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5:24 PM UPCOMING This Saturday – Auction – Wicksburg

WICKSBURG-HOUSTON COUNTY:    A Spring Farm Auction, this Saturday, March 21, 2026.

Auction by Hometown Auction.

The location is 41 Sandbed Road, Newton ( Houston County, Al. ). SandBed Road runs off Highway 84 at Wicksburg.

Call Jeremy, 334-405-5238 if any questions.

They take consignments. Auction begins at 9 AM.

Items:   Farm Machinery, tractors, balers, smaller implements, plows, mowers, Livestock Handling Gear, feeders, gates, trucks, trailers, tools.

 

11:50 AM   Livestock Market Report – Dothan Livestock and Auction

11:50 AM Livestock Market Report – Dothan Livestock and Auction

Livestock Market Report  Dothan Livestock and Auction

Report Date March 16, 2026

Receipts this Week  364

Receipts last week 421

FEEDER CLASSES

STEERS & BULLS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2 )
150-300 Lbs. up to 665.00

300-400 Lbs. up to 595.00

400-500 Lbs. up to 525.00

500-600 Lbs. up to 485.00

600-700 Lbs. up to 465.00

          700-800 Lbs. up to 375.00

HEIFERS (MEDIUM & LARGE 1 & 2)

150-300 Lbs. up to 655.00

300-400 Lbs. up to 520.00

400-500 Lbs. up to 490.00

500-600 Lbs. up to 445.00

600-700 Lbs. up to 365.00

700-800 Lbs. up to 335.00

SLAUGHTER CLASSES

COWS

High Dressing up to 179.00

Breakers up to 176.00

Lean up to 163.00

Bulls up to  198.00

Replacement  Classes

                                                          Bred Cows  2,700.00

Cow Calf pairs 4,400.00

 

Slaughter classes steady steady to 3 higher. Replacement bred cows and pairs steady to firm on light supply again . Calves and feeder cattle 5 to 10 with instances 15 to 20 higher !! The market is back! the big boys will always try to break it , but the cattle numbers are not there and the BEEF demand still very strong .Our buyers still with good strong orders and needing cattle ! Fed Cattle in the West last week trading at 234 to 236 with Iowa to 252 !

 

 

 

 

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10:13 AM    Cottonwood Senior Citizens Center – COMING ON UP

10:13 AM Cottonwood Senior Citizens Center – COMING ON UP

COTTONWOOD:    10:13 AM    This morning RSN visited the new building for Cottonwood Senior Citizens Center, unannounced.

The building was destroyed when the tornado struck Cottonwood.

The new building, much larger and much nicer than the previous center, is near completion. The construction crews are all working hard to finish it.

The visit was unannounced. I was in Cottonwood to getmy grandson from school and was early. So I decided to check out the Senior Building. Outside the building was Cottonwiid Mayor Van Granger. He was checking out the building and meeting the architect. Mayor Granger is making sure all is going as per contract. Mayor Granger wants the center to be nice.

Since the tornado Union Hill Baptist Church welcomed the Senior Citizens to meet at the church. In the immediate future the Cottonwood Senior Citizens Center will return to a newly constructed center.

07:11 AM. Tornado Watch

UPDATED @ 07:58 AM CST

Torndao watch extended, 08:56 AM EDT until 10:00 AM EDT per National Weather – Tallahassee Florida.

EVENT: Tornado Watch
ALERT:
TORNADO WATCH 63 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

COFFEE                DALE                  GENEVA
HENRY                 HOUSTON

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN PANHANDLE FLORIDA

BAY                   CALHOUN               HOLMES
JACKSON               WALTON                WASHINGTON

IN GEORGIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST GEORGIA

CALHOUN               CLAY                  EARLY
QUITMAN               RANDOLPH              SEMINOLE
TERRELL

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ABBEVILLE MUNICIPAL A/P,
ABE SPRINGS, ALPINE HEIGHTS, ARGYLE, ARLINGTON, ASBURY,
BAGBY STATE PARK, BARKER STORE, BATTENS CROSSROADS, BEAMON,
BENEVOLENCE, BENNETT, BLACKWELL FIELD A/P, BLACKWOOD, BLAKELY,
BLOUNTSTOWN, BONIFAY, BROWNS CROSSROADS, BROWNTOWN, CAIRO,
CALLAWAY, CENTER RIDGE, CENTERVILLE, CHIPLEY,
CHIPLEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CLARKS MILL, CLARKSVILLE,
CLUSTER SPRINGS, COBB CROSSROADS, COLES, COMMISSARY HILL,
CORDRAYS MILL, COTTONWOOD, CROSSROADS, CRYSTAL LAKE, CUBA,
CUTHBERT, DALEVILLE, DAVIS PARK, DAWSON, DAWSON MUNICIPAL A/P,
DAYS CROSSROADS, DE FUNIAK SPRING AIRPORT, DE FUNIAK SPRINGS,
DICKEY, DILL, DONALDSONVILLE A/P, DONALSONVILLE, DOTHAN,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOVEREL, DURHAM, EARLY CO A/P, ECONFINA, EDISON,
ENTERPRISE, ENTERPRISE MUNICIPAL A/P, EUCHEEANNA, EWELL, FADETTE,
FAIRCHILD, FIVE POINTS, FORT GAINES, FORT RUCKER, FRINK, GANER,
GENEVA, GENEVA MUNICIPAL A/P, GEORGETOWN, GRACEVILLE, GRAVES,
HACODA, HARTFORD, HATCHER, HEADLAND, HEADLAND MUNICIPAL A/P,
HEROD, HOLMES COUNTY AIRPORT, JONES CROSSING, KEYTON,
LAWRENCEVILLE, LEONIA, LITTLE HOPE, LOGAN FIELD MUNICIPAL A/P,
LYNN HAVEN, MABSON, MALONE, MARIANNA, MARYSVILLE,
MOORES CROSSROADS, MORGAN, NEW HOPE, NIXON, ORANGE HILL, OZARK,
PANAMA CITY, PECAN, PETERSON HILL, POPLAR HEAD,
RICHTER CROSSROADS, RICKS PLACE, RIVERTURN, SCOTTS FERRY,
SCREAMER, SEMINOLE STATE PARK, SHIVERS MILL, SIMSVILLE, SNEADS,
SPRINGVALE, SPRINGVALE STATION, UNION, WILLIAMSBURG, WIRE BRIDGE,
AND YEOMANS.
TARGET AREA: Coffee, AL; Dale, AL; Geneva, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Bay, FL; Calhoun, FL; Holmes, FL; Jackson, FL; Walton, FL; Washington, FL; Calhoun, GA; Clay, GA; Early, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA; Seminole, GA; Terrell, GA

06:45 AM. Severe Thunderstorm Warning

NOTICE TIMES ARE EASTERN TIME ZONE NOT CENTRAL TIME ZONE
EVENT: Severe Thunderstorm Warning
ALERT:
At 733 AM EDT/633 AM CDT/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 8 miles east of Lakepoint Resort State Park to
near Newton, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Daleville, Abbeville, Fort Gaines, Headland, Georgetown, Dothan,
Ozark, Fort Rucker, Midland City, Kinsey, Newton, Webb, Pinckard,
Grimes, Newville, Napier Field, Haleburg, Shorterville, Wire Bridge,
and Hunt Field.
INSTRUCTIONS:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM EDT/900 AM CDT/ for
southeastern Alabama...and southwestern Georgia.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
TARGET AREA: Dale, AL; Henry, AL; Houston, AL; Clay, GA; Quitman, GA; Randolph, GA