Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-08-23

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 23
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,165 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 1,088▲ 232 vs year ago 933 · +24.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 97▲ 31 vs year ago 119 · +26.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 67▼ 14 vs year ago 115 · −12.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.60/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$132.60
137 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$606
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$5
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.53
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2396134.8453435
Medium and Large 1477133.9464093
Medium and Large 3480110.045299thin
One grade step is worth $24.80/cwt here — about $5 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 sale137 hd
132.60
—
AL average16 barns · 1,867 hd
131.06
+1.53
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—Average1,78691.301,63010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23371.8388535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49268.321,0193thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02062.7164040

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355185.00/cwt185.00–185.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 2363175.66/cwt175.00–177.006383
Steers—Medium and Large 1415171.63/cwt170.00–175.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 2415167.00/cwt167.00–167.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1470166.21/cwt165.00–170.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 2473159.50/cwt159.00–160.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 3475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1513155.34/cwt155.00–156.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2532151.22/cwt151.00–152.008049
Steers—Medium and Large 1570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008555
Steers—Medium and Large 2590140.10/cwt137.00–141.0082713
Steers—Medium and Large 1610142.00/cwt142.00–142.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2625132.41/cwt130.00–137.008283
Steers—Medium and Large 1665140.01/cwt139.00–141.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0268
Steers—Medium and Large 1738138.00/cwt137.00–139.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 1765134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2261151.89/cwt147.00–155.003968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320152.60/cwt150.00–156.0048810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340139.59/cwt137.00–145.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365122.97/cwt121.00–125.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371143.50/cwt141.00–147.0053212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380135.74/cwt133.00–137.005166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435136.52/cwt135.00–138.0059416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2440127.28/cwt125.00–132.005606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.27/cwt120.00–125.005836
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480108.61/cwt105.00–112.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482130.46/cwt130.00–133.0062919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508127.45/cwt127.00–129.0064718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558103.34/cwt100.00–105.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560136.00/cwt136.00–136.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607126.71/cwt125.00–127.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663120.34/cwt120.00–121.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323175.78/cwt172.00–177.005684
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323142.64/cwt140.00–145.004614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370169.00/cwt169.00–169.006258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370154.59/cwt152.00–160.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422164.01/cwt162.00–167.006925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423130.06/cwt128.00–132.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2442150.32/cwt147.00–152.006646
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470124.70/cwt122.00–126.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473132.68/cwt132.00–136.0062812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521126.89/cwt125.00–129.0066123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568117.56/cwt115.00–120.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579123.70/cwt123.00–125.0071611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623117.88/cwt117.00–123.007347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680121.83/cwt120.00–125.008287
Bulls—Medium and Large 3733104.91/cwt100.00–110.007692
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2452
Bulls——1,85793.37/cwt90.00–95.001,7348
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94958.18/cwt56.00–59.0055217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03864.58/cwt62.00–66.0067013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11867.99/cwt67.00–69.0076010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13577.29/cwt75.00–79.0087711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24563.00/cwt63.00–63.007841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27969.60/cwt67.00–71.0089023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49268.32/cwt65.00–70.001,0193
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—616.92/cwt580.00–640.00—13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,032.00/cwt1,000.00–1,080.00—5
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—952.00/cwt945.00–980.00—5
Bred Cows—Small 3—862.31/cwt800.00–890.00—13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,077.78/cwt1,040.00–1,125.00—18
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—975.00/cwt950.00–1,000.00—12

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.