Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2023-06-26

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 26
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 634▼ 14 vs year ago 582 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 157▲ 54 vs year ago 103 · +52.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 42▼ 25 vs year ago 77 · −32.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate 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 $215.13/cwt on 111 head.
Average price
$215.13
111 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$214
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2
$7.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.25
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3415218.8090927
Medium and Large 1536216.351,15943
Medium and Large 2531211.451,12241
One grade step is worth $7.36/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale111 hd
215.13
—
AL average14 barns · 1,680 hd
216.39
−1.25
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—Low1,655111.521,8454thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,429105.081,50221
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,536102.021,5676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98989.4288559

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)—$1,2232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1826
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$1,0406
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)—$80212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2136
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$62514

Every lot

66 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1390277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0803
Steers—Medium and Large 2393262.03/cwt255.00–263.001,0308
Steers—Medium and Large 1418272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,1396
Steers—Medium and Large 1470260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2222
Steers—Medium and Large 1509252.21/cwt248.00–254.001,28410
Steers—Medium and Large 2520236.12/cwt232.00–240.001,2284
Steers—Medium and Large 1566240.12/cwt240.00–242.001,35917
Steers—Medium and Large 1605232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4045
Steers—Medium and Large 2632215.97/cwt215.00–218.001,3653
Steers—Medium and Large 2690210.64/cwt205.00–212.001,4535
Steers—Medium and Large 2730195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4241
Steers—Medium and Large 2765192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4692
Steers—Medium and Large 3790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369235.48/cwt234.00–240.008694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369227.46/cwt224.00–230.0083912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3419221.20/cwt220.00–224.009277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427235.58/cwt235.00–238.001,0065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437227.48/cwt226.00–234.0099410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461210.92/cwt205.00–215.009725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482226.95/cwt225.00–235.001,0945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483218.39/cwt218.00–222.001,05510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515191.73/cwt185.00–195.009873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518216.58/cwt214.00–220.001,12216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538207.52/cwt206.00–212.001,1164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584209.17/cwt208.00–212.001,22210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615205.54/cwt203.00–208.001,2646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634197.25/cwt195.00–199.001,2517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2708185.02/cwt180.00–190.001,3102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770171.96/cwt170.00–178.001,3244
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305280.00/cwt280.00–280.008541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328267.40/cwt265.00–270.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 3343250.96/cwt250.00–257.008617
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370238.07/cwt233.00–243.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427242.59/cwt240.00–250.001,03611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3441229.56/cwt222.00–232.001,0128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468231.59/cwt228.00–235.001,08412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482218.41/cwt216.00–222.001,0535
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522227.07/cwt226.00–232.001,18511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528208.62/cwt205.00–212.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2542219.37/cwt214.00–222.001,1896
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558218.63/cwt217.00–225.001,2205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575211.66/cwt208.00–214.001,2175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606212.50/cwt212.00–214.001,2884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628203.98/cwt200.00–208.001,2812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3637188.32/cwt185.00–190.001,2003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670206.49/cwt205.00–208.001,3832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730185.99/cwt185.00–187.001,3586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765165.55/cwt162.00–169.001,2662
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,648114.03/cwt111.00–116.001,8793
Bulls——1,675104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91380.28/cwt77.00–82.0073313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00696.76/cwt95.00–98.0097318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01488.94/cwt86.00–90.0090228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,360104.48/cwt103.00–106.001,4216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,381100.90/cwt100.00–104.001,3937
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518103.22/cwt100.00–105.001,5675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,524109.20/cwt108.00–113.001,6648
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3—625.00/head525.00–725.0062514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,222.50/head1,200.00–1,245.001,2232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,181.67/head1,175.00–1,195.001,1826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,040.00/head1,000.00–1,120.001,0406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—801.67/head760.00–860.0080212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,391.67/head1,325.00–1,525.001,3923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,033.33/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0333

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.