Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-01-10

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 10
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 147 vs last sale 504▼ 84 vs year ago 735 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 59▼ 5 vs year ago 82 · −6.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 58▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.73/cwt on 88 head.
Average price
$142.73
88 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$63
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$15.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.70
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2417147.2061443
Medium and Large 1540142.7377128
Medium and Large 3420131.4355117thin
One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $63 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 sale88 hd
142.73
—
AL average15 barns · 1,137 hd
140.03
+2.70
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—Low1,60786.661,39310
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32276.991,01820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,55566.001,0261thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03260.3162227

Every lot

60 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3323176.32/cwt175.00–177.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 1370187.00/cwt187.00–187.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 2377181.31/cwt180.00–182.006846
Steers—Medium and Large 2423178.06/cwt176.00–180.007532
Steers—Medium and Large 3435163.41/cwt160.00–170.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1460182.65/cwt180.00–186.0084012
Steers—Medium and Large 2475170.00/cwt170.00–170.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1509172.28/cwt172.00–174.008777
Steers—Medium and Large 3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 2526165.82/cwt165.00–168.008727
Steers—Medium and Large 2558159.03/cwt157.00–165.008874
Steers—Medium and Large 1615162.00/cwt162.00–162.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 2625157.00/cwt157.00–157.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 3680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 2712141.70/cwt140.00–145.001,0093
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324157.29/cwt155.00–164.0051010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328143.56/cwt142.00–150.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366153.32/cwt152.00–155.005617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405157.00/cwt157.00–157.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412148.02/cwt146.00–150.0061010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425136.14/cwt130.00–140.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466151.46/cwt150.00–156.007064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481119.41/cwt115.00–125.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482140.77/cwt139.00–145.0067910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532132.58/cwt130.00–138.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563139.55/cwt136.00–143.0078614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625131.46/cwt127.00–136.008222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3308171.83/cwt167.00–175.005295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2316178.77/cwt177.00–180.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372180.74/cwt180.00–185.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378159.64/cwt157.00–165.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388174.48/cwt174.00–177.006776
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415169.39/cwt165.00–174.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430177.00/cwt177.00–177.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435151.52/cwt146.00–155.006595
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462170.66/cwt170.00–171.007883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474162.19/cwt160.00–165.007697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529154.47/cwt152.00–160.008178
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540137.29/cwt135.00–142.007413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564144.76/cwt144.00–147.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 3686122.68/cwt121.00–128.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3728114.98/cwt110.00–120.008372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29372.37/cwt71.00–75.009363
Bulls——1,68590.09/cwt88.00–92.001,5186
Bulls——2,080109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,2671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88048.37/cwt45.00–50.004266
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05269.42/cwt68.00–73.007307
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08760.87/cwt59.00–62.0066214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28577.97/cwt76.00–80.001,00210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31671.41/cwt71.00–72.009407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45786.75/cwt84.00–88.001,2643
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—917.50/cwt850.00–985.00—4
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—733.33/cwt700.00–800.00—3
Bred Cows—Small 3—556.00/cwt540.00–620.00—5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/cwt900.00–1,000.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—683.33/cwt650.00–700.00—6

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.