Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2019-11-11

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 737▲ 835 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 77▲ 86 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 86▲ 62 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 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady,steers and bulls 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 $110.66/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$110.66
110 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$550
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495114.7256822
Medium and Large 2499111.9755867
Medium and Large 3493102.2450421
One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $64 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 sale110 hd
110.66
—
AL average16 barns · 2,238 hd
112.54
−1.88
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—Average1,83676.291,40014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,50860.9591915
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58956.148927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06048.9351923

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1421140.17/cwt138.00–145.005904
Steers—Medium and Large 3443129.51/cwt128.00–131.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1461137.25/cwt137.00–138.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 2488133.68/cwt133.00–135.006523
Steers—Medium and Large 3508126.34/cwt125.00–127.006426
Steers—Medium and Large 2521131.59/cwt131.00–132.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1566134.24/cwt133.00–135.007608
Steers—Medium and Large 3570122.57/cwt120.00–125.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 2582130.60/cwt130.00–131.007605
Steers—Medium and Large 1610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Steers—Medium and Large 2625124.25/cwt119.00–127.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 3658113.98/cwt110.00–115.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 1660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Steers—Medium and Large 3745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 3765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 2790116.00/cwt116.00–116.009162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3278114.86/cwt110.00–117.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280130.45/cwt129.00–132.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326124.27/cwt122.00–128.004059
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382118.45/cwt117.00–120.004527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383121.49/cwt121.00–122.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412114.83/cwt112.00–117.0047315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413119.50/cwt119.00–120.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425107.38/cwt105.00–110.004566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483115.28/cwt115.00–116.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508114.50/cwt114.00–115.005824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526109.20/cwt108.00–111.0057410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540100.98/cwt100.00–103.005453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555111.00/cwt111.00–111.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577106.68/cwt106.00–108.006169
Heifers—Medium and Large 358397.53/cwt90.00–99.005696
Heifers—Medium and Large 361590.00/cwt90.00–90.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686103.78/cwt102.00–105.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 273098.99/cwt97.00–100.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 277592.05/cwt90.00–94.007132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328152.31/cwt150.00–157.005003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332173.47/cwt170.00–175.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338140.98/cwt140.00–142.004774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357164.03/cwt160.00–170.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368146.40/cwt142.00–150.0053912
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380135.94/cwt130.00–140.005177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1409144.27/cwt142.00–150.005907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420124.61/cwt120.00–127.005236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427134.95/cwt133.00–141.005769
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460128.64/cwt126.00–131.0059211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466118.09/cwt115.00–120.005508
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530107.25/cwt105.00–112.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575121.17/cwt119.00–126.006979
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580102.52/cwt100.00–105.005954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672108.98/cwt107.00–110.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 371592.27/cwt89.00–97.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54663.06/cwt62.00–66.009754
Bulls——1,89578.76/cwt76.00–80.001,4936
Bulls——2,03685.80/cwt85.00–88.001,7474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99048.55/cwt46.00–49.004817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05038.00/cwt35.00–39.003994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10552.79/cwt51.00–55.0058312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44658.20/cwt57.00–60.008428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,57964.10/cwt63.00–65.001,0127
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58956.14/cwt55.00–57.008927
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt860.00–890.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—810.00/cwt770.00–830.00—6
Bred Cows—Small 3—715.00/cwt660.00–770.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—405.00/cwt350.00–460.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,033.33/cwt900.00–1,100.00—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.