Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $247.50/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −136.82 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$247.50

29 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$33.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

vs AL average

−21.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	253.36	1,373	13thin
Medium and Large 2	546	244.25	1,333	15thin
Medium and Large 3	585	220.00	1,287	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.36/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

247.50

—

AL average13 barns · 435 hd

251.43

−3.93

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−21.78

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−136.82

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	1,539	163.52	2,516	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	144.71	2,075	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	142.75	1,833	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	123.15	1,282	57

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)	—	$1,945	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,579	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,265	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$915	14

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	320.69/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	275.11/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	211.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	229.64/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	240.28/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	268.32/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	262.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	317.85/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	299.46/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	308.54/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	222.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	259.52/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,093	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	272.28/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	248.07/cwt	247.00–251.00	1,342	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	962	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	324.47/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	262.07/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,342	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	245.69/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	248.08/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	112.34/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,107	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	132.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,308	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	143.11/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,079	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,923	16
Bulls	—	—	1,652	171.74/cwt	171.00–173.00	2,837	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,552	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,945.00/head	1,865.00–1,985.00	1,945	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	840.00–990.00	915	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,652.50/head	1,545.00–1,760.00	1,653	16
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,265.00/head	1,265.00–1,265.00	1,265	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,412.14/head	1,395.00–1,435.00	1,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	296.78/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,211	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	140.21/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,802	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	132.74/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,752	14
Bulls	—	—	1,499	157.00/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,353	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	121.13/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,368	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,396	147.90/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	768	232.01/cwt	228.00–236.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	247.69/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	299.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	285.08/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	311.82/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	247.83/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,398	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	335.48/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	258.10/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,350	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	358.63/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	233.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.47/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,223	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	256.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,483	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	337.97/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,249	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 Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 412Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 99Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 22Year ago 52

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	320.00–322.00	320.69
3	400–450	415	270.00–277.00	272.28
14	450–500	473	255.00–265.00	258.47
11	500–550	541	247.00–251.00	248.07
4	550–600	559	230.00–235.00	233.76
6	600–650	608	220.00–227.00	222.32
3	650–700	657	210.00–213.00	211.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	305.00–310.00	307.44
5	350–400	367	295.00–305.00	299.03
16	400–450	421	255.00–265.00	259.52
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	335.00–337.00	335.48
7	500–550	523	257.00–261.00	258.10
6	550–600	564	247.00–252.00	247.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	353.00	353.00
2	350–400	373	330.00–340.00	334.97
6	400–450	432	317.00–322.00	317.85
4	450–500	490	305.00–312.00	308.54
4	500–550	523	297.00–302.00	299.46
4	550–600	583	270.00–280.00	275.11
3	600–650	618	265.00–270.00	268.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	408	295.00–302.00	296.78
2	450–500	483	280.00–290.00	285.08
1	550–600	590	254.00	254.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
6	650–700	678	245.00–249.00	247.69
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	768	228.00–236.00	232.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
5	500–550	518	307.00–315.00	311.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	355.00–362.00	358.63
5	350–400	359	335.00–340.00	337.97
4	450–500	463	270.00–280.00	274.92
14	500–550	512	260.00–267.00	262.07
8	550–600	579	255.00–260.00	256.21
9	600–650	622	245.00–251.00	245.69
3	650–700	677	235.00–243.00	240.28
3	700–750	708	223.00–233.00	229.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	385	322.00–327.00	324.47
4	450–500	483	255.00–265.00	262.54
4	550–600	588	242.00–250.00	248.08
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	985	110.00–115.00	112.34
21	—	987	129.00–134.00	132.48
22	—	1,129	117.00–122.00	121.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,453	141.00–145.00	143.11
7	—	1,396	147.00–153.00	147.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,251	150.00–157.00	153.73
14	—	1,285	138.00–143.00	140.21
14	—	1,320	130.00–136.00	132.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,652	171.00–173.00	171.74
6	—	1,528	166.00–168.00	167.02
7	—	1,499	154.00–158.00	157.00

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)	3	—	—	1,865.00–1,985.00	1,945.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,545.00–1,760.00	1,652.50
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,265.00	1,265.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,395.00–1,435.00	1,412.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	840.00–990.00	915.00

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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