Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-06-15

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
564 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 611▲ 29 vs year ago 535 · +5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 139▲ 32 vs year ago 61 · +52.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
254 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 146▲ 177 vs year ago 77 · +229.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.36/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −67.89 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.
Average price
$132.36
91 head · 432 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459135.5262227
Medium and Large 2431134.1257845
Medium and Large 3395123.7048819thin
One grade step is worth $11.82/cwt here — about $134 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 sale91 hd
132.36
—
AL average13 barns · 1,119 hd
125.82
+6.54
This barn, trailing median10 sales
200.25
−67.89
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales
228204180156median 200.2503/0204/2706/0108/1010/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $169.83, median $200.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,64793.481,5409thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43077.001,1011thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,29474.7896820
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01160.4961219

Every lot

67 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 2260162.00/cwt162.00–162.004211
Steers—Medium and Large 2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 3425131.09/cwt127.00–135.005574
Steers—Medium and Large 2432141.56/cwt140.00–145.006126
Steers—Medium and Large 3458124.68/cwt120.00–127.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 2470135.73/cwt134.00–138.0063811
Steers—Medium and Large 1517135.78/cwt134.00–138.0070211
Steers—Medium and Large 2525130.06/cwt128.00–132.006838
Steers—Medium and Large 1563130.04/cwt129.00–133.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 2583125.49/cwt125.00–126.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 1624121.74/cwt120.00–126.007607
Steers—Medium and Large 1695119.00/cwt119.00–119.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
Steers—Medium and Large 2783108.38/cwt105.00–110.008493
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321131.01/cwt130.00–134.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3321122.76/cwt120.00–125.003947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373117.38/cwt115.00–120.004388
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413108.50/cwt107.00–115.0044811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416121.27/cwt120.00–126.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467128.17/cwt127.00–133.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480103.71/cwt100.00–105.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508116.01/cwt115.00–119.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513122.32/cwt120.00–127.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577111.71/cwt111.00–115.0064511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 367695.28/cwt90.00–97.006444
Heifers—Medium and Large 2681105.56/cwt105.00–107.007197
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225164.56/cwt160.00–170.003702
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278135.75/cwt132.00–140.003772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280155.27/cwt150.00–160.004354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310130.34/cwt130.00–131.004043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320153.81/cwt150.00–160.004925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336141.97/cwt140.00–147.0047710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365144.97/cwt144.00–147.005293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373126.70/cwt125.00–130.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382137.72/cwt135.00–139.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410138.63/cwt138.00–141.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3412121.33/cwt120.00–122.005006
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431132.70/cwt132.00–135.005724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458132.25/cwt132.00–133.006064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484115.95/cwt110.00–120.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2489126.96/cwt126.00–130.0062112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510130.02/cwt128.00–132.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527124.03/cwt123.00–126.006546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573117.04/cwt115.00–119.006712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583122.72/cwt122.00–125.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615120.51/cwt120.00–122.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715109.96/cwt107.00–113.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55295.24/cwt94.00–98.001,4783
Bulls——1,61886.40/cwt85.00–88.001,3984
Bulls——1,848105.01/cwt104.00–106.001,9412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91370.36/cwt69.00–71.006423
Cows—Lean 85-90%93955.29/cwt53.00–58.005198
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12062.00/cwt60.00–65.006948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25369.22/cwt66.00–70.0086710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33580.33/cwt78.00–82.001,07210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,040.63/cwt1,025.00–1,150.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—917.27/cwt900.00–930.00—22
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—834.29/cwt800.00–880.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—548.82/cwt530.00–570.00—17
Stock Cows—Small 3—515.00/cwt460.00–570.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,109.78/cwt1,025.00–1,175.00—46
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—825.00/cwt750.00–900.00—40

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.