Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-10-10

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 10
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
992 head
▲ 266 vs last sale 726▲ 202 vs year ago 790 · +25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 181▲ 104 vs year ago 100 · +104.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 78▼ 49 vs year ago 107 · −45.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with a moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.95/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$134.95
103 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.93
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556141.7278835
Medium and Large 2493137.0667643
Medium and Large 3460121.8656125
One grade step is worth $19.85/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 sale103 hd
134.95
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AL average16 barns · 1,488 hd
136.88
−1.93
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—Low1,86380.451,4998thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,30770.8992723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49066.929974thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08962.8568549

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)—$1,2133thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0605
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$91510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$59212
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$53320

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2421168.73/cwt164.00–170.0071015
Steers—Medium and Large 3428158.31/cwt155.00–160.006783
Steers—Medium and Large 3459150.97/cwt147.00–152.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 2465160.98/cwt160.00–162.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1525161.00/cwt161.00–161.0084518
Steers—Medium and Large 2544152.37/cwt152.00–155.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555167.00/cwt167.00–167.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 3575138.03/cwt135.00–141.007942
Steers—Medium and Large 2628138.63/cwt134.00–143.008718
Steers—Medium and Large 2658130.81/cwt130.00–134.008615
Steers—Medium and Large 1680138.00/cwt138.00–138.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 2775128.00/cwt128.00–128.009921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3332133.47/cwt130.00–140.004433
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365127.08/cwt125.00–130.0046410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384147.23/cwt147.00–152.0056520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479140.80/cwt137.00–147.006745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518144.47/cwt142.00–149.0074823
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535118.47/cwt117.00–120.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568126.98/cwt125.00–132.0072111
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579113.06/cwt110.00–117.006557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609138.45/cwt138.00–141.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718122.69/cwt122.00–124.008813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730116.00/cwt116.00–116.008473
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3322164.02/cwt160.00–170.0052812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371177.76/cwt177.00–180.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378152.62/cwt150.00–155.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385166.61/cwt165.00–172.006418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411153.55/cwt153.00–161.0063115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416164.70/cwt163.00–170.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435142.56/cwt140.00–145.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462155.81/cwt155.00–157.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467146.51/cwt145.00–149.006848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476135.53/cwt132.00–140.006457
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515141.63/cwt140.00–145.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518150.99/cwt150.00–154.007824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525128.40/cwt125.00–130.006743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578135.44/cwt134.00–140.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675125.07/cwt120.00–130.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,80976.77/cwt75.00–80.001,3895
Bulls——1,95386.58/cwt85.00–90.001,6913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07056.91/cwt55.00–58.0060921
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09065.06/cwt63.00–67.0070914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11869.54/cwt68.00–71.0077714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27974.67/cwt74.00–77.009559
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32568.46/cwt67.00–70.0090714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49066.92/cwt66.00–68.009974
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,213.33/head1,200.00–1,240.001,2133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,060.00/head900.00–1,100.001,0605
Bred Cows—Small 3—765.00/head730.00–800.007652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—915.00/head825.00–975.0091510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—591.67/head550.00–675.0059212
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—532.50/head465.00–600.0053320

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.