Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2021-11-29

Dothan Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 29
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996
Feeder Cattle receipts
826 head
64 vs last sale 890 162 vs year ago 664 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
9 vs last sale 107 32 vs year ago 84 · +38.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
50 vs last sale 126 36 vs year ago 40 · +90.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.26/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits 55.76 against this barn's trailing median of $196.02.
Average price
$140.26
121 head · 471 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.79
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1444152.3267630
Medium and Large 2474141.1066955
Medium and Large 3489128.9263036
One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $46 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

14 sales
228210191173median 196.0201/0502/0904/0605/1808/10
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.31, low $186.87, median $196.02 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale121 hd
140.26
AL average5 barns · 477 hd
139.47
+0.79
This barn, trailing median14 sales
196.02
−55.76
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
BullsAverage1,74382.321,43511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35863.5586327
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51959.489036thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03152.4754127

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2537125.38/cwt124.00–126.0067313
HeifersMedium and Large 2407132.57/cwt132.00–138.0054011
SteersMedium and Large 3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 3343127.52/cwt125.00–130.004374
HeifersMedium and Large 3530109.58/cwt105.00–114.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 3644100.99/cwt100.00–105.006505
BullsMedium and Large 3493133.34/cwt130.00–135.006573
HeifersMedium and Large 1633125.98/cwt125.00–127.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1418165.76/cwt165.00–168.006934
HeifersMedium and Large 2478126.41/cwt126.00–127.0060410
HeifersMedium and Large 2613115.99/cwt115.00–120.007115
HeifersMedium and Large 2328141.86/cwt140.00–146.0046515
SteersMedium and Large 3640120.00/cwt120.00–120.007681
SteersMedium and Large 3320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005022
SteersMedium and Large 1610148.00/cwt148.00–148.009031
SteersMedium and Large 2574142.23/cwt141.00–147.008165
HeifersMedium and Large 1680118.96/cwt117.00–121.008094
SteersMedium and Large 3578129.30/cwt128.00–132.007473
SteersMedium and Large 1570154.00/cwt154.00–154.008781
SteersMedium and Large 2630133.90/cwt130.00–138.008442
SteersMedium and Large 2436155.78/cwt154.00–157.006795
SteersMedium and Large 2535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 1580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007487
BullsMedium and Large 1474147.78/cwt147.00–155.0070010
BullsMedium and Large 1362161.71/cwt160.00–170.005856
BullsMedium and Large 2581126.12/cwt125.00–132.007336
BullsMedium and Large 2628121.02/cwt120.00–125.007605
BullsMedium and Large 2476141.58/cwt140.00–144.006745
BullsMedium and Large 1423156.65/cwt155.00–160.006639
CowsBoner 80-85%1,45064.76/cwt63.00–66.0093912
CowsLean 85-90%95642.60/cwt40.00–44.004078
CowsLean 85-90%1,06356.62/cwt55.00–60.0060219
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,64063.71/cwt61.00–65.001,0453
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39755.25/cwt54.00–56.007723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26760.22/cwt58.00–61.0076311
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33069.05/cwt68.00–72.009184
Bulls1,88886.74/cwt86.00–87.001,6383
Bulls1,44369.35/cwt68.00–72.001,0015
Bulls2,09899.53/cwt98.00–103.002,0883
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010
Bred HeifersSmall 3655.00/cwt555.00–730.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2752.50/cwt725.00–780.004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135.00/cwt1,035.00–1,210.007
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2871.43/cwt865.00–880.007
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3581.25/cwt550.00–675.008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2896.67/cwt825.00–1,040.006
BullsMedium and Large 3586115.83/cwt113.00–118.006797
BullsMedium and Large 2416146.39/cwt145.00–150.006097
BullsMedium and Large 3368142.45/cwt140.00–145.005242
BullsMedium and Large 2530136.28/cwt135.00–139.007226
BullsMedium and Large 3411136.21/cwt135.00–137.005605
BullsMedium and Large 1520142.33/cwt140.00–146.007405
BullsMedium and Large 3512125.65/cwt120.00–127.0064311
BullsMedium and Large 3316151.08/cwt145.00–155.004775
BullsMedium and Large 2336159.56/cwt157.00–164.0053612
BullsMedium and Large 3668108.98/cwt105.00–111.007283
BullsMedium and Large 2682116.60/cwt115.00–120.007956
BullsMedium and Large 2356154.24/cwt152.00–155.005498
HeifersMedium and Large 3373121.96/cwt120.00–124.004552

How this sale compares

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.