Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2023-02-13

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 13
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
341 head
▼ 315 vs last sale 656▲ 341 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 99▲ 119 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 51▲ 148 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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.92/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$162.92
92 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.08
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521168.3087745
Medium and Large 2493161.2679632
Medium and Large 3389150.3258515thin
One grade step is worth $17.98/cwt here — about $293 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 sale92 hd
162.92
—
AL average14 barns · 1,564 hd
165.00
−2.08
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—High2,005100.732,02017
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,37397.331,33628
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51890.511,3744thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06276.7781544

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)—$1,1065
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9084thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$8683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$7684thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,4198
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,09718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$85125
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$61016

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323213.98/cwt212.00–216.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007596
Steers—Medium and Large 2373205.45/cwt204.00–207.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1378217.62/cwt215.00–220.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 1417211.36/cwt208.00–213.0088118
Steers—Medium and Large 3435183.58/cwt180.00–187.007994
Steers—Medium and Large 1460208.00/cwt208.00–208.009576
Steers—Medium and Large 2461189.10/cwt187.00–197.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 3465175.11/cwt170.00–180.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 1510198.47/cwt195.00–202.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 2523178.38/cwt175.00–182.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 3528154.83/cwt150.00–160.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1572191.66/cwt188.00–193.501,09612
Steers—Medium and Large 2575172.00/cwt172.00–172.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1658183.34/cwt183.00–185.001,2066
Steers—Medium and Large 3680131.62/cwt125.00–135.008953
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3339159.18/cwt157.00–162.005407
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365152.07/cwt147.00–157.005556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377173.59/cwt172.00–177.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430177.00/cwt177.00–177.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433165.93/cwt165.00–170.0071811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461170.73/cwt170.00–175.0078714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480162.42/cwt160.00–165.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520176.00/cwt176.00–176.009154
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520168.46/cwt167.00–170.0087610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581159.83/cwt157.00–162.009297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635114.06/cwt110.00–118.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2689141.22/cwt140.00–145.009734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315212.42/cwt210.00–215.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333220.44/cwt219.00–222.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380174.79/cwt170.00–177.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420192.00/cwt192.00–192.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428182.40/cwt180.00–185.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473183.69/cwt182.00–187.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485163.74/cwt157.00–167.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536177.48/cwt177.00–180.009516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580169.56/cwt167.00–172.009832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585175.98/cwt175.00–177.001,0292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625147.00/cwt147.00–147.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723138.01/cwt137.00–140.009983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38587.39/cwt85.00–90.001,2102
Bulls——1,63397.22/cwt94.00–99.001,5885
Bulls——2,315105.16/cwt103.00–107.002,43410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96272.54/cwt69.00–74.0069821
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14578.63/cwt77.00–80.0090014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16483.76/cwt82.00–86.009759
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233105.49/cwt104.00–108.001,3013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24591.73/cwt90.00–94.001,1428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45898.52/cwt96.00–99.001,43617
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51890.51/cwt90.00–92.001,3744
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,106.00/head1,025.00–1,160.001,1065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—907.50/head865.00–950.009084
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—868.33/head850.00–905.008683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—767.50/head735.00–800.007684
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,418.75/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4198
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,097.22/head1,000.00–1,175.001,09718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3—851.00/head725.00–900.0085125
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—610.00/head590.00–630.0061016

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.