Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.29/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −136.03 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$248.29

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.15

vs AL average

−22.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	259.71	1,439	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	246.99	1,345	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	230.00	1,208	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $231 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $384.32 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale13 hd

248.29

—

AL average13 barns · 514 hd

257.45

−9.15

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−22.30

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−136.03

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,850	149.24	2,761	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	135.51	2,010	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	133.75	1,676	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,044	118.65	1,239	38

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,608	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,098	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	342.47/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	260.90/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,271	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	251.98/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	368.32/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	248.64/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	245.76/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	235.95/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	202.68/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	224.76/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	343.54/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	254.37/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	292.70/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	301.29/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	246.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	240.98/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	293.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,231	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	141.64/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,892	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	135.52/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,613	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,170	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	108.69/cwt	107.00–110.00	987	11
Bulls	—	—	2,219	160.86/cwt	160.00–165.00	3,569	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,010	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,740.00/head	1,710.00–1,770.00	1,740	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,097.50/head	1,025.00–1,170.00	1,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,345.00/head	1,345.00–1,345.00	1,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	800.00–950.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	128.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,663	17
Bulls	—	—	1,686	141.16/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,380	10
Bulls	—	—	1,827	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,773	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	125.97/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,444	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	264.42/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	292.95/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,570	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	379.53/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	260.81/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	287.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,068	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	325.26/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,431	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	236.66/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	281.64/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	316.63/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	237.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,131	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	346.52/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,303	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	186.46/cwt	182.00–191.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	236.35/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	212.37/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	2

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Apr 1, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 434Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 104Year ago 250

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 39Year ago 116

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	365.00–370.00	368.32
14	350–400	376	345.00–352.00	346.52
9	400–450	440	322.00–332.00	325.26
7	450–500	481	287.00–295.00	292.70
1	550–600	590	282.00	282.00
2	600–650	643	247.00–257.00	251.98
5	650–700	675	230.00–238.00	236.35
4	700–750	744	218.00–227.00	224.76
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	377.00–385.00	379.53
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	342.00	342.00
1	450–500	455	312.00	312.00
8	500–550	536	292.00–300.00	292.95
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	300.00–310.00	303.31
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	359	340.00–350.00	342.47
1	500–550	505	292.00	292.00
1	650–700	695	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	362.00	362.00
3	500–550	522	320.00–325.00	323.35
2	600–650	610	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	415	340.00–347.00	343.54
2	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	592	290.00–300.00	293.30
5	650–700	674	252.00–258.00	254.37
5	700–750	718	237.00–247.00	240.98
3	750–800	783	236.00–237.00	236.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	315.00–320.00	316.63
8	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	301.29
3	400–450	422	275.00–285.00	281.64
5	450–500	487	257.00–267.00	260.90
3	500–550	512	247.00–252.00	248.64
4	550–600	569	242.00–247.00	245.76
2	600–650	638	232.00–240.00	235.95
3	650–700	685	210.00–217.00	212.37
3	700–750	742	200.00–208.00	202.68
4	750–800	788	182.00–191.00	186.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	328.00	328.00
5	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	293.91
10	450–500	455	277.00	277.00
2	500–550	528	262.00–267.00	264.42
2	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
6	600–650	618	245.00–255.00	246.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	372	285.00–295.00	287.15
8	400–450	419	257.00–267.00	260.81
4	450–500	476	235.00–245.00	237.52
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	710	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,336	141.00–145.00	141.64
21	—	1,190	132.00–137.00	135.52
17	—	1,296	125.00–129.00	128.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,007	115.00–117.00	116.17
11	—	908	107.00–110.00	108.69
18	—	1,146	122.00–127.00	125.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,483	134.00–137.00	135.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,219	160.00–165.00	160.86
10	—	1,686	138.00–142.00	141.16
9	—	1,827	150.00–155.00	151.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,710.00–1,770.00	1,740.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,170.00	1,097.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,345.00	1,345.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–950.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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