Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-01-06

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 6
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
662 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 635▲ 662 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 77 vs last sale 168▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 105▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.54/cwt on 110 head.
Average price
$127.54
110 head · 433 lb average
Value per head Derived
$553
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474130.4761954
Medium and Large 2410126.7152041
Medium and Large 3349119.2341615thin
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $203 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
127.54
—
AL average4 barns · 376 hd
127.34
+0.20
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—Average1,74975.311,31710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44961.4589019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51060.009062thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02744.4745722

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223196.91/cwt190.00–205.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 2235172.34/cwt170.00–180.004054
Steers—Medium and Large 3315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 2329165.22/cwt165.00–167.005449
Steers—Medium and Large 1335181.62/cwt180.00–185.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 1392172.42/cwt170.00–176.006765
Steers—Medium and Large 1417168.59/cwt166.00–170.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 3427136.64/cwt130.00–140.005836
Steers—Medium and Large 2465153.59/cwt147.00–157.007143
Steers—Medium and Large 1516149.37/cwt146.00–153.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 2587131.07/cwt130.00–140.007699
Steers—Medium and Large 2655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 2738121.58/cwt120.00–128.008975
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235135.00/cwt135.00–135.003172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269137.78/cwt137.00–140.003714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273130.06/cwt129.00–132.003553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318122.46/cwt120.00–127.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330137.11/cwt136.00–140.004527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334132.85/cwt132.00–135.004447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378135.41/cwt135.00–136.005125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378116.87/cwt110.00–120.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388130.64/cwt128.00–132.005079
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413132.75/cwt130.00–135.0054813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415125.29/cwt122.00–126.0052012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458128.49/cwt127.00–130.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465102.58/cwt100.00–110.004774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516124.04/cwt123.00–127.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2541117.48/cwt117.00–120.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545132.00/cwt132.00–132.007199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565109.93/cwt106.00–112.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571120.58/cwt120.00–123.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630127.00/cwt127.00–127.008006
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230190.00/cwt190.00–190.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288173.96/cwt170.00–180.005015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320178.60/cwt176.00–183.0057210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333161.93/cwt157.00–167.005399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371168.81/cwt167.00–172.006266
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418159.69/cwt158.00–162.006687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423150.15/cwt145.00–155.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481137.85/cwt136.00–141.0066312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508140.52/cwt137.00–144.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543129.02/cwt124.00–134.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563102.53/cwt100.00–105.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572130.93/cwt125.00–134.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2589118.21/cwt117.00–122.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615122.98/cwt121.00–125.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 363397.51/cwt95.00–100.006172
Bulls—Medium and Large 365590.00/cwt90.00–90.005901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660108.53/cwt105.00–112.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735102.00/cwt102.00–102.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 373585.00/cwt85.00–85.006252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54669.79/cwt68.00–71.001,0795
Bulls——1,64083.55/cwt82.00–85.001,3702
Bulls——2,16079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,7063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99746.34/cwt45.00–48.004627
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01632.71/cwt30.00–35.003327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06353.12/cwt51.00–55.005658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41063.77/cwt61.00–65.0089912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51060.00/cwt60.00–60.009062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51557.47/cwt55.00–59.008717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,017.50/cwt975.00–1,060.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/cwt900.00–950.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—801.67/cwt760.00–885.00—9
Bred Cows—Small 3—558.57/cwt510.00–680.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—903.57/cwt875.00–975.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—683.33/cwt625.00–800.00—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.