Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-10-11

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 691▼ 123 vs year ago 913 · −13.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 66▼ 56 vs year ago 156 · −35.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 68▲ 9 vs year ago 98 · +9.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.59/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −65.66 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.
Average price
$134.59
127 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$617
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.89
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1410157.016447thin
Medium and Large 2472136.2264366
Medium and Large 3448129.7058154
One grade step is worth $27.31/cwt here — about $64 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 sale127 hd
134.59
—
AL average15 barns · 1,353 hd
130.70
+3.89
This barn, trailing median10 sales
200.25
−65.66
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales
228204180156median 200.2503/0204/2706/0108/1010/26
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $169.83, median $200.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,34675.391,0155thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16762.0472422
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26855.327013thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04848.9951331

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315161.00/cwt161.00–161.005071
Steers—Medium and Large 2363153.52/cwt150.00–157.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1393165.01/cwt164.00–166.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1430162.00/cwt162.00–162.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 2440149.02/cwt147.00–150.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1462156.40/cwt154.00–161.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 3480121.03/cwt120.00–122.005812
Steers—Medium and Large 2490146.00/cwt146.00–146.007151
Steers—Medium and Large 2542135.37/cwt130.00–138.007343
Steers—Medium and Large 1560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.52/cwt125.00–130.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 3588112.56/cwt108.00–117.006624
Steers—Medium and Large 1625137.00/cwt137.00–137.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1668134.99/cwt134.00–136.009022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316131.19/cwt130.00–134.004157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363132.96/cwt131.00–135.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383126.97/cwt126.00–128.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3436114.65/cwt110.00–120.0050012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460108.71/cwt105.00–110.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478121.78/cwt118.00–126.005829
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532129.65/cwt129.00–132.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 353598.64/cwt97.00–102.005283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540113.36/cwt110.00–115.006123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578125.28/cwt124.00–128.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620122.54/cwt121.00–124.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 362592.42/cwt90.00–95.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658117.49/cwt114.00–121.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708104.50/cwt104.00–105.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768100.40/cwt100.00–102.007715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2259162.98/cwt162.00–167.004225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3277147.64/cwt146.00–150.004099
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321152.26/cwt150.00–158.0048910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340166.00/cwt166.00–166.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380142.40/cwt140.00–145.0054110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385148.38/cwt148.00–150.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419144.98/cwt143.00–147.0060710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428154.51/cwt152.00–157.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429136.13/cwt135.00–137.005847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470137.21/cwt133.00–143.006458
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495125.00/cwt125.00–125.0061912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514132.95/cwt130.00–137.006837
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523118.38/cwt115.00–122.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566120.03/cwt118.00–123.0067910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578108.78/cwt107.00–110.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622102.31/cwt100.00–107.006363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677112.84/cwt110.00–118.0076410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760104.00/cwt104.00–104.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24070.00/cwt70.00–70.008683
Bulls——1,50583.47/cwt81.00–86.001,2562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00442.51/cwt40.00–44.0042713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05551.20/cwt49.00–53.0054010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09666.78/cwt66.00–71.007327
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11156.74/cwt56.00–58.006308
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14262.01/cwt60.00–63.007089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26855.32/cwt54.00–56.007013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28756.56/cwt54.00–58.007286
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—908.33/cwt825.00–950.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—616.67/cwt550.00–750.00—6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—497.50/cwt420.00–575.00—22
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,035.00/cwt900.00–1,080.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—802.92/cwt780.00–835.00—12
Bred Cows—Small 3—690.94/cwt615.00–750.00—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.