Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.13 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$239.20

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs AL average

−25.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	242.26	1,298	15thin
Medium and Large 3	539	230.00	1,240	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale20 hd

239.20

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

−14.00

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−25.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−145.13

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	1,475	158.76	2,341	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	139.34	2,165	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	137.99	1,683	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	125.96	1,245	47

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)	—	$1,628	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,396	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,030	28

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	990.00–1,070.00	1,030	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	234.91/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,095	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	141.15/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,784	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	126.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,224	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	118.66/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,282	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	133.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,225	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	252.01/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,230	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	276.71/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	322.21/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	245.63/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,263	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	237.21/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,347	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	361.99/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.07/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,113	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	348.76/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,186	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,477	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	325.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,265	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	264.65/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	279.20/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	292.13/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	247.56/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,084	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	290.86/cwt	289.00–295.00	969	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	332.92/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,248	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	606	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	294.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,257	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	300.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,466	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,039	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,931	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,295	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	131.38/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,511	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	147.57/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,926	6
Bulls	—	—	1,393	154.66/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,154	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,395.71/head	1,370.00–1,430.00	1,396	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,627.50/head	1,530.00–1,660.00	1,628	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.73/head	1,230.00–1,320.00	1,263	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	276.28/cwt	275.00–285.00	984	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	267.71/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	338.51/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	294	375.21/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	281.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,425	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,717	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	285.98/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	1

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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 27Year ago 0

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	28	—	—	990.00–1,070.00	1,030.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,370.00–1,430.00	1,395.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,530.00–1,660.00	1,627.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,230.00–1,320.00	1,262.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
15	300–350	333	289.00–295.00	290.86
8	350–400	356	275.00–285.00	276.28
19	400–450	438	245.00–252.00	247.56
19	450–500	466	232.00–240.00	234.91
3	500–550	505	232.00	232.00
2	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
4	600–650	606	210.00–215.00	213.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	420	260.00–269.00	265.07
23	450–500	488	250.00–258.00	252.01
9	500–550	514	242.00–250.00	245.63
6	550–600	568	232.00–240.00	237.21
2	600–650	625	225.00–230.00	227.42
3	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	765	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	428	320.00–327.00	322.21
10	450–500	465	315.00–320.00	317.55
2	500–550	525	285.00–287.00	285.98
4	550–600	585	275.00–282.00	276.71
4	600–650	635	267.00–270.00	267.71
6	700–750	723	235.00–240.00	237.51
1	750–800	795	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	332.00–342.00	332.92
5	450–500	487	295.00–305.00	300.98
2	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	668	232.00–235.00	233.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	337.00–340.00	338.51
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	372.00–385.00	375.21
10	300–350	328	360.00–367.00	361.99
2	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	317.46
7	450–500	458	290.00–295.00	292.13
10	500–550	507	280.00–290.00	281.03
3	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	708	232.00–237.00	234.49
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	342.00–352.00	348.76
10	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	325.94
16	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	294.46
17	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	279.20
6	500–550	508	262.00–270.00	264.65
2	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
2	650–700	690	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	138.00–142.00	141.15
13	—	1,150	130.00–133.00	131.38
6	—	1,305	147.00–149.00	147.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	967	124.00–128.00	126.62
14	—	1,080	116.00–121.00	118.66
12	—	919	132.00–135.00	133.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	135.00–137.00	135.68
3	—	1,605	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	175.00	175.00
7	—	1,393	152.00–157.00	154.66
2	—	1,660	165.00	165.00

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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