Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2022-11-14

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 14
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
920 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 976▲ 30 vs year ago 890 · +3.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 105▲ 21 vs year ago 107 · +19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 75▼ 93 vs year ago 126 · −73.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $139.46/cwt on 134 head.
Average price
$139.46
134 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$236
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504149.7275568
Medium and Large 2497134.1266640
Medium and Large 3430120.8151926
One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $236 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 sale134 hd
139.46
—
AL average12 barns · 1,454 hd
141.67
−2.22
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—Average1,59086.091,36924
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,28869.9190022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53866.021,0152thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08462.8868137

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)—$1,0452thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7405
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7217
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)—$1,0717

Every lot

64 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2363182.03/cwt177.00–187.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 3375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Steers—Medium and Large 1380195.84/cwt192.00–200.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 2422166.02/cwt164.00–170.007013
Steers—Medium and Large 1467173.71/cwt172.00–177.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1545170.00/cwt170.00–170.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1560167.00/cwt167.00–167.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 2585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319153.41/cwt150.00–158.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323137.60/cwt135.00–140.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370126.30/cwt125.00–130.004674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379155.27/cwt154.00–160.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385148.68/cwt148.00–150.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 3414121.21/cwt117.00–125.0050213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434142.30/cwt138.00–148.006189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445157.00/cwt157.00–157.0069919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463133.48/cwt130.00–137.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484151.15/cwt151.00–153.0073213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485115.78/cwt115.00–117.005625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525146.97/cwt146.00–150.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556143.60/cwt143.00–146.007985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565153.00/cwt153.00–153.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575122.73/cwt122.00–130.0070611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3618103.06/cwt100.00–106.006372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640149.00/cwt149.00–149.009541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668136.63/cwt135.00–139.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730128.47/cwt127.00–130.009382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009063
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3306170.23/cwt165.00–172.005214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336192.64/cwt190.00–196.006477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337179.20/cwt178.00–185.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1356181.14/cwt180.00–190.006459
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370171.45/cwt168.00–177.006345
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378157.45/cwt155.00–160.005952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423165.31/cwt162.00–167.006996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429153.96/cwt150.00–155.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439171.11/cwt170.00–178.0075120
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476153.49/cwt153.00–162.0073119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477167.29/cwt166.00–170.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526144.40/cwt144.00–146.007605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533156.48/cwt155.00–158.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563144.52/cwt143.00–149.008148
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583117.55/cwt115.00–120.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2594133.74/cwt132.00–139.007944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615138.00/cwt138.00–138.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2636124.16/cwt122.00–131.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770102.04/cwt100.00–104.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43077.19/cwt75.00–80.001,1045
Bulls——1,53892.45/cwt92.00–93.001,4228
Bulls——1,70085.52/cwt85.00–86.001,45411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04059.33/cwt57.00–60.0061716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11765.59/cwt63.00–67.0073321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17073.00/cwt73.00–73.008545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32167.95/cwt65.00–69.0089815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33076.83/cwt75.00–79.001,0222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53866.02/cwt65.00–67.001,0152
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,071.43/head900.00–1,100.001,0717
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,045.00/head1,045.00–1,045.001,0452
Bred Cows—Small 3—740.00/head700.00–800.007405
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3Thin Fleshed—721.43/head550.00–750.007217

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.