Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-07-11

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 11
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
808 head
▲ 226 vs last sale 582▼ 144 vs year ago 952 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 103▲ 56 vs year ago 120 · +46.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 77▼ 14 vs year ago 81 · −17.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.11/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$137.11
99 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.74
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2437140.0861236
Medium and Large 1587136.9080353
Medium and Large 3446127.5456810thin
One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about $44 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 sale99 hd
137.11
—
AL average5 barns · 363 hd
138.85
−1.74
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—Average1,48486.591,28512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39381.871,1405thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22681.3899844
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11970.6379033

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)—$9633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8448
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3138
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,03432
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6297

Every lot

64 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 2383180.49/cwt180.00–182.006914
Steers—Medium and Large 3388160.47/cwt160.00–162.006234
Steers—Medium and Large 1430182.09/cwt179.00–187.007835
Steers—Medium and Large 2433175.82/cwt172.00–177.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 1464175.18/cwt174.00–177.008135
Steers—Medium and Large 3488150.52/cwt147.00–154.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 2491165.97/cwt165.00–170.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 2536160.34/cwt159.00–162.0085911
Steers—Medium and Large 1555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 2560151.53/cwt148.00–155.008494
Steers—Medium and Large 3588140.67/cwt140.00–142.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 2616143.49/cwt143.00–145.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1620152.00/cwt152.00–152.009429
Steers—Medium and Large 3623133.43/cwt130.00–137.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 2663139.97/cwt137.00–143.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 3710127.00/cwt127.00–127.009021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366151.01/cwt150.00–157.0055314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390135.25/cwt132.00–142.005273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425141.05/cwt137.00–145.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425128.66/cwt125.00–132.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438148.50/cwt147.00–155.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466133.04/cwt130.00–137.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513127.54/cwt125.00–130.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1538138.91/cwt137.00–146.007479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587133.65/cwt132.00–137.0078512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620136.50/cwt136.50–136.5084614
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640130.33/cwt130.00–131.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008919
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324182.74/cwt182.00–185.005924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2357162.82/cwt160.00–167.005815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359175.77/cwt175.00–180.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423143.60/cwt140.00–147.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429163.51/cwt162.00–170.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2443152.85/cwt152.00–160.006779
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468157.05/cwt156.00–160.007358
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481149.50/cwt148.00–150.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513150.48/cwt149.00–155.007728
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578125.11/cwt120.00–130.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587136.37/cwt135.00–142.008005
Bulls—Medium and Large 2657126.68/cwt125.00–130.008323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710119.52/cwt117.00–122.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34286.23/cwt85.00–90.001,1575
Bulls——1,43575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0764
Bulls——1,787102.65/cwt100.00–104.001,8343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05382.83/cwt82.00–84.008728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08167.90/cwt64.00–69.0073415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15172.90/cwt71.00–74.0083918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25877.59/cwt75.00–79.0097622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27586.52/cwt85.00–88.001,10314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39381.87/cwt80.00–85.001,1405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,350.00/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,171.43/head1,100.00–1,225.001,17114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—927.78/head850.00–1,025.0092818
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—963.33/head925.00–1,040.009633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—843.75/head820.00–915.008448
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—628.57/head600.00–650.006297

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.