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Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 29
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
785 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 854▲ 38 vs year ago 747 · +5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 83▼ 43 vs year ago 123 · −35.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 85▼ 5 vs year ago 48 · −10.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $147.66/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$147.66
152 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$173
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.05
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502155.1477861
Medium and Large 2508145.7374048
Medium and Large 3435139.2060543
One grade step is worth $15.94/cwt here — about $173 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 sale152 hd
147.66
—
AL average15 barns · 2,006 hd
148.71
−1.05
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—Average1,58394.411,4955thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15181.8094220
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04271.6474632

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)—$1,1805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9645
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$86510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7449
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0754thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325216.46/cwt210.00–220.007033
Steers—Medium and Large 3387173.32/cwt170.00–175.006713
Steers—Medium and Large 1389199.06/cwt195.00–205.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 1415188.61/cwt185.00–195.0078317
Steers—Medium and Large 2438178.98/cwt177.00–180.007843
Steers—Medium and Large 1475181.63/cwt180.00–185.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 2475175.98/cwt175.00–177.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 3475164.84/cwt160.00–170.0078310
Steers—Medium and Large 1507177.75/cwt177.00–179.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2540171.33/cwt170.00–175.0092511
Steers—Medium and Large 2560162.38/cwt160.00–167.009096
Steers—Medium and Large 1574170.30/cwt170.00–173.0097830
Steers—Medium and Large 1608166.51/cwt165.00–168.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 2625155.56/cwt155.00–158.0097211
Steers—Medium and Large 1674155.94/cwt154.00–162.001,0514
Steers—Medium and Large 3678138.03/cwt135.00–144.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 2723143.75/cwt140.00–148.001,03911
Steers—Medium and Large 3725127.43/cwt125.00–130.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2795137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318152.68/cwt148.00–157.004864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323168.66/cwt168.00–170.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373165.57/cwt165.00–167.0061810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373144.74/cwt143.00–147.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375158.00/cwt152.00–162.0059312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423139.23/cwt137.00–142.0058911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427158.39/cwt158.00–160.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429149.70/cwt148.00–152.006429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475134.21/cwt130.00–137.0063712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488146.68/cwt146.00–148.007169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524151.79/cwt150.00–157.0079520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556149.42/cwt148.00–150.008317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574142.43/cwt140.00–146.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3608125.32/cwt123.00–130.007623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618136.66/cwt135.00–140.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622146.30/cwt143.00–148.009103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678131.61/cwt130.00–135.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1688138.67/cwt138.00–140.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713133.51/cwt132.00–135.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315215.81/cwt210.00–220.006805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325200.75/cwt197.00–205.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3337180.23/cwt177.00–185.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382199.20/cwt195.00–200.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3384169.51/cwt165.00–175.006519
Bulls—Medium and Large 2392186.40/cwt185.00–190.007317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428191.23/cwt190.00–195.008188
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433177.29/cwt172.00–180.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466142.60/cwt140.00–150.006654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475173.47/cwt170.00–180.008246
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477161.78/cwt155.00–165.007729
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517150.13/cwt147.00–155.007765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518161.05/cwt159.00–163.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540137.00/cwt137.00–137.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563155.48/cwt154.00–157.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643145.27/cwt140.00–147.009344
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52992.26/cwt91.00–96.001,4114
Bulls——1,800103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,8541
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02874.59/cwt72.00–76.0076718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06067.84/cwt66.00–70.0071914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08978.68/cwt77.00–81.0085712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24586.49/cwt84.00–89.001,0778
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,180.00/head1,100.00–1,300.001,1805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/head970.00–1,030.001,0002
Bred Cows—Small 3—964.00/head950.00–985.009645
Bred Cows—Small 3—865.00/head830.00–900.0086510
Bred Cows—Small 3—744.44/head700.00–800.007449
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0754

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.