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Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 1
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
583 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 610▼ 41 vs year ago 624 · −6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 29▲ 36 vs year ago 54 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 32▼ 8 vs year ago 79 · −10.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.87/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$138.87
128 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$4.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.21
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2468140.2165656
Medium and Large 1572138.2579158
Medium and Large 3402136.0754714thin
One grade step is worth $4.14/cwt here — about $109 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 sale128 hd
138.87
—
AL average13 barns · 1,476 hd
141.08
−2.21
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—Average1,80087.331,5729thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,30377.181,00511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53068.001,0401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09362.0667840

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)—$1,1956
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9904thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$82510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,2758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$82820

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3408164.52/cwt162.00–167.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1420187.47/cwt185.00–190.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 2443178.51/cwt177.00–180.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 3475148.65/cwt145.00–152.007062
Steers—Medium and Large 2483173.46/cwt172.00–175.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.38/cwt170.00–175.008967
Steers—Medium and Large 1563167.96/cwt165.00–170.009465
Steers—Medium and Large 3570137.00/cwt137.00–137.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1618156.63/cwt155.00–160.009683
Steers—Medium and Large 2625140.87/cwt137.00–145.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 2665136.00/cwt136.00–136.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 1755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1867133.33/cwt132.00–134.001,1563
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2306158.49/cwt155.00–159.004858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333143.53/cwt142.00–145.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368150.32/cwt150.00–152.005536
Heifers—Medium and Large 3391138.12/cwt137.00–142.005409
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415150.00/cwt150.00–150.006238
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418131.40/cwt128.00–135.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438145.86/cwt145.00–148.0063910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459148.16/cwt145.00–150.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475137.43/cwt135.00–142.0065321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1534142.40/cwt142.00–144.007605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563139.07/cwt137.00–142.0078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578132.44/cwt127.00–135.007663
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610112.00/cwt112.00–112.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613119.67/cwt117.00–121.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625135.65/cwt133.00–137.008486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663129.51/cwt128.00–131.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713125.67/cwt125.00–126.008963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718116.49/cwt115.00–117.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762121.21/cwt120.00–124.0092410
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328164.96/cwt160.00–170.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361167.97/cwt165.00–175.006067
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371155.23/cwt150.00–157.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1392184.02/cwt182.00–185.007216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406175.17/cwt174.00–182.007117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423155.87/cwt155.00–160.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 3442142.35/cwt140.00–147.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463155.98/cwt155.00–157.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473132.54/cwt130.00–140.006274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483148.86/cwt148.00–152.0071923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523150.35/cwt150.00–154.0078611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2536145.81/cwt145.00–147.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563147.01/cwt145.00–149.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573136.12/cwt135.00–143.007807
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578117.64/cwt113.00–122.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627131.62/cwt130.00–135.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672126.32/cwt125.00–129.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720127.00/cwt127.00–127.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780118.00/cwt118.00–118.009201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79583.68/cwt80.00–85.001,5024
Bulls——1,80490.25/cwt88.00–92.001,6285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07965.47/cwt60.00–70.0070622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09355.29/cwt53.00–58.0060414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14370.94/cwt69.00–73.008112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17067.00/cwt67.00–67.007844
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33878.57/cwt75.00–79.001,0519
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0401
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,275.00/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2758
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/head825.00–1,050.0093812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—662.50/head550.00–700.006638
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,195.00/head1,145.00–1,220.001,1956
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—990.00/head965.00–1,015.009904
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—824.50/head730.00–865.0082510

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.