Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-02-01

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 515▼ 168 vs year ago 666 · −25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 76▼ 6 vs year ago 79 · −7.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 57▼ 31 vs year ago 55 · −56.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There was no pairs to record.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.42/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$124.42
106 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$533
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.76
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465126.8258952
Medium and Large 2415124.4151738
Medium and Large 3342116.6539916thin
One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $190 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 sale106 hd
124.42
—
AL average16 barns · 1,413 hd
123.67
+0.76
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—Low1,70781.121,3857thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23864.7780231
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54864.529992thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06552.0155413

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335162.00/cwt162.00–162.005435
Steers—Medium and Large 2362160.86/cwt160.00–162.005827
Steers—Medium and Large 3375152.00/cwt152.00–152.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1418160.39/cwt160.00–162.006705
Steers—Medium and Large 2427155.31/cwt154.00–158.006636
Steers—Medium and Large 2455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 3488142.35/cwt137.00–145.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 2523141.82/cwt140.00–148.007429
Steers—Medium and Large 2605137.00/cwt137.00–137.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 2660121.00/cwt121.00–121.007994
Steers—Medium and Large 2783111.24/cwt110.00–115.008714
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3256127.54/cwt125.00–135.003278
Heifers—Medium and Large 2263144.06/cwt142.00–146.003796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318146.02/cwt145.00–147.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321136.18/cwt135.00–142.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 3363120.98/cwt120.00–122.004392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373130.69/cwt130.00–135.004877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380139.89/cwt137.00–142.0053211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414131.04/cwt130.00–135.0054310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415116.71/cwt115.00–120.004849
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437106.79/cwt100.00–110.004673
Heifers—Medium and Large 346294.60/cwt90.00–97.004373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478123.71/cwt123.00–125.0059111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508112.61/cwt112.00–115.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524118.41/cwt117.00–120.0062011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580114.27/cwt112.00–115.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620111.00/cwt111.00–111.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678103.56/cwt102.00–106.007025
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273146.06/cwt145.00–147.003992
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275165.39/cwt162.00–167.004556
Bulls—Medium and Large 2314156.29/cwt155.00–160.004914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318162.99/cwt162.00–164.005182
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325136.99/cwt135.00–142.0044511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368153.06/cwt150.00–155.005638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416154.37/cwt150.00–160.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428132.46/cwt130.00–135.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429140.91/cwt139.00–147.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459138.30/cwt135.00–139.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465141.01/cwt140.00–142.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473122.08/cwt117.00–127.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526125.25/cwt122.00–130.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580116.00/cwt116.00–116.006735
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740103.00/cwt103.00–103.007628
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58477.22/cwt76.00–80.001,2234
Bulls——1,87286.31/cwt84.00–87.001,6163
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06348.86/cwt47.00–51.005196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06654.71/cwt53.00–57.005837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12065.99/cwt64.00–67.0073911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30271.56/cwt70.00–73.009329
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30457.99/cwt54.00–59.0075611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54864.52/cwt63.00–66.009992
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—531.36/cwt485.00–570.00—11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—795.00/cwt740.00–850.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—586.67/cwt565.00–630.00—3

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.