Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $232.47/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −150.44 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$232.47

24 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,277

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs AL average

−32.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	239.51	1,362	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	233.68	1,275	14thin
Medium and Large 3	535	217.64	1,164	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $198 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $382.90 across 29 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 sale24 hd

232.47

—

AL average14 barns · 342 hd

241.79

−9.33

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−32.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−150.44

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	—	Average	1,701	150.78	2,564	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,354	129.08	1,748	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	125.68	1,856	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	115.57	1,068	27

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,302	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,690	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$860	14

Every lot, as filed

58 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	600–650	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	228.79/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	235.64/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	300.33/cwt	295.00–305.00	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	266.07/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	301.61/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	294.50/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,275	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	257.48/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,246	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	210.37/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	240.82/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	233.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	245.38/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,062	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	239.62/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	224.72/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	314.90/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	338.55/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,151	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,213	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	135.22/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,807	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	128.45/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	121.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,708	6
Bulls	—	—	1,628	153.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,434	10
Bulls	—	—	2,050	165.17/cwt	162.00–168.00	3,386	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	780.00–940.00	860	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,302.00/head	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,302	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,808.33/head	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,808	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	108.72/cwt	105.00–110.00	942	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	121.15/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,086	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	113.85/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,183	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	125.68/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	238.27/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,389	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	308.58/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	217.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	256.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	249.33/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,454	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	258.21/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,363	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	326.21/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	305.12/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	281.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,080	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	310.84/cwt	310.00–315.00	967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	312.47/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,359	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 700Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 132Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 77Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	363	325.00–332.00	326.21
2	400–450	435	310.00–315.00	312.47
2	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	295.03
8	500–550	528	257.00–267.00	258.21
10	550–600	583	247.00–255.00	249.33
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	340	335.00–342.00	338.55
8	350–400	388	310.00–320.00	314.90
13	400–450	433	292.00–300.00	294.50
8	450–500	484	255.00–265.00	257.48
4	500–550	531	232.00–242.00	239.62
3	600–650	618	220.00–227.00	224.72
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	295.00–305.00	300.33
8	350–400	384	275.00–285.00	281.19
4	400–450	418	262.00–270.00	266.07
12	450–500	474	240.00–250.00	240.82
10	500–550	534	232.00–238.00	235.64
4	550–600	574	225.00–230.00	228.79
2	600–650	610	222.00	222.00
3	650–700	658	207.00–217.00	210.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	255.00–260.00	256.29
15	400–450	433	242.00–252.00	245.38
4	450–500	471	230.00–235.00	233.74
4	500–550	535	210.00–220.00	217.64
1	600–650	610	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	785	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	310.00–315.00	310.84
5	350–400	374	302.00–310.00	305.12
2	500–550	540	242.00	242.00
4	550–600	583	237.00–242.00	238.27
2	600–650	610	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	527	300.00–305.00	301.61
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	605	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	425	305.00–312.00	308.58
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,336	132.00–137.00	135.22
6	—	1,328	126.00–129.00	128.45
6	—	1,405	121.00–124.00	121.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	866	105.00–110.00	108.72
12	—	896	119.00–124.00	121.15
7	—	1,039	112.00–115.00	113.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	123.00–127.00	125.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	151.00–157.00	153.98
10	—	1,660	144.00–149.00	146.62
2	—	2,050	162.00–168.00	165.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	780.00–940.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,302.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,775.00–1,825.00	1,808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512.50

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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