Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $246.86/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −136.05 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$246.86

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs AL average

−26.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	265.49	1,362	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	246.96	1,352	16thin
Medium and Large 3	536	234.16	1,254	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $108 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 sale26 hd

246.86

—

AL average13 barns · 392 hd

253.25

−6.39

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−26.17

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−136.05

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	—	Low	1,960	148.93	2,919	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	142.84	1,900	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	137.22	1,978	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	130.79	1,333	42

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)	—	$1,648	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,106	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,506	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	650–700	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	321.03/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	240.05/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	214.28/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	287.58/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	265.99/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	257.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	268.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	274.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	228.52/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	254.43/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	218.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	313.44/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	328.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	288.20/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,213	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	331.35/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,067	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,211	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,219	1
Bulls	—	—	1,999	144.92/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,897	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	154.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,821	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	136.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	147.22/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	133.18/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,409	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,433.33/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,647.50/head	1,620.00–1,675.00	1,648	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,106.43/head	1,015.00–1,175.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	265.49/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	312.36/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,618	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	119.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,198	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,393	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,961	14
Bulls	—	—	1,765	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	506	235.74/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	361.85/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	317.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	306.68/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,295	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	280.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	301.37/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,169	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	242.80/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	266.49/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,255	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	339.86/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,094	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	269.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	254.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,060	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	250.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	240.31/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	227.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	230.76/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	221.77/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,402	5

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 612Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 82Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	282.00–292.00	288.20
7	450–500	482	270.00–280.00	274.13
4	500–550	518	265.00–267.00	265.99
6	550–600	584	253.00–262.00	254.43
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	665	237.00	237.00
4	700–750	709	227.00–233.00	228.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	295.00–305.00	301.37
8	400–450	423	265.00–270.00	268.68
12	450–500	464	255.00–265.00	257.56
6	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.49
5	600–650	620	237.00–242.00	240.05
2	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	357.00–367.00	361.85
4	350–400	363	330.00–337.00	333.48
6	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	306.68
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	337.00–345.00	339.86
2	350–400	365	332.00	332.00
4	400–450	413	310.00–317.00	313.44
3	450–500	455	307.00	307.00
2	500–550	533	300.00–302.00	301.00
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
4	700–750	726	225.00–235.00	227.46
4	750–800	773	215.00–220.00	218.71
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00–322.00	321.03
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	262.00	262.00
4	600–650	643	227.00–232.00	230.76
2	650–700	685	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	328.31
6	450–500	467	317.00–320.00	317.51
9	500–550	518	310.00–317.00	312.36
1	550–600	555	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	285.00–290.00	287.58
15	400–450	434	270.00–275.00	272.39
18	450–500	471	262.00–270.00	266.49
10	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	250.95
6	550–600	573	237.00–247.00	240.31
5	600–650	632	220.00–229.00	221.77
3	650–700	677	212.00–219.00	214.28
4	700–750	720	195.00–202.00	200.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	330.00–337.00	331.35
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	513	265.00–267.00	265.49
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	275.00–285.00	280.19
12	350–400	373	265.00–275.00	269.77
11	400–450	416	250.00–260.00	254.69
10	450–500	471	237.00–247.00	242.80
4	500–550	506	232.00–237.00	235.74
2	550–600	595	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	145.00	145.00
14	—	1,435	134.00–138.00	136.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	153.00–159.00	154.98
14	—	1,433	135.00–139.00	136.79
11	—	1,241	146.00–149.00	147.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,058	131.00–135.00	133.18
14	—	1,005	117.00–122.00	119.21
14	—	995	138.00–142.00	139.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,999	144.00–149.00	144.92
1	—	1,765	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,620.00–1,675.00	1,647.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,015.00–1,175.00	1,106.43

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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