Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-08-12

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 12
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 209 vs last sale 1,036▲ 827 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 91▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 37▲ 66 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 steady. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $109.63/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$109.63
172 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$566
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$100
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1332137.234568thin
Medium and Large 2518112.5458374
Medium and Large 3530104.7855690
One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale172 hd
109.63
—
AL average15 barns · 2,002 hd
116.85
−7.22
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—Low1,51468.921,0448thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24259.6174022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46556.008201thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05448.7051334

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318158.96/cwt158.00–160.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1385152.47/cwt150.00–155.005872
Steers—Medium and Large 2387140.67/cwt140.00–142.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1409140.71/cwt140.00–145.005767
Steers—Medium and Large 3421126.16/cwt121.00–129.005315
Steers—Medium and Large 2428135.00/cwt133.00–138.0057812
Steers—Medium and Large 3468120.51/cwt120.00–121.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1476134.95/cwt133.00–137.006429
Steers—Medium and Large 2478128.83/cwt127.00–132.006168
Steers—Medium and Large 1516130.20/cwt129.00–133.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 3517113.73/cwt110.00–119.005885
Steers—Medium and Large 2522126.34/cwt126.00–127.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 2576123.42/cwt120.00–125.0071118
Steers—Medium and Large 1585129.00/cwt129.00–129.0075515
Steers—Medium and Large 2627118.27/cwt118.00–120.0074225
Steers—Medium and Large 2667113.68/cwt112.00–117.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 1683123.40/cwt123.00–124.0084315
Steers—Medium and Large 2715110.51/cwt110.00–111.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 2770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1223138.45/cwt137.00–140.003092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288132.02/cwt130.00–134.003802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320119.98/cwt118.00–122.003846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367127.30/cwt126.00–129.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370119.38/cwt118.00–124.004427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409117.54/cwt116.00–118.0048113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414112.66/cwt112.00–115.0046612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459113.48/cwt112.00–116.0052115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481108.98/cwt105.00–111.0052432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579102.62/cwt100.00–105.0059415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588110.89/cwt110.00–111.0065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618107.91/cwt104.00–110.0066721
Heifers—Medium and Large 362797.11/cwt95.00–100.0060912
Heifers—Medium and Large 369393.49/cwt93.00–95.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 371988.05/cwt85.00–92.006339
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1287163.88/cwt162.00–168.004703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325153.22/cwt148.00–157.0049811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333139.56/cwt137.00–145.004656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361144.43/cwt140.00–146.0052112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378132.48/cwt130.00–135.005018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408125.99/cwt125.00–127.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418131.83/cwt129.00–139.005519
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422119.65/cwt118.00–122.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470114.78/cwt110.00–117.0053912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481124.95/cwt124.00–128.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514120.50/cwt120.00–123.006196
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516107.97/cwt105.00–110.005575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3569103.61/cwt100.00–105.005907
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581117.99/cwt117.00–119.006867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588121.00/cwt120.00–122.007112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613119.51/cwt119.00–120.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 361996.06/cwt90.00–100.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.38/cwt109.00–116.0070212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674103.46/cwt100.00–108.006977
Bulls—Medium and Large 272098.52/cwt97.00–100.007094
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39864.40/cwt64.00–65.009006
Bulls——1,86382.48/cwt82.00–83.001,5372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03944.27/cwt42.00–47.0046016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06852.64/cwt50.00–55.0056218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08855.66/cwt53.00–57.0060612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42764.34/cwt63.00–68.0091810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46556.00/cwt56.00–56.008201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—835.71/cwt800.00–925.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 3—770.00/cwt740.00–800.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—954.29/cwt910.00–1,025.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—854.50/cwt800.00–880.00—20
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—674.29/cwt655.00–700.00—7
Stock Cows—Small 3—550.00/cwt530.00–560.00—12

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.