Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-01-11

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 437▼ 49 vs year ago 784 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 83▼ 7 vs year ago 89 · −7.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 82▼ 63 vs year ago 108 · −58.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.01/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$118.01
135 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.15
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507121.1161444
Medium and Large 2447119.7053560
Medium and Large 3427110.3647231
One grade step is worth $10.75/cwt here — about $142 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 sale135 hd
118.01
—
AL average16 barns · 1,437 hd
119.17
−1.15
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—High1,70078.531,3358thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49560.058984thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34859.8080621
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03448.3450016

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3345151.00/cwt151.00–151.005213
Steers—Medium and Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005404
Steers—Medium and Large 2415153.82/cwt151.00–156.0063824
Steers—Medium and Large 3418142.03/cwt137.00–147.005944
Steers—Medium and Large 1424158.59/cwt158.00–161.006725
Steers—Medium and Large 1463149.98/cwt149.00–155.006946
Steers—Medium and Large 2474141.61/cwt140.00–147.006719
Steers—Medium and Large 1520142.49/cwt142.00–143.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 2529137.58/cwt137.00–139.0072812
Steers—Medium and Large 1555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 3560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007116
Steers—Medium and Large 2587132.89/cwt132.00–137.0078011
Steers—Medium and Large 2620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 3693116.33/cwt115.00–119.0080612
Steers—Medium and Large 3785113.00/cwt113.00–113.008872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285129.07/cwt125.00–130.003685
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328115.11/cwt110.00–120.003786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334130.80/cwt130.00–139.0043711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375140.47/cwt140.00–141.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382126.88/cwt125.00–130.0048511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417121.87/cwt120.00–125.0050811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436129.62/cwt129.00–135.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 3443107.87/cwt105.00–110.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463104.32/cwt103.00–105.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467123.75/cwt122.00–125.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471116.84/cwt116.00–120.0055010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523118.30/cwt117.00–121.0061912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525109.86/cwt108.00–115.0057711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540102.00/cwt102.00–102.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555102.00/cwt102.00–102.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564111.44/cwt111.00–115.006299
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 362597.00/cwt97.00–97.006062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628107.00/cwt106.00–108.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657110.34/cwt110.00–111.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675102.00/cwt102.00–102.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2281160.74/cwt160.00–165.004527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2331155.84/cwt155.00–157.005167
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332160.96/cwt160.00–165.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363147.07/cwt145.00–150.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373156.61/cwt155.00–160.005846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383152.79/cwt152.00–154.0058510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418154.50/cwt154.00–155.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428148.48/cwt146.00–152.0063511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432133.28/cwt130.00–140.005766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478125.22/cwt120.00–127.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480136.29/cwt133.00–142.0065410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518126.40/cwt125.00–129.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 3524112.75/cwt110.00–117.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529131.34/cwt130.00–137.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561126.48/cwt125.00–127.007104
Bulls—Medium and Large 3563107.49/cwt105.00–110.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582117.07/cwt115.00–122.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625117.97/cwt117.00–120.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630108.53/cwt105.00–112.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678112.99/cwt109.00–117.007666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735106.00/cwt106.00–106.007792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52176.26/cwt75.00–77.001,1605
Bulls——1,99882.32/cwt82.00–83.001,6453
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98741.93/cwt40.00–45.004146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06252.19/cwt50.00–53.0055410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29562.86/cwt60.00–65.008149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38857.50/cwt55.00–59.0079812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49560.05/cwt58.00–62.008984
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—507.50/cwt450.00–565.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/cwt875.00–1,000.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—719.29/cwt625.00–790.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,087.50/cwt1,000.00–1,175.00—8

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.