Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-07-19

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 19
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▼ 170 vs last sale 952▲ 166 vs year ago 616 · +26.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 120▼ 32 vs year ago 104 · −30.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 81▲ 112 vs year ago 31 · +361.3%
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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 $132.10/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$132.10
152 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$19
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2449135.6960967
Medium and Large 1549132.5072716thin
Medium and Large 1-2625131.5082249
Medium and Large 3487121.2659020
One grade step is worth $14.43/cwt here — about $19 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 sale152 hd
132.10
—
AL average16 barns · 1,941 hd
131.90
+0.20
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—High1,72185.131,46511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26969.0487627
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53064.259834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08057.9662623

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 3330137.00/cwt137.00–137.004523
Steers—Medium and Large 3362133.96/cwt132.00–135.004853
Steers—Medium and Large 2426161.11/cwt160.00–167.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 2495154.00/cwt154.00–154.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 2508151.99/cwt150.00–154.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 3525129.60/cwt127.00–132.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 1573148.50/cwt148.00–149.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 1630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 2630137.49/cwt137.00–138.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009186
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260151.83/cwt150.00–160.003956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319148.72/cwt147.00–150.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372132.48/cwt130.00–137.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373141.83/cwt141.00–147.005297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410135.72/cwt135.00–138.0055613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472123.22/cwt122.00–128.005825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489133.79/cwt132.00–135.0065420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513133.49/cwt133.00–134.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514120.04/cwt117.00–122.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532128.43/cwt128.00–132.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558129.66/cwt128.00–130.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583124.45/cwt122.00–127.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625131.50/cwt131.50–131.5082249
Heifers—Medium and Large 3643103.51/cwt100.00–107.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665117.49/cwt116.00–119.007812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263185.97/cwt185.00–187.004892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2277178.25/cwt175.00–180.004943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313176.34/cwt174.00–177.005525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315154.38/cwt147.00–157.004864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327163.58/cwt162.00–172.005356
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369138.34/cwt137.00–142.005104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380164.53/cwt162.00–170.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384154.51/cwt150.00–158.0059319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423158.40/cwt156.00–160.0067018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434144.29/cwt142.00–150.0062611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461145.70/cwt145.00–147.0067214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469139.62/cwt138.00–142.0065517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2507133.46/cwt133.00–137.006779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515142.45/cwt140.00–145.007344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578134.71/cwt133.00–138.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623130.80/cwt130.00–131.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638127.99/cwt127.00–129.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723121.98/cwt120.00–124.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3737109.65/cwt108.00–113.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48774.72/cwt74.00–76.001,1113
Bulls——1,76282.14/cwt81.00–85.001,4473
Bulls——1,83793.18/cwt92.00–94.001,7125
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03045.03/cwt42.00–47.004645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05257.06/cwt54.00–60.006009
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13566.04/cwt64.00–67.007509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22865.26/cwt63.00–66.008018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26772.55/cwt72.00–76.009197
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29869.51/cwt68.00–71.0090212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51562.00/cwt62.00–62.009393
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,1181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,105.00/cwt1,020.00–1,190.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—966.25/cwt955.00–970.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—848.57/cwt810.00–900.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 3—735.00/cwt725.00–745.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,712.50/cwt1,700.00–1,725.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,320.00/cwt1,300.00–1,400.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,140.38/cwt1,100.00–1,175.00—26
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—950.00/cwt850.00–1,050.00—24
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—725.00/cwt650.00–775.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—425.00/cwt350.00–500.00—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.