Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-06-14

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 14
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 300 vs last sale 870▲ 6 vs year ago 564 · +1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 221▲ 22 vs year ago 93 · +23.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 65▼ 204 vs year ago 254 · −80.3%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $127.04/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$127.04
128 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$589
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.16
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470131.8461941
Medium and Large 2488125.7761359
Medium and Large 3403122.7049428
One grade step is worth $9.14/cwt here — about $125 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 sale128 hd
127.04
—
AL average16 barns · 1,770 hd
127.20
−0.16
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—Low1,66287.851,4607thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31776.881,01329
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41373.041,0328thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02664.1565838

Every lot

73 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 3322132.57/cwt128.00–135.004273
Steers—Medium and Large 2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006285
Steers—Medium and Large 2390158.00/cwt158.00–158.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1418157.44/cwt155.00–160.006587
Steers—Medium and Large 2438149.54/cwt147.00–152.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1459149.83/cwt149.00–154.006886
Steers—Medium and Large 3465123.48/cwt122.00–125.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 2484143.99/cwt143.00–147.006974
Steers—Medium and Large 2523140.04/cwt137.00–143.007328
Steers—Medium and Large 1529148.26/cwt147.00–149.007848
Steers—Medium and Large 1579141.45/cwt140.00–143.008199
Steers—Medium and Large 2583133.99/cwt131.00–137.007818
Steers—Medium and Large 1625135.95/cwt134.00–138.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 2643126.55/cwt124.00–128.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 3658117.51/cwt115.00–120.007734
Steers—Medium and Large 1678128.99/cwt127.00–131.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 2685123.45/cwt122.00–124.008467
Steers—Medium and Large 2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 3720112.00/cwt112.00–112.008061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314137.61/cwt137.00–138.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315142.97/cwt142.00–145.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 3317133.91/cwt130.00–135.004245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366138.11/cwt138.00–139.005059
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378127.48/cwt125.00–130.0048210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390135.08/cwt134.00–136.0052711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3411121.15/cwt120.00–122.004987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428135.24/cwt135.00–136.005794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2436130.59/cwt130.00–133.0056915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479112.05/cwt110.00–118.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480131.48/cwt130.00–133.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481127.17/cwt125.00–129.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511129.00/cwt128.00–130.006599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530123.40/cwt120.00–125.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 356397.49/cwt95.00–100.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565129.00/cwt129.00–129.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569124.16/cwt121.00–127.0070610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631112.10/cwt111.00–115.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733104.97/cwt103.00–107.007694
Heifers—Medium and Large 275899.01/cwt95.00–103.007502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260173.53/cwt172.00–175.004512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338161.63/cwt160.00–167.005464
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374150.06/cwt146.00–156.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375161.16/cwt158.00–168.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 3376127.48/cwt123.00–130.004798
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412152.98/cwt152.00–155.006303
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420117.37/cwt116.00–120.004933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430133.91/cwt130.00–138.005766
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470112.55/cwt110.00–115.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471123.27/cwt120.00–127.0058122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577117.80/cwt116.00–120.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625112.61/cwt109.00–116.007044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630118.55/cwt117.00–125.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735102.47/cwt100.00–105.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04075.00/cwt75.00–75.007801
Bulls——1,75387.23/cwt84.00–88.001,5294
Bulls——1,79095.53/cwt95.00–96.001,7102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99563.77/cwt61.00–66.0063518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00953.83/cwt50.00–55.005438
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08571.60/cwt70.00–74.0077712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25870.64/cwt69.00–74.0088911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35178.36/cwt77.00–80.001,05912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35985.37/cwt85.00–87.001,1606
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38871.98/cwt71.00–73.009996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48876.22/cwt74.00–79.001,1342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—856.67/cwt800.00–885.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—802.50/cwt790.00–815.00—2
Bred Cows—Small 3—676.25/cwt660.00–725.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,186.67/cwt1,100.00–1,230.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—953.13/cwt875.00–1,000.00—16

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.