Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-06-27

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 27
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 482▲ 36 vs year ago 546 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 114▲ 16 vs year ago 87 · +18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 72▲ 45 vs year ago 32 · +140.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.55/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −49.70 against this barn's trailing median of $200.25.
Average price
$150.55
110 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$25.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.77
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432164.5971227
Medium and Large 2487149.2372656
Medium and Large 3508139.2370727
One grade step is worth $25.36/cwt here — about $4 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 sale110 hd
150.55
—
AL average15 barns · 1,108 hd
146.77
+3.77
This barn, trailing median10 sales
200.25
−49.70
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—Average1,611105.451,6996thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22288.921,08638
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54586.991,3442thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95271.1067733

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9873thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$6915
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,16010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,00012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$92526
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$52513

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 2413170.99/cwt170.00–172.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 1457173.13/cwt172.00–175.007918
Steers—Medium and Large 3478152.46/cwt150.00–155.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 2485164.04/cwt162.00–165.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1525165.96/cwt165.00–167.008714
Steers—Medium and Large 3525141.63/cwt140.00–145.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 2544158.76/cwt155.00–160.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 1568159.49/cwt159.00–160.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 3568138.34/cwt137.00–139.007863
Steers—Medium and Large 2576149.54/cwt148.00–152.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1615151.00/cwt151.00–151.009295
Steers—Medium and Large 2615144.36/cwt141.00–146.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1656146.86/cwt146.00–147.009637
Steers—Medium and Large 3660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 2710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 3765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322143.07/cwt142.00–145.004613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326155.34/cwt155.00–157.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368138.98/cwt136.00–142.005116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375151.03/cwt150.00–153.005666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418133.47/cwt132.00–135.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459143.48/cwt142.00–150.0065917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527147.21/cwt146.00–150.0077613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535139.52/cwt137.00–142.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570141.47/cwt140.00–143.008066
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570126.03/cwt125.00–127.007184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576136.61/cwt135.00–137.007875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605138.00/cwt138.00–138.008352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606132.50/cwt132.00–134.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645120.00/cwt120.00–120.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673134.02/cwt133.00–135.009026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683128.39/cwt125.00–130.008773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009174
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740121.02/cwt118.00–124.008964
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3311162.85/cwt155.00–165.005065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325190.08/cwt185.00–195.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334173.52/cwt172.00–182.005806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362163.64/cwt162.00–167.005926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370150.95/cwt147.00–155.005594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387173.81/cwt172.00–180.006739
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411154.91/cwt153.00–162.0063710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1417167.31/cwt166.00–170.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459156.05/cwt155.00–162.007167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481148.18/cwt147.00–152.0071316
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513150.86/cwt150.00–155.007746
Bulls—Medium and Large 3539136.82/cwt135.00–138.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578139.71/cwt137.00–144.008085
Bulls—Medium and Large 3581131.44/cwt130.00–132.007647
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613126.70/cwt123.00–128.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634133.09/cwt132.00–136.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658130.66/cwt130.00–132.008606
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735115.07/cwt110.00–120.008462
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,538110.64/cwt109.00–112.001,7022
Bulls——1,648102.85/cwt101.00–105.001,6954
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92868.02/cwt65.00–70.006316
Cows—Lean 85-90%95576.78/cwt74.00–78.0073319
Cows—Lean 85-90%96359.93/cwt59.00–63.005778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090100.47/cwt97.00–102.001,0957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14882.60/cwt80.00–85.0094814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33789.36/cwt88.00–93.001,19517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54586.99/cwt85.00–89.001,3442
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,160.00/head1,150.00–1,200.001,16010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head925.00–1,075.001,00012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—769.44/head700.00–825.0076918
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—525.00/head500.00–565.0052513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—986.67/head900.00–1,030.009873
Bred Cows—Small 3—837.50/head800.00–875.008382
Bred Cows—Small 3—691.00/head635.00–775.006915

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.