Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-05-10

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, May 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 566▲ 468 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 71▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 63▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 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 $114.38/cwt on 100 head.
Average price
$114.38
100 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$28.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565119.9067835
Medium and Large 2504118.6659838
Medium and Large 3544106.7558117thin
Medium and Large 1-288891.8081510thin
One grade step is worth $28.10/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale100 hd
114.38
—
AL average14 barns · 1,227 hd
119.43
−5.04
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—High1,78185.391,5216thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25564.9181510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65062.351,0293thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04456.0258515

Every lot

69 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 3312134.72/cwt130.00–137.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 2325147.00/cwt147.00–147.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 2360146.00/cwt146.00–146.005261
Steers—Medium and Large 2433141.69/cwt140.00–145.006143
Steers—Medium and Large 2467137.37/cwt136.00–140.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1530138.00/cwt138.00–138.007312
Steers—Medium and Large 2543131.66/cwt130.00–135.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1613130.99/cwt130.00–132.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1678125.51/cwt124.00–127.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 2710116.00/cwt116.00–116.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009136
Steers—Medium and Large 1740123.00/cwt123.00–123.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 1810121.50/cwt121.50–121.509847
Steers—Medium and Large 1905119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,07719
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330122.72/cwt122.00–125.004054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340135.99/cwt135.00–137.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368138.47/cwt137.00–140.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380131.32/cwt130.00–132.004999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426125.83/cwt122.00–129.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465113.30/cwt110.00–115.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477125.97/cwt125.00–129.0060110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508116.32/cwt115.00–117.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524123.26/cwt122.00–125.006467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565119.00/cwt119.00–119.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568102.98/cwt102.00–105.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576111.93/cwt110.00–115.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610117.00/cwt117.00–117.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619106.54/cwt105.00–109.006599
Heifers—Medium and Large 366497.02/cwt95.00–100.006445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678103.49/cwt102.00–105.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 375595.00/cwt95.00–95.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773103.68/cwt103.00–105.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281099.00/cwt99.00–99.008024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294087.00/cwt87.00–87.008186
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275143.75/cwt140.00–147.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326146.01/cwt145.00–150.004765
Bulls—Medium and Large 3336134.88/cwt132.00–139.004535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355147.00/cwt147.00–147.005221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381138.07/cwt137.00–145.005267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421140.89/cwt140.00–142.0059311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425132.91/cwt131.00–135.005652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463125.82/cwt125.00–127.005835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466134.61/cwt130.00–139.0062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483107.56/cwt105.00–110.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510118.00/cwt115.00–120.006025
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535103.82/cwt100.00–105.005554
Bulls—Medium and Large 356296.65/cwt95.00–100.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569109.65/cwt108.00–115.0062410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660103.02/cwt101.00–105.006802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67189.31/cwt88.00–93.001,4924
Bulls——2,00077.56/cwt75.00–80.001,5512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94646.92/cwt45.00–50.004445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08157.98/cwt54.00–59.006275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10663.17/cwt62.00–64.006995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23066.53/cwt65.00–68.008186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29362.47/cwt62.00–63.008084
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65062.35/cwt61.00–63.001,0293
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—930.00/cwt885.00–975.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—716.67/cwt690.00–730.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—580.00/cwt560.00–590.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—500.00/cwt440.00–560.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,283.33/cwt1,250.00–1,300.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,097.22/cwt1,000.00–1,175.00—36

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.