Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-08-19

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 392 vs last sale 827▲ 435 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 98▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 66▲ 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeders sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $114.16/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$114.16
123 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$57
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2438116.9351248
Medium and Large 1536114.3661364
Medium and Large 3451100.9145511thin
One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale123 hd
114.16
—
AL average16 barns · 1,379 hd
112.13
+2.03
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—Average1,55369.501,0794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32659.7979320
CowsLean 85-90%Average95845.1643217

Every lot

64 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 3308140.30/cwt137.00–147.004323
Steers—Medium and Large 3385130.95/cwt129.00–135.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 2470136.63/cwt134.00–140.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 1507135.61/cwt134.00–138.006885
Steers—Medium and Large 2536132.51/cwt131.00–133.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 2557126.66/cwt125.00–128.007059
Steers—Medium and Large 1582132.38/cwt129.00–134.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 2623122.15/cwt118.00–124.0076128
Steers—Medium and Large 1670126.99/cwt125.00–129.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 2723116.32/cwt113.00–118.0084115
Steers—Medium and Large 1738124.00/cwt123.00–125.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 2795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2229131.31/cwt130.00–135.003014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266127.23/cwt125.00–130.003385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330121.13/cwt120.00–122.0040010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340113.62/cwt112.00–117.003863
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360105.43/cwt102.00–112.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379121.25/cwt120.00–126.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441119.58/cwt119.00–120.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465116.19/cwt115.00–118.0054010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513115.83/cwt115.00–117.0059412
Heifers—Medium and Large 352893.31/cwt90.00–100.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533112.49/cwt111.00–114.0060012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563113.95/cwt113.00–115.0064222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570108.96/cwt105.00–111.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625108.46/cwt107.00–110.0067811
Heifers—Medium and Large 363886.46/cwt83.00–90.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675100.28/cwt99.00–104.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218171.87/cwt170.00–175.003753
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228140.63/cwt140.00–142.003213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278164.21/cwt160.00–170.004576
Bulls—Medium and Large 3280137.43/cwt132.00–140.003853
Bulls—Medium and Large 3312123.26/cwt120.00–130.003853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323139.56/cwt137.00–142.004516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330151.85/cwt150.00–157.005017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3367118.07/cwt110.00–120.004335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381142.66/cwt140.00–148.0054410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383135.63/cwt135.00–137.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417128.46/cwt126.00–133.005369
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433135.72/cwt134.00–138.005887
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488130.47/cwt130.00–133.006376
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517116.95/cwt113.00–123.006055
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528104.39/cwt100.00–109.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534127.25/cwt125.00–130.0068011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573121.45/cwt119.00–124.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589108.75/cwt108.00–111.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 361793.11/cwt90.00–99.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625103.44/cwt101.00–106.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 271597.30/cwt96.00–101.006964
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26564.00/cwt64.00–64.008102
Bulls——1,84075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,3802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90338.86/cwt36.00–41.003517
Cows—Lean 85-90%99649.57/cwt48.00–52.0049410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29561.69/cwt60.00–63.0079912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37256.93/cwt55.00–58.007818
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,180.00/cwt1,150.00–1,200.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—970.45/cwt925.00–1,025.00—22
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—812.50/cwt750.00–875.00—16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—835.00/cwt770.00–900.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 3—700.63/cwt655.00–755.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—742.86/cwt640.00–760.00—7
Stock Cows—Small 3—432.14/cwt385.00–495.00—7

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.