Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-08-15

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 15
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 712▲ 858 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 115▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 54▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady. 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 $143.27/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$143.27
145 head · 468 lb average
Value per head Derived
$670
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536147.4879148
Medium and Large 2444144.7864361
Medium and Large 3417135.1256336
One grade step is worth $12.36/cwt here — about $227 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 sale145 hd
143.27
—
AL average15 barns · 1,906 hd
147.46
−4.18
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—High1,91399.791,9095thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55585.001,3221thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33983.151,11327
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01361.3062124

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,3532thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9258
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9756

Every lot

71 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 1325200.98/cwt200.00–202.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1368193.92/cwt190.00–198.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006943
Steers—Medium and Large 3428149.60/cwt147.00–152.0064010
Steers—Medium and Large 2431170.82/cwt170.00–177.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 2475169.01/cwt168.00–170.008032
Steers—Medium and Large 1491176.66/cwt175.00–177.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 2528162.95/cwt161.00–167.008603
Steers—Medium and Large 1535172.00/cwt172.00–172.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1558169.50/cwt169.00–170.009462
Steers—Medium and Large 3578134.70/cwt132.00–140.007793
Steers—Medium and Large 2588154.98/cwt150.00–160.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 1618164.55/cwt162.00–167.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1680153.48/cwt152.00–155.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 1755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320148.38/cwt147.00–151.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330157.97/cwt157.00–160.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358142.38/cwt140.00–147.005109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.00/cwt158.00–158.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382152.12/cwt150.00–156.0058117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415146.30/cwt145.00–149.006079
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417134.58/cwt132.00–138.0056117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419154.52/cwt153.00–157.006478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475140.38/cwt138.00–145.0066718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514135.75/cwt134.00–138.006987
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519121.65/cwt120.00–130.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521148.43/cwt148.00–152.0077319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578130.91/cwt128.00–134.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585145.05/cwt142.00–148.0084914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625141.00/cwt141.00–141.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670131.64/cwt130.00–135.008823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780120.98/cwt120.00–122.009442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1312197.98/cwt197.00–200.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 3323163.30/cwt160.00–170.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330187.61/cwt185.00–190.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358186.21/cwt185.00–192.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358175.40/cwt172.00–182.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383155.65/cwt150.00–160.005969
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416157.41/cwt155.00–165.0065513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421170.96/cwt170.00–175.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434144.34/cwt140.00–150.006267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459149.41/cwt147.00–155.0068617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1461157.63/cwt157.00–162.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483133.24/cwt130.00–140.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508151.43/cwt150.00–157.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518142.27/cwt140.00–147.007373
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533125.41/cwt122.00–130.006687
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561135.63/cwt135.00–140.007618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583118.55/cwt115.00–122.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620132.56/cwt130.00–135.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634141.21/cwt140.00–145.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,79593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6691
Bulls——1,943101.49/cwt100.00–103.001,9724
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91661.62/cwt60.00–64.005645
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01751.72/cwt50.00–55.005269
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05969.76/cwt67.00–72.0073910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29977.55/cwt75.00–80.001,00711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34691.79/cwt91.00–94.001,2354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37385.41/cwt83.00–88.001,17312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,352.50/head1,325.00–1,380.001,3532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/head800.00–1,000.009258
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,362.50/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,175.00/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head925.00–1,000.009756

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.