Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-08-08

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 8
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 583▼ 376 vs year ago 1,088 · −34.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 90▲ 18 vs year ago 97 · +18.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 71▼ 13 vs year ago 67 · −19.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a 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 $140.38/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$140.38
129 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.48
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489149.2873036
Medium and Large 2516140.2372353
Medium and Large 3457132.5660640
One grade step is worth $16.72/cwt here — about $124 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 sale129 hd
140.38
—
AL average14 barns · 1,836 hd
144.86
−4.48
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—Low1,60197.531,5619thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33179.921,06427
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59674.321,18610
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08169.4975135

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9402thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7634thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,04026
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$48016

Every lot

74 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2386183.15/cwt180.00–188.007075
Steers—Medium and Large 3408155.03/cwt150.00–160.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1415191.93/cwt186.00–195.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 2429176.99/cwt176.00–180.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 1476182.73/cwt182.00–185.008704
Steers—Medium and Large 2483173.99/cwt172.00–175.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 3508145.98/cwt142.00–150.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 1510174.48/cwt172.00–177.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 2539165.71/cwt165.00–170.008937
Steers—Medium and Large 2557160.98/cwt155.00–165.008975
Steers—Medium and Large 1585167.80/cwt167.00–172.009826
Steers—Medium and Large 3605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 1623163.94/cwt162.00–167.001,0215
Steers—Medium and Large 1665161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0711
Steers—Medium and Large 1715153.99/cwt153.00–156.001,1013
Steers—Medium and Large 2730145.94/cwt143.00–149.001,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 2790140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318146.05/cwt145.00–152.004647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328158.22/cwt157.00–162.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366152.15/cwt150.00–155.005579
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383158.61/cwt157.00–162.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414148.32/cwt146.00–150.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419151.73/cwt151.00–157.006368
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428137.37/cwt135.00–142.0058815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479147.77/cwt147.00–150.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479126.51/cwt120.00–130.0060611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524145.91/cwt145.00–147.007659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527142.68/cwt142.00–144.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564144.21/cwt143.00–145.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575138.26/cwt135.00–142.0079513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623118.28/cwt118.00–120.007377
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658139.50/cwt139.00–140.009182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667121.04/cwt120.00–125.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 2714117.50/cwt117.00–120.008396
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318192.56/cwt190.00–200.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333169.14/cwt165.00–175.005635
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334181.65/cwt180.00–187.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375182.27/cwt180.00–187.006846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383171.13/cwt167.00–177.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 3391156.46/cwt155.00–165.0061213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422162.88/cwt160.00–167.006877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433143.98/cwt140.00–148.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462158.63/cwt157.00–165.007335
Bulls—Medium and Large 3486136.30/cwt130.00–140.006628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2506145.88/cwt145.00–152.007388
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508155.66/cwt155.00–157.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567137.31/cwt135.00–145.007799
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573119.47/cwt117.00–122.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1592147.32/cwt147.00–150.008729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608132.65/cwt130.00–134.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615143.53/cwt140.00–147.008836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665139.00/cwt139.00–139.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3680115.00/cwt115.00–115.007821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727124.66/cwt120.00–127.009066
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50097.71/cwt96.00–100.001,4665
Bulls——1,57389.99/cwt89.00–91.001,4162
Bulls——1,880104.62/cwt103.00–106.001,9672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98966.17/cwt63.00–68.0065410
Cows—Lean 85-90%99156.32/cwt55.00–59.005585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14974.45/cwt71.00–75.0085520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29978.78/cwt76.00–80.001,02321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44583.92/cwt83.00–86.001,2136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57676.77/cwt76.00–78.001,2105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61671.86/cwt70.00–73.001,1615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,127.50/head900.00–1,250.001,12820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—750.00/head650.00–800.007506
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3Thin Fleshed—480.00/head435.00–525.0048016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—940.00/head940.00–940.009402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—762.50/head750.00–800.007634

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.