Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-07-22

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 22
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
666 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 797▲ 666 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 93▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 39▲ 53 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 classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $121.51/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$121.51
133 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$80
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2451123.0155573
Medium and Large 1561120.3567525
Medium and Large 3399119.1947535
One grade step is worth $3.82/cwt here — about $80 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 sale133 hd
121.51
—
AL average14 barns · 1,632 hd
120.97
+0.54
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—High1,67680.601,35114
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23362.0176529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01851.7252727

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321163.76/cwt160.00–169.005266
Steers—Medium and Large 3325146.82/cwt144.00–150.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 3375139.40/cwt138.00–142.005233
Steers—Medium and Large 2379154.70/cwt148.00–158.005866
Steers—Medium and Large 2419142.25/cwt141.00–146.005969
Steers—Medium and Large 3433129.97/cwt125.00–135.005638
Steers—Medium and Large 2456138.50/cwt138.00–141.006326
Steers—Medium and Large 2520133.38/cwt132.00–136.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 1522141.80/cwt139.00–143.0074010
Steers—Medium and Large 1570136.73/cwt136.00–139.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 1627130.00/cwt127.00–136.0081511
Steers—Medium and Large 3628121.52/cwt120.00–123.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 3664112.24/cwt110.00–119.007454
Steers—Medium and Large 1680124.03/cwt122.00–125.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1733118.97/cwt116.00–122.008724
Steers—Medium and Large 1785111.97/cwt110.00–114.008792
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2238141.66/cwt141.00–142.003373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265138.98/cwt138.00–140.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270133.11/cwt131.00–135.003594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320133.19/cwt132.00–137.004264
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333124.50/cwt120.00–129.0041514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384127.71/cwt127.00–130.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.53/cwt125.00–127.0052117
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424114.94/cwt112.00–117.0048710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462121.89/cwt120.00–125.0056317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520116.98/cwt114.00–119.0060814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528110.01/cwt109.00–111.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534123.22/cwt123.00–124.0065813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564119.42/cwt117.00–123.006747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587111.79/cwt111.00–113.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618102.28/cwt100.00–107.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620114.26/cwt114.00–115.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655114.00/cwt114.00–114.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732106.63/cwt105.00–110.007813
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323151.04/cwt146.00–156.004884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333165.84/cwt160.00–170.0055211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359152.99/cwt152.00–157.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369136.15/cwt135.00–137.005025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370142.86/cwt140.00–146.0052914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424136.76/cwt135.00–138.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 3427128.73/cwt127.00–132.0055012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431143.13/cwt141.00–151.006178
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470134.48/cwt134.00–135.006324
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473119.73/cwt117.00–124.0056617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.99/cwt127.00–133.006819
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533110.48/cwt107.00–116.005895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635118.73/cwt117.00–127.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2691110.21/cwt108.00–117.007624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725106.51/cwt105.00–108.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2783101.98/cwt100.00–104.007994
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35374.11/cwt72.00–76.001,0036
Bulls——1,91885.47/cwt84.00–87.001,6398
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00356.72/cwt54.00–58.0056917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04443.22/cwt40.00–45.0045110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16159.05/cwt56.00–60.0068612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28464.10/cwt62.00–67.0082317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.91/cwt860.00–950.00—11
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—770.00/cwt720.00–820.00—12
Bred Cows—Small 3—724.09/cwt705.00–740.00—11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,100.00–1,300.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—960.00/cwt900.00–990.00—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.