Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-06-08

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 8
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
611 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 800▲ 245 vs year ago 366 · +66.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 103▲ 50 vs year ago 89 · +56.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 48▲ 104 vs year ago 42 · +247.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.23/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$119.23
130 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517121.3462851
Medium and Large 2505120.1460768
Medium and Large 3506103.8052511thin
One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $103 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 sale130 hd
119.23
—
AL average11 barns · 1,037 hd
118.95
+0.28
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—Low1,72388.861,53117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50374.771,1245thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14971.1981823
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03659.4661626

Every lot

63 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 1455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006642
Steers—Medium and Large 1512139.13/cwt139.00–141.0071216
Steers—Medium and Large 2580131.00/cwt131.00–131.007601
Steers—Medium and Large 1592133.19/cwt133.00–136.0078815
Steers—Medium and Large 1605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2638125.48/cwt124.00–127.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 2680117.03/cwt115.00–119.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1684126.09/cwt122.00–129.0086219
Steers—Medium and Large 2763108.50/cwt108.00–109.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1985116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1433
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215150.64/cwt150.00–152.003243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2286144.46/cwt144.00–147.004136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2344141.59/cwt141.00–144.004875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366127.69/cwt127.00–137.0046715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368113.71/cwt112.00–119.004184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418108.69/cwt107.00–112.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419127.81/cwt127.00–137.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421123.57/cwt122.00–125.0052011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472124.91/cwt124.00–127.0059013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511120.44/cwt120.00–123.0061514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515114.90/cwt110.00–117.005927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578115.72/cwt115.00–118.006694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608111.00/cwt110.00–112.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613106.01/cwt105.00–107.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 370990.22/cwt85.00–92.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777103.33/cwt100.00–105.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008754
Heifers—Medium and Large 284095.00/cwt95.00–95.0079814
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263158.06/cwt157.00–160.004163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335149.59/cwt147.00–155.005019
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335124.93/cwt120.00–130.004192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384139.90/cwt138.00–147.005379
Bulls—Medium and Large 2412131.49/cwt130.00–135.005427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413139.18/cwt138.00–144.005755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420112.41/cwt110.00–120.004724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463128.52/cwt127.00–130.005954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467134.16/cwt132.00–135.0062714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512128.51/cwt128.00–131.006586
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558125.72/cwt125.00–126.0070211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583120.51/cwt120.00–121.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618119.49/cwt119.00–120.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660117.49/cwt116.00–119.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710113.00/cwt113.00–113.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 371898.93/cwt95.00–103.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33872.08/cwt70.00–75.009644
Bulls——1,53287.39/cwt86.00–90.001,3396
Bulls——2,10699.72/cwt99.00–104.002,1007
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87345.04/cwt44.00–49.003935
Cows—Lean 85-90%89457.31/cwt55.00–59.005127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04870.32/cwt68.00–73.007378
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06861.82/cwt61.00–66.006606
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16665.68/cwt64.00–68.0076614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29378.22/cwt76.00–81.001,0119
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50374.77/cwt74.00–76.001,1245
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—550.00/cwt500.00–650.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,278.57/cwt1,225.00–1,300.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,006.25/cwt950.00–1,025.00—8
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—878.57/cwt850.00–900.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—945.00/cwt900.00–990.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—841.25/cwt815.00–885.00—8
Bred Cows—Small 3—700.00/cwt600.00–750.00—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.