Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-07-15

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 708▲ 797 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 161▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 78▲ 39 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 sold mostly steady, bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.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 $115.34/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$115.34
214 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$365
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$15.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.12
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2504120.83608101
Medium and Large 1681114.9178244
Medium and Large 3433109.7047532
Medium and Large 1-2920105.7797337
One grade step is worth $15.06/cwt here — about −$365 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 sale214 hd
115.34
—
AL average15 barns · 1,805 hd
119.46
−4.12
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—Average1,48772.541,07926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17659.8370419
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30557.007442thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97745.0644018

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2421143.26/cwt142.00–144.006038
Steers—Medium and Large 2471139.98/cwt139.00–141.006598
Steers—Medium and Large 1485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007039
Steers—Medium and Large 2508138.32/cwt137.00–139.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 1532142.09/cwt141.00–145.0075620
Steers—Medium and Large 2573135.12/cwt132.00–136.007747
Steers—Medium and Large 1581138.92/cwt137.00–141.0080713
Steers—Medium and Large 1612133.01/cwt132.00–135.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 2618127.57/cwt124.00–131.007884
Steers—Medium and Large 1679127.98/cwt124.00–132.008697
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3327117.88/cwt115.00–120.0038511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.44/cwt110.00–115.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423127.91/cwt126.00–130.0054122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435108.84/cwt105.00–110.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467123.32/cwt121.00–126.0057636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523123.01/cwt122.00–124.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523103.31/cwt100.00–105.005406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533119.18/cwt118.00–121.0063520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564119.06/cwt118.00–122.0067115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580114.98/cwt113.00–117.0066710
Heifers—Medium and Large 361296.78/cwt92.00–100.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.98/cwt109.00–112.006949
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663104.45/cwt100.00–109.006934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790108.83/cwt108.00–114.0086017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920105.77/cwt103.00–109.0097337
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2283159.88/cwt155.00–163.004529
Bulls—Medium and Large 3326133.21/cwt132.00–138.004345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327161.21/cwt157.00–166.0052711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332146.90/cwt141.00–151.004888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372150.33/cwt147.00–155.0055912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379136.20/cwt132.00–140.005168
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388125.03/cwt120.00–130.004852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410142.01/cwt140.00–146.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438118.13/cwt110.00–120.005175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470129.38/cwt126.00–132.0060813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480136.61/cwt133.00–140.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521128.18/cwt126.00–132.0066817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525121.11/cwt115.00–124.006366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1556124.40/cwt124.00–126.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617121.96/cwt120.00–123.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3632102.03/cwt100.00–110.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667114.99/cwt114.00–117.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675107.99/cwt105.00–112.007295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1709107.78/cwt106.00–113.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1783103.00/cwt102.00–104.008062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35566.10/cwt65.00–68.0089613
Bulls——1,61978.97/cwt78.00–80.001,27913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97042.14/cwt40.00–45.0040914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00055.26/cwt53.00–58.005534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08657.74/cwt56.00–59.0062712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30557.00/cwt57.00–57.007442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33163.42/cwt61.00–65.008447
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,296.67/cwt1,210.00–1,340.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.91/cwt845.00–940.00—11
Bred Cows—Small 3—771.25/cwt750.00–835.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 3—672.73/cwt640.00–700.00—11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,158.33/cwt1,125.00–1,225.00—6

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.