Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2020-10-12

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
913 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 821▲ 104 vs year ago 809 · +12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 60▲ 79 vs year ago 77 · +102.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 81▲ 27 vs year ago 71 · +38.0%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.80/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$110.80
124 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$512
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$175
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1448117.7852729
Medium and Large 2502110.5255574
Medium and Large 3345102.1735221
One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $175 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 sale124 hd
110.80
—
AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd
114.71
−3.90
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—Low1,53269.351,06317
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,36550.9369525
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46348.507094thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97543.3842328

Every lot

81 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265131.60/cwt130.00–135.003493
Steers—Medium and Large 1270172.00/cwt172.00–172.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 2283148.53/cwt145.00–152.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1313162.44/cwt160.00–165.005082
Steers—Medium and Large 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1362145.65/cwt145.00–147.005273
Steers—Medium and Large 2390137.00/cwt137.00–137.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 3395127.72/cwt122.00–128.0050421
Steers—Medium and Large 1443140.66/cwt140.00–142.006233
Steers—Medium and Large 2465131.35/cwt130.00–132.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 2513123.61/cwt123.00–126.006345
Steers—Medium and Large 2566122.24/cwt121.00–123.0069213
Steers—Medium and Large 3587109.47/cwt107.00–110.0064311
Steers—Medium and Large 3620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1630123.01/cwt122.00–124.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2638118.01/cwt117.00–119.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006603
Steers—Medium and Large 1675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007978
Steers—Medium and Large 1725117.00/cwt117.00–117.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 2770109.00/cwt109.00–109.008396
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3276112.21/cwt110.00–115.003107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320124.00/cwt124.00–124.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325102.38/cwt100.00–110.003338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003965
Heifers—Medium and Large 336095.00/cwt95.00–95.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377118.83/cwt118.00–120.0044813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385122.97/cwt122.00–124.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426114.88/cwt114.00–115.0048917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429117.87/cwt117.00–121.005069
Heifers—Medium and Large 346089.53/cwt87.00–92.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465111.57/cwt110.00–114.0051915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531109.83/cwt109.00–110.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 353385.98/cwt85.00–87.004582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560114.00/cwt114.00–114.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581105.02/cwt102.00–107.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638109.51/cwt109.00–110.006996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660100.17/cwt100.00–102.0066112
Heifers—Medium and Large 273699.40/cwt97.00–100.007325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245170.00/cwt170.00–170.004171
Bulls—Medium and Large 3278142.91/cwt141.00–145.003972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285167.00/cwt167.00–167.004762
Bulls—Medium and Large 3317135.13/cwt132.00–141.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318163.60/cwt162.00–167.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325150.54/cwt147.00–157.004896
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368121.07/cwt115.00–122.004468
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385133.25/cwt130.00–140.005136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412134.42/cwt132.00–138.005545
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438125.47/cwt125.00–127.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463123.16/cwt118.00–125.005708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468128.18/cwt127.00–130.006008
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480110.91/cwt108.00–114.005324
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511120.60/cwt120.00–123.006165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517112.78/cwt112.00–116.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532105.16/cwt102.00–106.005599
Bulls—Medium and Large 358095.00/cwt95.00–95.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590116.58/cwt116.00–119.006885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610111.48/cwt109.00–114.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628103.71/cwt102.00–107.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 364093.00/cwt93.00–93.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 367090.00/cwt90.00–90.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 267296.63/cwt95.00–100.006493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1737106.00/cwt105.00–108.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 278592.00/cwt92.00–92.007224
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41163.35/cwt60.00–65.008947
Bulls——1,59472.73/cwt70.00–75.001,1599
Bulls——1,82581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91842.41/cwt40.00–45.0038915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03536.71/cwt34.00–38.003806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04551.16/cwt50.00–52.005357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30748.43/cwt47.00–49.0063313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42853.64/cwt52.00–55.0076612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45545.00/cwt45.00–45.006552
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47052.00/cwt52.00–52.007642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,126.67/cwt1,120.00–1,140.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,005.00/cwt960.00–1,050.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—817.50/cwt785.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—795.00/cwt775.00–815.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—654.29/cwt620.00–700.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—485.00/cwt440.00–530.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,245.00/cwt1,230.00–1,275.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—853.57/cwt800.00–925.00—14

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.