Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-06-24

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 24
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
721 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 535▲ 721 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 61▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 77▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.53/cwt on 125 head.
Average price
$115.53
125 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$128
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.49
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2490116.8357255
Medium and Large 1548115.9263545
Medium and Large 3397111.9744425
One grade step is worth $4.85/cwt here — about $128 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 sale125 hd
115.53
—
AL average12 barns · 1,339 hd
119.02
−3.49
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,68174.031,2458thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03461.5863731
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61555.008881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00547.6347927

Every lot

52 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320162.00/cwt162.00–162.005182
Steers—Medium and Large 2370145.72/cwt143.00–149.005395
Steers—Medium and Large 3384132.93/cwt130.00–138.005108
Steers—Medium and Large 2415138.99/cwt137.00–142.0057711
Steers—Medium and Large 3464129.26/cwt129.00–130.006004
Steers—Medium and Large 2475134.21/cwt133.00–136.0063710
Steers—Medium and Large 2521131.78/cwt131.00–132.006879
Steers—Medium and Large 2558129.53/cwt128.00–130.0072313
Steers—Medium and Large 3568124.03/cwt116.00–126.007045
Steers—Medium and Large 2613124.85/cwt120.00–128.0076510
Steers—Medium and Large 2678111.29/cwt109.00–116.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 2765107.03/cwt105.00–109.008194
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3277125.34/cwt122.00–127.003477
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338121.36/cwt120.00–122.004103
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373113.81/cwt110.00–120.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388127.30/cwt125.00–135.004948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414123.28/cwt123.00–125.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477120.17/cwt115.00–123.0057321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489103.93/cwt100.00–110.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515119.54/cwt116.00–123.0061629
Heifers—Medium and Large 353193.84/cwt90.00–100.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539111.43/cwt109.00–114.006019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567106.67/cwt106.00–108.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570112.51/cwt112.00–114.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621108.31/cwt106.00–112.0067312
Heifers—Medium and Large 262299.67/cwt95.00–103.006207
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3267149.62/cwt145.00–151.003997
Bulls—Medium and Large 2274156.71/cwt155.00–158.004295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328158.47/cwt158.00–159.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329142.24/cwt138.00–145.004688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2359145.33/cwt143.00–151.005227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363155.73/cwt155.00–158.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380134.67/cwt130.00–138.0051210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2407137.01/cwt135.00–140.005585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463131.98/cwt131.00–135.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467123.36/cwt118.00–128.0057610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573112.42/cwt109.00–116.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668102.38/cwt96.00–106.006846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52267.25/cwt65.00–69.001,0245
Bulls——1,93583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,6062
Bulls——1,97090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,7731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94444.26/cwt43.00–45.0041816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00559.74/cwt58.00–61.0060021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09452.52/cwt50.00–54.0057511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09665.44/cwt64.00–68.0071710
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61555.00/cwt55.00–55.008881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt910.00–955.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—763.75/cwt730.00–775.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—715.00/cwt700.00–735.00—14
Bred Cows—Small 3—616.11/cwt530.00–685.00—9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—930.00/cwt900.00–1,050.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—792.50/cwt740.00–875.00—20

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.