Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-07-26

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 26
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
805 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 782▲ 391 vs year ago 414 · +94.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 72▼ 69 vs year ago 132 · −52.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 143▼ 180 vs year ago 224 · −80.4%
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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 $133.10/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$133.10
134 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$653
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$9.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494137.4967945
Medium and Large 2500131.7465971
Medium and Large 3445127.4956718thin
One grade step is worth $9.99/cwt here — about $112 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 sale134 hd
133.10
—
AL average16 barns · 1,786 hd
131.99
+1.11
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—Average1,51384.281,27516
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61072.001,1591thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22167.4682411
CowsLean 85-90%Average94156.3953028

Every lot

78 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3265160.00/cwt160.00–160.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 3315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004732
Steers—Medium and Large 2335177.00/cwt177.00–177.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2363171.36/cwt170.00–174.006226
Steers—Medium and Large 1410168.00/cwt168.00–168.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 1470160.33/cwt160.00–161.007546
Steers—Medium and Large 2490156.00/cwt156.00–156.007648
Steers—Medium and Large 1518156.49/cwt154.00–159.0081110
Steers—Medium and Large 2533148.59/cwt147.00–152.007926
Steers—Medium and Large 2568145.47/cwt144.00–147.008266
Steers—Medium and Large 3592119.34/cwt118.00–122.007063
Steers—Medium and Large 2622137.99/cwt137.00–140.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1629142.93/cwt142.00–143.0089914
Steers—Medium and Large 1670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 2674131.49/cwt130.00–136.008868
Steers—Medium and Large 1728133.93/cwt131.00–134.509756
Steers—Medium and Large 2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255162.00/cwt162.00–162.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280155.24/cwt150.00–158.004353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325154.03/cwt152.00–156.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373146.78/cwt146.00–150.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378141.23/cwt140.00–145.005344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383135.35/cwt132.00–137.005186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418128.40/cwt125.00–132.005378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427136.51/cwt134.00–140.0058320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464135.42/cwt135.00–136.006287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475132.98/cwt132.00–134.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525119.81/cwt115.00–125.006292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530129.34/cwt129.00–130.006866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545132.00/cwt132.00–132.0071916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566125.79/cwt125.00–127.007125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612123.47/cwt121.00–124.0075612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655123.00/cwt123.00–123.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3658107.99/cwt105.00–111.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680118.00/cwt118.00–118.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2739110.97/cwt110.00–114.008204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765109.00/cwt109.00–109.008341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1242192.97/cwt192.00–195.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265185.69/cwt185.00–187.004923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2332168.75/cwt167.00–172.005608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335175.19/cwt173.00–180.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373138.43/cwt137.00–140.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375152.08/cwt150.00–158.005704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383163.18/cwt160.00–168.0062512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425132.56/cwt130.00–135.005634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428154.32/cwt150.00–159.006606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442142.69/cwt141.00–147.0063114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465139.02/cwt137.00–141.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476144.98/cwt144.00–148.006908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513140.49/cwt140.00–142.007214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527132.98/cwt132.00–137.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3537123.13/cwt120.00–128.006615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556131.14/cwt129.00–132.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573112.77/cwt110.00–120.006467
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606130.50/cwt130.00–132.007914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630107.44/cwt105.00–110.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636120.84/cwt120.00–127.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707125.33/cwt125.00–126.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2739119.60/cwt118.00–120.008845
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42570.61/cwt69.00–72.001,0064
Bulls——1,51686.26/cwt85.00–87.001,3087
Bulls——1,57992.45/cwt90.00–94.001,4605
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89350.10/cwt48.00–52.004478
Cows—Lean 85-90%95155.74/cwt54.00–57.0053011
Cows—Lean 85-90%97062.78/cwt62.00–64.006099
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21664.59/cwt62.00–68.007857
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23072.49/cwt72.00–74.008924
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,1591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,035.00/cwt1,025.00–1,045.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—888.57/cwt860.00–960.00—7
Bred Cows—Small 3—718.75/cwt700.00–730.00—8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt900.00–1,050.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—815.00/cwt775.00–825.00—10

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.