Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-09-12

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Sep 12
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,012 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 785▼ 70 vs year ago 1,082 · −6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 80▲ 89 vs year ago 101 · +88.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
99 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 43▲ 38 vs year ago 61 · +62.3%
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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.14/cwt on 109 head.
Average price
$149.14
109 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$716
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519153.6979840
Medium and Large 2481148.6371441
Medium and Large 3423143.3760628
One grade step is worth $10.32/cwt here — about $192 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 sale109 hd
149.14
—
AL average16 barns · 2,238 hd
151.53
−2.39
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—Average1,73996.351,67611
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18980.9596341
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57076.151,1967thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02170.6272154

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)—$1,0697
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9204thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7658
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,79440
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)—$1,48118
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$9754thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$65012

Every lot

73 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2317203.37/cwt200.00–210.006453
Steers—Medium and Large 2382191.55/cwt190.00–195.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 2420183.41/cwt182.00–190.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 3421161.70/cwt160.00–167.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 2479177.04/cwt175.00–182.008487
Steers—Medium and Large 2522170.51/cwt170.00–173.008906
Steers—Medium and Large 3543148.99/cwt147.00–151.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2560162.38/cwt160.00–167.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 1585170.64/cwt170.00–174.009986
Steers—Medium and Large 1608165.99/cwt165.00–168.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 3638140.37/cwt137.00–147.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 2683150.61/cwt149.00–154.001,0293
Steers—Medium and Large 2710145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1780146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318159.54/cwt155.00–162.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340169.35/cwt168.00–170.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368167.80/cwt167.00–172.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376160.94/cwt160.00–166.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377149.24/cwt147.00–155.005637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413161.55/cwt160.00–164.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430141.10/cwt140.00–147.0060712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441155.42/cwt153.00–157.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458146.89/cwt145.00–153.0067313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461135.59/cwt130.00–137.006255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524151.17/cwt150.00–154.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535140.93/cwt139.00–145.007549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575136.03/cwt135.00–137.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583147.16/cwt146.00–149.008585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615149.00/cwt149.00–149.009166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765137.48/cwt134.00–141.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2341192.53/cwt190.00–200.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373197.45/cwt195.00–205.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373183.52/cwt180.00–187.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380168.25/cwt165.00–175.006393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413172.69/cwt168.00–175.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3422157.46/cwt155.00–162.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1442181.95/cwt180.00–190.008045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465162.43/cwt160.00–167.007553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481172.73/cwt170.00–180.008317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506164.76/cwt164.00–167.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520154.86/cwt150.00–160.008054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564153.52/cwt153.00–155.008664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574148.01/cwt142.00–150.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637150.34/cwt150.00–151.009583
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640132.04/cwt127.00–137.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673148.65/cwt148.00–150.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678139.49/cwt137.00–142.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3718122.49/cwt120.00–125.008792
Bulls—Medium and Large 3785120.00/cwt120.00–120.009421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58398.66/cwt97.00–100.001,5624
Bulls——1,74886.21/cwt85.00–90.001,5074
Bulls——1,935106.79/cwt104.00–108.002,0663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97571.04/cwt70.00–72.0069314
Cows—Lean 85-90%98364.44/cwt61.00–66.0063319
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08575.94/cwt74.00–77.0082421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08781.89/cwt81.00–83.0089012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20378.02/cwt76.00–79.0093921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30687.22/cwt87.00–89.001,1398
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43379.01/cwt78.00–80.001,1322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2195
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,793.75/head1,700.00–1,850.001,79440
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—1,480.56/head1,450.00–1,500.001,48118
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,068.57/head1,000.00–1,160.001,0697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—920.00/head880.00–960.009204
Bred Cows—Small 3—765.00/head700.00–830.007658
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,133.33/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head925.00–1,025.009754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—650.00/head600.00–700.0065012

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.