62
3	—	670	170.00–177.00	172.37
3	—	375	235.00	235.00
1	—	315	237.00	237.00
8	—	468	220.00–228.00	224.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	200.00–208.00	202.73
2	—	635	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	525	185.00–195.00	189.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	197.00–205.00	198.16
6	—	558	190.00–197.00	194.68
7	—	406	212.00–216.00	212.58
3	—	307	230.00–235.00	231.68
2	—	608	185.00–190.00	187.51
14	—	475	205.00–211.00	207.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	187.00–192.00	189.83
16	—	480	195.00–202.00	197.14
7	—	425	206.00–210.00	208.21
12	—	383	210.00–214.00	211.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	165.00–173.00	168.27
5	—	320	210.00–214.00	212.48
4	—	488	177.00–182.00	179.54
4	—	694	145.00–155.00	152.51
4	—	370	195.00–205.00	202.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	200.00–208.00	203.95
3	—	467	167.00–177.00	170.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	212.00–218.00	213.54
7	—	326	235.00–240.00	238.56
2	—	563	187.00–192.00	189.49
3	—	420	220.00–222.00	221.32
2	—	670	182.00	182.00
9	—	384	222.00–232.00	226.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	208.00	208.00
5	—	417	234.00–236.00	234.81
1	—	610	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	204.00	204.00
4	—	368	240.00–242.00	240.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,579	85.00–89.00	85.99
4	—	1,593	92.00–96.00	93.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,276	93.00–98.00	96.41
6	—	1,298	101.00–104.00	102.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,062	76.00–80.00	79.04
14	—	980	93.00–96.00	94.48
28	—	1,125	84.00–89.00	87.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,875	129.00–134.00	131.29
4	—	1,753	118.00–122.00	119.00
4	—	1,499	103.00–105.00	104.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	540.00–660.00	600.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	—	890.00–980.00	927.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,205.00–1,270.00	1,253.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,012.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,090.00–1,170.00	1,139.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,116.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,363.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	700.00–875.00	816.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,531.25

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.