Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-06-22

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 22
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 564▼ 241 vs year ago 721 · −33.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 93▼ 32 vs year ago 100 · −32.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 220 vs last sale 254▼ 42 vs year ago 76 · −55.3%
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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 mostly 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 $113.15/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$113.15
96 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.26
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537122.8866027
Medium and Large 2433122.6653127
Medium and Large 1-2935101.0094424
Medium and Large 3460100.4946218thin
One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $198 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 sale96 hd
113.15
—
AL average11 barns · 1,071 hd
116.41
−3.26
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—Average1,67191.561,53016
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,39876.591,07018
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47072.001,0581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01659.4460416

Every lot

60 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 3332148.69/cwt148.00–150.004943
Steers—Medium and Large 2345156.00/cwt156.00–156.005381
Steers—Medium and Large 2385153.54/cwt152.00–155.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 3390148.00/cwt148.00–148.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 2418148.29/cwt147.00–151.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 3425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006046
Steers—Medium and Large 2490139.30/cwt139.00–142.0068310
Steers—Medium and Large 1511137.17/cwt136.00–141.0070115
Steers—Medium and Large 2576127.46/cwt125.00–129.007345
Steers—Medium and Large 1578133.64/cwt133.00–135.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1608128.33/cwt127.00–131.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 2635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007757
Steers—Medium and Large 2672112.93/cwt110.00–119.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317133.31/cwt131.00–137.004235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376127.54/cwt126.00–130.004808
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378106.96/cwt105.00–115.004045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.04/cwt119.00–125.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443103.51/cwt102.00–105.004592
Heifers—Medium and Large 3457100.86/cwt100.00–102.004617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483127.73/cwt127.00–129.006178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508115.51/cwt115.00–117.005874
Heifers—Medium and Large 351098.49/cwt97.00–100.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519124.51/cwt123.00–127.006468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576119.12/cwt118.00–120.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613116.52/cwt116.00–118.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631107.68/cwt106.00–113.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 363881.99/cwt79.00–85.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open935101.00/cwt101.00–101.0094424
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317146.40/cwt145.00–150.004647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329157.36/cwt155.00–165.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370152.60/cwt150.00–155.0056510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370137.60/cwt135.00–145.005098
Bulls—Medium and Large 3381128.08/cwt120.00–130.004885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405147.00/cwt147.00–147.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418116.98/cwt115.00–118.004893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463128.69/cwt127.00–132.005966
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484114.17/cwt110.00–115.005536
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537105.42/cwt100.00–108.005663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543120.75/cwt120.00–127.006569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635115.64/cwt115.00–119.007346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670112.46/cwt110.00–115.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708103.00/cwt102.00–104.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 372390.61/cwt86.00–95.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 277895.26/cwt93.00–100.007413
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44477.47/cwt76.00–78.001,1197
Bulls——1,844100.65/cwt99.00–104.001,8567
Bulls——1,860109.08/cwt108.00–110.002,0292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98555.69/cwt53.00–57.005499
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05664.25/cwt63.00–67.006787
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12364.35/cwt62.00–67.007234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42687.23/cwt87.00–88.001,2444
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49677.23/cwt76.00–79.001,15510
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/cwt1,000.00–1,125.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—866.67/cwt800.00–900.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—708.33/cwt625.00–725.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—838.33/cwt785.00–945.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—740.00/cwt700.00–780.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—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.