Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-07-13

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 13
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
887 head
▲ 407 vs last sale 480▲ 90 vs year ago 797 · +11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 68▲ 24 vs year ago 93 · +25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
235 head
▲ 201 vs last sale 34▲ 196 vs year ago 39 · +502.6%
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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.88/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −71.37 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.
Average price
$128.88
117 head · 440 lb average
Value per head Derived
$568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410148.2560812thin
Medium and Large 2425133.1156661
Medium and Large 3470117.7455344
One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $55 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 sale117 hd
128.88
—
AL average10 barns · 924 hd
124.85
+4.03
This barn, trailing median10 sales
200.25
−71.37
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—Low1,62288.481,43511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48571.661,0646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13168.3277314
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03256.2258015

Every lot

57 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Steers—Medium and Large 2438141.94/cwt140.00–143.0062211
Steers—Medium and Large 2482132.88/cwt132.00–138.006407
Steers—Medium and Large 1523136.73/cwt131.00–139.0071511
Steers—Medium and Large 3534112.67/cwt107.00–115.006027
Steers—Medium and Large 1562125.57/cwt125.00–130.007069
Steers—Medium and Large 1616124.21/cwt118.00–125.007659
Steers—Medium and Large 1715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008443
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273127.39/cwt125.00–130.003484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373111.13/cwt110.00–117.004156
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407125.71/cwt125.00–128.0051213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3433105.97/cwt105.00–107.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480120.42/cwt118.00–124.0057814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490102.47/cwt100.00–105.005024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512116.99/cwt115.00–118.005999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517121.17/cwt120.00–122.0062615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572116.67/cwt116.00–118.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584112.84/cwt110.00–115.006597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619110.59/cwt110.00–116.0068510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631102.25/cwt100.00–108.006457
Heifers—Medium and Large 366587.52/cwt85.00–90.005822
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3292144.64/cwt140.00–147.004223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311150.17/cwt147.00–155.0046713
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335131.29/cwt130.00–134.004406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1361155.87/cwt155.00–158.005637
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365127.57/cwt125.00–130.004668
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371141.84/cwt140.00–147.005268
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408148.98/cwt145.00–153.006082
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429120.27/cwt115.00–122.005164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431130.70/cwt128.00–136.0056324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463134.99/cwt133.00–137.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467121.97/cwt120.00–127.005707
Bulls—Medium and Large 3481114.16/cwt112.00–115.005497
Bulls—Medium and Large 3539110.16/cwt107.00–112.005948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565119.41/cwt119.00–120.006755
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608111.99/cwt110.00–116.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623102.32/cwt100.00–107.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 372193.97/cwt90.00–100.006785
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27782.74/cwt82.00–86.001,0575
Bulls——1,88897.74/cwt95.00–100.001,8452
Bulls——1,92091.02/cwt89.00–93.001,7484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95953.58/cwt50.00–55.005148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06164.94/cwt63.00–67.006899
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11659.24/cwt59.00–60.006617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25874.40/cwt72.00–75.009365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48571.66/cwt70.00–73.001,0646
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/cwt1,350.00–1,550.00—12
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—912.50/cwt825.00–1,000.00—16
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—700.00/cwt650.00–725.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,425.00/cwt1,350.00–1,500.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,282.14/cwt1,250.00–1,325.00—14
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—988.00/cwt925.00–1,030.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—812.50/cwt775.00–850.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2—580.00/cwt580.00–580.00—2
Stock Cows—Small 3—520.00/cwt520.00–520.00—2

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.