Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-09-16

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Sep 16
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,014 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 746▲ 1,014 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 81 vs last sale 166▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 99▲ 81 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 5.00 to 8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. All feeders sold steady. 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 $113.67/cwt on 216 head.
Average price
$113.67
216 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$586
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536120.84647111
Medium and Large 2515108.9456169
Medium and Large 3455100.6545836
One grade step is worth $20.19/cwt here — about $190 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 sale216 hd
113.67
—
AL average15 barns · 1,624 hd
110.33
+3.35
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—Average1,59671.361,1399thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23449.3160918
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61147.947724thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01143.1243615

Every lot

76 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3379140.50/cwt140.00–142.005324
Steers—Medium and Large 3424132.62/cwt130.00–136.005627
Steers—Medium and Large 1436142.54/cwt139.00–144.0062110
Steers—Medium and Large 1483132.31/cwt130.00–136.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 2513129.25/cwt129.00–130.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520142.75/cwt142.75–142.7574228
Steers—Medium and Large 3532122.83/cwt116.00–126.006536
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560134.00/cwt134.00–134.0075016
Steers—Medium and Large 2566125.59/cwt125.00–127.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1573129.59/cwt129.00–130.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605139.50/cwt139.50–139.5084435
Steers—Medium and Large 2624118.21/cwt117.00–122.007384
Steers—Medium and Large 1639127.79/cwt126.00–129.0081710
Steers—Medium and Large 2666109.51/cwt107.00–117.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1675125.03/cwt124.00–126.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685136.50/cwt136.50–136.5093542
Steers—Medium and Large 1757120.74/cwt118.00–121.0091412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3324113.96/cwt111.00–116.003695
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374107.63/cwt105.00–110.0040311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388117.25/cwt117.00–118.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409117.85/cwt117.00–120.0048214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418101.59/cwt100.00–104.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 347896.66/cwt94.00–100.004627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482112.41/cwt110.00–115.0054232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490125.00/cwt125.00–125.0061318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517108.74/cwt105.00–110.0056219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525112.40/cwt111.00–116.0059010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565129.00/cwt129.00–129.0072945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566102.74/cwt102.00–103.005828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575108.76/cwt107.00–111.0062515
Heifers—Medium and Large 358792.68/cwt90.00–94.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624105.87/cwt105.00–107.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 362783.65/cwt82.00–87.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668100.48/cwt99.00–102.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 271390.47/cwt88.00–98.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 378078.00/cwt75.00–81.006082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225151.06/cwt148.00–154.003405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265152.00/cwt152.00–152.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278140.52/cwt138.00–143.003914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316122.06/cwt120.00–125.003865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321144.42/cwt138.00–148.004648
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330131.67/cwt130.00–137.004354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388127.18/cwt124.00–130.004937
Bulls—Medium and Large 3389111.90/cwt110.00–118.004354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1393133.51/cwt132.00–135.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425127.95/cwt126.00–130.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427119.42/cwt117.00–122.005109
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440102.26/cwt99.00–109.004503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461119.97/cwt117.00–126.005535
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483114.32/cwt114.00–116.005526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508116.00/cwt115.00–117.005894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517112.09/cwt110.00–114.0058016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006386
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571106.99/cwt105.00–110.0061111
Bulls—Medium and Large 357595.97/cwt95.00–97.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633107.52/cwt106.00–110.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 263597.65/cwt96.00–102.006207
Bulls—Medium and Large 363888.54/cwt85.00–92.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 267093.00/cwt93.00–93.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680102.96/cwt101.00–105.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 368381.68/cwt80.00–85.005583
Bulls—Medium and Large 277588.05/cwt86.00–90.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 178099.00/cwt99.00–99.007721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58069.01/cwt68.00–70.001,0906
Bulls——1,62876.07/cwt75.00–78.001,2383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98038.15/cwt35.00–40.003745
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01044.00/cwt44.00–44.004442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03046.01/cwt45.00–47.004748
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06652.13/cwt50.00–55.0055610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44545.79/cwt42.00–48.006628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61147.94/cwt47.00–51.007724
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,020.83/cwt950.00–1,100.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—830.56/cwt775.00–875.00—18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/cwt910.00–970.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—748.00/cwt700.00–780.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—691.43/cwt620.00–720.00—14

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.