Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-11-29

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 29
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 890▲ 162 vs year ago 664 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 107▲ 32 vs year ago 84 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 126▲ 36 vs year ago 40 · +90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.26/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −59.99 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.
Average price
$140.26
121 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444152.3267630
Medium and Large 2474141.1066955
Medium and Large 3489128.9263036
One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $46 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 sale121 hd
140.26
—
AL average5 barns · 477 hd
139.47
+0.79
This barn, trailing median10 sales
200.25
−59.99
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—Average1,74382.321,43511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35863.5586327
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51959.489036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03152.4754127

Every lot

59 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 3320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1418165.76/cwt165.00–168.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 2436155.78/cwt154.00–157.006795
Steers—Medium and Large 2535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1570154.00/cwt154.00–154.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2574142.23/cwt141.00–147.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 3578129.30/cwt128.00–132.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2630133.90/cwt130.00–138.008442
Steers—Medium and Large 3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328141.86/cwt140.00–146.0046515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343127.52/cwt125.00–130.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373121.96/cwt120.00–124.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2407132.57/cwt132.00–138.0054011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478126.41/cwt126.00–127.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530109.58/cwt105.00–114.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537125.38/cwt124.00–126.0067313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613115.99/cwt115.00–120.007115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633125.98/cwt125.00–127.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3644100.99/cwt100.00–105.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680118.96/cwt117.00–121.008094
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3316151.08/cwt145.00–155.004775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336159.56/cwt157.00–164.0053612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2356154.24/cwt152.00–155.005498
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362161.71/cwt160.00–170.005856
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368142.45/cwt140.00–145.005242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3411136.21/cwt135.00–137.005605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416146.39/cwt145.00–150.006097
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423156.65/cwt155.00–160.006639
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474147.78/cwt147.00–155.0070010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476141.58/cwt140.00–144.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493133.34/cwt130.00–135.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3512125.65/cwt120.00–127.0064311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520142.33/cwt140.00–146.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530136.28/cwt135.00–139.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581126.12/cwt125.00–132.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 3586115.83/cwt113.00–118.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628121.02/cwt120.00–125.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668108.98/cwt105.00–111.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682116.60/cwt115.00–120.007956
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44369.35/cwt68.00–72.001,0015
Bulls——1,88886.74/cwt86.00–87.001,6383
Bulls——2,09899.53/cwt98.00–103.002,0883
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95642.60/cwt40.00–44.004078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06356.62/cwt55.00–60.0060219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26760.22/cwt58.00–61.0076311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33069.05/cwt68.00–72.009184
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39755.25/cwt54.00–56.007723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45064.76/cwt63.00–66.0093912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64063.71/cwt61.00–65.001,0453
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 3—655.00/cwt555.00–730.00—7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,135.00/cwt1,035.00–1,210.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—871.43/cwt865.00–880.00—7
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—752.50/cwt725.00–780.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—896.67/cwt825.00–1,040.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—581.25/cwt550.00–675.00—8

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.