Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-02-21

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 21
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
693 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 435▲ 335 vs year ago 358 · +93.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 39▲ 34 vs year ago 61 · +55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 18▲ 27 vs year ago 32 · +84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.14/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$146.14
162 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$744
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.17
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545149.0081286
Medium and Large 2472145.6868755
Medium and Large 3462135.6362621
One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $186 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 sale162 hd
146.14
—
AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd
148.31
−2.17
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—High1,749102.431,79217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37379.971,09825
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,69077.001,3011thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04667.7870927

Every lot

68 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 3368168.39/cwt165.00–170.006206
Steers—Medium and Large 1413183.43/cwt183.00–187.0075810
Steers—Medium and Large 2445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 3460157.00/cwt157.00–157.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2483175.62/cwt172.00–177.0084811
Steers—Medium and Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 2537166.58/cwt164.00–172.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1539180.08/cwt179.00–182.0097111
Steers—Medium and Large 2560161.59/cwt160.00–162.009055
Steers—Medium and Large 1591165.59/cwt165.00–170.009798
Steers—Medium and Large 1609162.30/cwt161.00–164.009887
Steers—Medium and Large 2632152.97/cwt152.00–155.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 2658151.00/cwt150.00–152.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1665158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0517
Steers—Medium and Large 3676140.63/cwt135.00–142.009515
Steers—Medium and Large 2723143.62/cwt141.00–149.001,0386
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307161.03/cwt160.00–165.0049410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310168.00/cwt168.00–168.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361156.18/cwt155.00–157.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376160.50/cwt160.00–162.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391144.38/cwt140.00–150.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421158.62/cwt157.00–160.006689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424151.86/cwt150.00–154.0064411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456145.56/cwt142.00–147.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459135.72/cwt132.00–137.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469155.50/cwt152.00–157.0072917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520150.97/cwt150.00–152.0078512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528127.46/cwt125.00–130.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529138.28/cwt135.00–142.0073211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558124.00/cwt123.00–125.006924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568145.70/cwt145.00–148.008289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added595155.00/cwt155.00–155.0092210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630140.81/cwt140.00–142.0088712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640133.49/cwt132.00–135.008544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673137.67/cwt137.00–138.009276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678126.78/cwt120.00–130.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735124.03/cwt122.00–128.009126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318167.26/cwt165.00–170.005327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333177.90/cwt175.00–182.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369158.38/cwt153.00–160.005849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383167.31/cwt165.00–172.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405152.00/cwt152.00–152.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429158.59/cwt155.00–165.006808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468152.54/cwt150.00–155.007142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483162.59/cwt159.00–166.0078512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515137.48/cwt135.00–140.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528154.49/cwt152.00–157.008162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528147.46/cwt145.00–150.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573146.77/cwt145.00–148.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628135.99/cwt134.00–138.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715119.00/cwt119.00–119.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3725107.55/cwt105.00–110.007802
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55088.71/cwt86.00–91.001,3756
Bulls——1,658117.97/cwt116.00–120.001,9562
Bulls——1,902108.13/cwt107.00–110.002,0579
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94758.52/cwt55.00–60.005546
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04067.95/cwt65.00–69.0070711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11373.14/cwt71.00–75.0081410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33284.90/cwt84.00–87.001,1316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34576.46/cwt76.00–77.001,02810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43280.57/cwt80.00–82.001,1549
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,3011
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—500.00/cwt460.00–540.00—14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,043.75/cwt965.00–1,070.00—4
Bred Cows—Small 3—872.73/cwt750.00–900.00—11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—760.00/cwt600.00–800.00—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.