Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-10-14

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 14
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
809 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 724▲ 809 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 31▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 35▲ 71 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 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on light supply. All feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold 100.00 to 150.00 higher. 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 $111.31/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$111.31
166 head · 478 lb average
Value per head Derived
$532
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468116.2254464
Medium and Large 2503109.5355177
Medium and Large 3425104.2544325
One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $102 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 sale166 hd
111.31
—
AL average14 barns · 1,662 hd
111.50
−0.18
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—Average1,77767.121,1937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,34453.827238thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53247.007203thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average99243.5043234

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318158.28/cwt157.00–162.005034
Steers—Medium and Large 2328150.19/cwt145.00–155.004936
Steers—Medium and Large 1376151.58/cwt150.00–154.005708
Steers—Medium and Large 2378141.90/cwt140.00–145.005365
Steers—Medium and Large 3393131.65/cwt130.00–135.005176
Steers—Medium and Large 3419128.32/cwt127.00–130.0053811
Steers—Medium and Large 1428144.40/cwt141.00–149.006187
Steers—Medium and Large 3465121.81/cwt120.00–126.005667
Steers—Medium and Large 1470139.00/cwt139.00–139.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 2470134.99/cwt134.00–136.006348
Steers—Medium and Large 2528128.93/cwt127.00–132.0068112
Steers—Medium and Large 1532135.50/cwt134.00–138.0072112
Steers—Medium and Large 3538118.67/cwt117.00–120.006389
Steers—Medium and Large 2569123.76/cwt123.00–126.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 1574130.15/cwt128.00–133.0074711
Steers—Medium and Large 2617122.01/cwt120.00–123.007536
Steers—Medium and Large 1618126.28/cwt126.00–128.007807
Steers—Medium and Large 3635111.09/cwt105.00–115.007055
Steers—Medium and Large 2668115.16/cwt110.00–119.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 1715123.66/cwt123.00–125.008846
Steers—Medium and Large 1784118.42/cwt116.00–122.0092810
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275125.96/cwt125.00–127.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323128.84/cwt126.00–132.004166
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325115.34/cwt112.00–119.003757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327123.70/cwt122.00–125.004047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373121.96/cwt121.00–126.0045516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377107.17/cwt102.00–110.004048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384117.74/cwt115.00–120.0045210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428116.41/cwt115.00–121.0049819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471110.84/cwt110.00–112.0052214
Heifers—Medium and Large 351098.53/cwt95.00–102.005036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522108.35/cwt107.00–110.0056621
Heifers—Medium and Large 356687.58/cwt85.00–95.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576106.26/cwt104.00–107.006128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580110.66/cwt110.00–112.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609109.14/cwt108.00–110.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627101.06/cwt95.00–104.0063410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678102.47/cwt100.00–105.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 272990.16/cwt87.00–95.006575
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276159.47/cwt158.00–160.004404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278151.18/cwt147.00–155.004204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1311154.48/cwt150.00–158.004807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326145.79/cwt142.00–147.004754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364149.26/cwt147.00–150.005434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377136.38/cwt135.00–139.005143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418143.05/cwt140.00–146.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 3419120.31/cwt117.00–125.005047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430130.95/cwt130.00–135.005635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470122.97/cwt120.00–127.0057814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522118.66/cwt118.00–120.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523113.44/cwt113.00–116.005937
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563116.52/cwt115.00–118.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568108.52/cwt105.00–112.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607111.68/cwt110.00–115.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3626102.03/cwt100.00–105.006395
Bulls—Medium and Large 368796.66/cwt92.00–99.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 373085.29/cwt82.00–92.006233
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70869.98/cwt68.00–73.001,1955
Bulls——1,95059.97/cwt58.00–62.001,1692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92238.35/cwt35.00–40.0035415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04847.57/cwt45.00–50.0049919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30350.95/cwt50.00–52.006644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38556.68/cwt55.00–58.007854
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52044.00/cwt44.00–44.006692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55553.00/cwt53.00–53.008241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/cwt900.00–900.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—575.00/cwt525.00–600.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/cwt1,000.00–1,120.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—827.50/cwt785.00–870.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 3—670.00/cwt660.00–690.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 3—577.50/cwt560.00–630.00—8

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.