Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-07-20

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 20
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▼ 271 vs last sale 887▼ 50 vs year ago 666 · −7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 117▼ 38 vs year ago 142 · −26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 204 vs last sale 235▼ 22 vs year ago 53 · −41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a limited supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.99/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$117.99
167 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$611
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561120.0667471
Medium and Large 2513117.8460567
Medium and Large 3420113.2747629
One grade step is worth $6.79/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 sale167 hd
117.99
—
AL average11 barns · 1,051 hd
118.09
−0.09
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—Average1,41181.061,14417
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21773.3989319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40765.659243thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04959.8462814

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1378156.53/cwt155.00–158.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 3415134.73/cwt132.00–141.005597
Steers—Medium and Large 1420147.00/cwt147.00–147.006171
Steers—Medium and Large 1465143.00/cwt143.00–143.006653
Steers—Medium and Large 2493140.49/cwt140.00–142.006938
Steers—Medium and Large 1519138.30/cwt138.00–142.0071813
Steers—Medium and Large 2523135.01/cwt130.00–137.0070617
Steers—Medium and Large 3538123.75/cwt117.00–127.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 2571123.84/cwt122.00–128.0070710
Steers—Medium and Large 1588134.06/cwt134.00–135.0078817
Steers—Medium and Large 3628113.08/cwt110.00–116.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1634131.51/cwt130.00–134.0083420
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665132.00/cwt132.00–132.0087817
Steers—Medium and Large 1695126.00/cwt126.00–126.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1741123.21/cwt121.00–126.009139
Steers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1775119.00/cwt119.00–119.009222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3238136.71/cwt130.00–140.003253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272123.95/cwt122.00–128.003373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3314118.03/cwt115.00–120.003718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341130.48/cwt130.00–132.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367133.77/cwt133.00–135.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369127.29/cwt127.00–128.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407125.29/cwt125.00–127.005107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418110.23/cwt105.00–113.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435128.65/cwt128.00–130.005603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.51/cwt123.00–124.0058414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475127.00/cwt127.00–127.0060310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528126.07/cwt126.00–127.0066613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528119.61/cwt118.00–120.0063210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555114.00/cwt114.00–114.006338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1593118.25/cwt118.00–123.0070119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616114.98/cwt114.00–118.0070812
Heifers—Medium and Large 362799.70/cwt97.00–103.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639107.27/cwt107.00–110.0068511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680102.01/cwt100.00–104.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1716103.81/cwt102.00–106.007439
Heifers—Medium and Large 271895.98/cwt95.00–97.006894
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270168.42/cwt167.00–170.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3313127.68/cwt125.00–135.004004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328161.09/cwt157.00–165.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2343152.52/cwt150.00–155.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363148.24/cwt147.00–150.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377155.64/cwt155.00–157.005876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418146.47/cwt142.00–151.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420120.63/cwt117.00–124.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428134.35/cwt130.00–140.0057516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473122.99/cwt120.00–130.0058217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520107.00/cwt107.00–107.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533118.62/cwt116.00–120.0063213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608116.44/cwt116.00–119.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628110.65/cwt110.00–114.006956
Bulls—Medium and Large 2656102.51/cwt100.00–110.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678113.96/cwt112.00–116.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 277292.61/cwt90.00–98.007153
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,01872.52/cwt70.00–75.007388
Bulls——1,63186.10/cwt84.00–89.001,4045
Bulls——1,92391.82/cwt91.00–94.001,7664
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01467.28/cwt64.00–69.006828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01963.11/cwt61.00–64.006437
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05257.67/cwt57.00–58.006076
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24550.00/cwt50.00–50.006231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36577.83/cwt75.00–80.001,06211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40765.65/cwt65.00–66.009243
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,030.00/cwt1,000.00–1,075.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—750.00/cwt675.00–825.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—823.75/cwt785.00–940.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—601.43/cwt550.00–670.00—7

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.