Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-08-10

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 624▼ 78 vs year ago 827 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 88▲ 48 vs year ago 98 · +49.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 41▲ 51 vs year ago 66 · +77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady . Trade active with a 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 $119.21/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$119.21
150 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$11.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2475121.5757869
Medium and Large 1580119.1669164
Medium and Large 3475109.8652217thin
One grade step is worth $11.71/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 sale150 hd
119.21
—
AL average12 barns · 1,589 hd
121.10
−1.88
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—Low1,62287.651,42214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20669.4383717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31765.408617thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99856.7256629

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2345166.00/cwt166.00–166.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 3345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2363157.48/cwt155.00–160.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 2415150.55/cwt146.00–155.006252
Steers—Medium and Large 3441135.53/cwt132.00–136.005988
Steers—Medium and Large 2464144.51/cwt141.00–146.0067110
Steers—Medium and Large 2542137.54/cwt136.00–141.0074516
Steers—Medium and Large 3545132.00/cwt132.00–132.0071913
Steers—Medium and Large 3564128.65/cwt122.00–131.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1585132.00/cwt132.00–132.0077217
Steers—Medium and Large 1625129.65/cwt129.00–132.0081024
Steers—Medium and Large 3635113.00/cwt113.00–113.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1686127.14/cwt125.00–128.0087214
Steers—Medium and Large 3690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007732
Steers—Medium and Large 3718101.73/cwt100.00–105.007303
Steers—Medium and Large 1725118.33/cwt117.00–119.0085821
Steers—Medium and Large 1788116.81/cwt116.00–117.009205
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220144.00/cwt144.00–144.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290136.91/cwt136.00–142.003976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385123.05/cwt121.00–124.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386129.07/cwt128.00–136.004987
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432116.56/cwt110.00–120.005046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435123.63/cwt123.00–127.0053815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.97/cwt120.00–123.0057815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518104.88/cwt100.00–110.005434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520118.08/cwt117.00–120.0061417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525122.22/cwt121.00–123.0064225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560121.00/cwt121.00–121.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 356594.91/cwt90.00–100.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610118.18/cwt116.00–119.0072121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1692110.28/cwt110.00–112.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2692106.67/cwt106.00–107.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730107.00/cwt107.00–107.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 278097.00/cwt97.00–97.007571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326161.90/cwt160.00–170.005285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379166.32/cwt165.00–173.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389150.93/cwt148.00–155.005877
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415139.77/cwt137.00–146.0058010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481121.35/cwt120.00–130.0058414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518115.30/cwt114.00–119.005978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526122.42/cwt122.00–123.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535106.89/cwt102.00–110.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570102.00/cwt102.00–102.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573121.00/cwt120.00–122.006932
Bulls—Medium and Large 361893.26/cwt90.00–95.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638117.01/cwt116.00–118.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690112.48/cwt110.00–115.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 278896.64/cwt95.00–100.007623
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22479.76/cwt79.00–80.009764
Bulls——1,60786.71/cwt86.00–88.001,3936
Bulls——2,04396.95/cwt96.00–100.001,9814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86745.69/cwt43.00–47.003966
Cows—Lean 85-90%97557.89/cwt56.00–59.0056410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07660.91/cwt60.00–63.0065513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16068.29/cwt65.00–70.0079212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31672.17/cwt71.00–74.009505
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31765.40/cwt64.00–66.008617
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,435.71/cwt1,425.00–1,450.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—1,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—975.00/cwt975.00–975.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/cwt1,040.00–1,075.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—928.00/cwt880.00–960.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—658.33/cwt550.00–750.00—30

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.