Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-04-20

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 20
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 386 vs last sale 609▲ 223 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 242▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 80▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.57/cwt on 67 head.
Average price
$106.57
67 head · 582 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.60
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557112.5462729
Medium and Large 2601104.0062532
Medium and Large 360191.445506thin
One grade step is worth $21.10/cwt here — about $77 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 sale67 hd
106.57
—
AL average11 barns · 698 hd
114.17
−7.60
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—Low1,43785.481,2288thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,36467.8492520
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63060.969942thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97453.6152223

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3280137.00/cwt137.00–137.003842
Steers—Medium and Large 2340151.00/cwt151.00–151.005131
Steers—Medium and Large 3388134.99/cwt134.00–136.005242
Steers—Medium and Large 2433141.26/cwt140.00–144.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 3485117.29/cwt115.00–122.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 2492133.97/cwt133.00–140.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 2522128.34/cwt128.00–130.006706
Steers—Medium and Large 1535134.73/cwt134.00–137.007214
Steers—Medium and Large 3570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 2580126.01/cwt125.00–127.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 1618124.48/cwt123.00–129.007694
Steers—Medium and Large 2670116.48/cwt114.00–119.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 3695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007441
Steers—Medium and Large 2718110.49/cwt110.00–111.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1720116.53/cwt115.00–121.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2767106.34/cwt105.00–107.008163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318137.98/cwt137.00–139.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375134.49/cwt134.00–135.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408127.66/cwt127.00–129.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425118.55/cwt117.00–120.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466117.73/cwt117.00–120.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485111.70/cwt111.00–114.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 352399.42/cwt97.00–102.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536107.58/cwt107.00–110.005775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565111.00/cwt111.00–111.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 357393.39/cwt90.00–97.005352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586103.73/cwt102.00–105.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630103.53/cwt103.00–106.0065211
Heifers—Medium and Large 365585.00/cwt85.00–85.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668100.65/cwt99.00–102.0067211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733100.38/cwt100.00–102.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 274095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 376078.00/cwt78.00–78.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 278389.00/cwt88.00–90.006972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295162.00/cwt162.00–162.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358149.50/cwt149.00–150.005352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375141.30/cwt140.00–142.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415140.98/cwt140.00–142.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433137.32/cwt136.00–138.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468137.46/cwt136.00–139.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475116.04/cwt115.00–117.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481129.53/cwt128.00–130.006234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509120.86/cwt119.00–128.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520110.05/cwt105.00–115.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578116.97/cwt115.00–119.006764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607110.84/cwt110.00–115.006736
Bulls—Medium and Large 361893.26/cwt90.00–100.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 265896.99/cwt95.00–99.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 276892.49/cwt90.00–95.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17581.00/cwt81.00–81.009522
Bulls——1,51786.37/cwt86.00–88.001,3105
Bulls——1,56090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,4041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90538.00/cwt38.00–38.003441
Cows—Lean 85-90%94044.59/cwt41.00–45.004199
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00361.06/cwt59.00–62.0061213
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33664.10/cwt62.00–66.008569
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38770.90/cwt69.00–72.0098311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63060.96/cwt60.00–62.009942
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—469.00/cwt400.00–515.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—828.75/cwt800.00–915.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—643.33/cwt625.00–680.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—640.00/cwt640.00–640.00—1

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.