Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $227.81/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −182.96 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$227.81

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,242

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$19.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	546	234.81	1,281	22
Medium and Large 3	544	214.99	1,170	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.81/cwt here — about $111 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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.77 across 27 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 sale34 hd

227.81

—

AL average5 barns · 124 hd

240.05

−12.24

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

−182.96

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	1,576	159.11	2,508	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	137.74	1,661	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	136.91	2,115	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,066	120.54	1,285	26

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)	—	$1,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,541	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,170	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$870	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	228.01/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,348	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	237.06/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	246.37/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	281.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	261.69/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	329.55/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	224.95/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	261.00/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	271.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	271.09/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,261	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	208.42/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	283.25/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	179.72/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	286.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,096	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	249.59/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	244.88/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	227.62/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,295	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,452	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	118.36/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,124	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	136.91/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,615	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	152.06/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	161.29/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,403	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	870.00/head	765.00–975.00	870	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,708.75/head	1,695.00–1,750.00	1,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,120.00/head	2,120.00–2,120.00	2,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,373.75/head	1,370.00–1,385.00	1,374	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,465.00/head	1,450.00–1,480.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	258.56/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,098	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	141.58/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,689	10
Bulls	—	—	1,470	150.59/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,214	4
Bulls	—	—	1,875	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,262	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	110.62/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,167	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.14/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	226.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	236.22/cwt	232.00–242.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	314.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	341.65/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,172	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	235.72/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,268	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	221.46/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,360	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	229.01/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	243.53/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,529	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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 635Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 118Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 59Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	282.00	282.00
4	450–500	465	267.00–275.00	271.09
4	500–550	533	260.00–262.00	261.00
2	550–600	560	252.00	252.00
2	600–650	628	242.00–245.00	243.53
3	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	242.00–252.00	244.88
5	550–600	569	227.00–230.00	227.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	290.00	290.00
6	500–550	528	270.00–277.00	271.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	280.00–285.00	281.72
5	350–400	371	270.00–280.00	271.91
6	400–450	432	245.00–249.00	246.37
5	500–550	515	235.00–240.00	237.06
8	550–600	591	227.00–235.00	228.01
3	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	361	232.00–242.00	236.22
10	400–450	407	220.00–230.00	226.97
2	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	322.00–332.00	329.55
7	350–400	374	310.00–320.00	314.12
3	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	283.25
4	450–500	470	260.00–267.00	261.69
19	500–550	538	235.00–242.00	235.72
3	550–600	593	227.00–230.00	229.01
16	600–650	614	217.00–227.00	221.46
8	650–700	670	205.00–212.00	208.42
4	700–750	733	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	280.00–290.00	286.90
5	400–450	442	257.00–265.00	258.56
9	450–500	478	247.00–255.00	249.59
8	500–550	535	220.00–230.00	224.95
4	550–600	563	190.00–200.00	195.07
3	600–650	623	175.00–182.00	179.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	340.00–345.00	341.65
2	350–400	375	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,132	126.00–130.00	128.25
6	—	950	116.00–121.00	118.36
8	—	1,055	109.00–112.00	110.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	136.00–140.00	136.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,215	132.00–134.00	132.95
2	—	1,205	150.00–154.00	152.06
10	—	1,193	139.00–145.00	141.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	159.00–164.00	161.29
4	—	1,470	148.00–153.00	150.59
2	—	1,875	173.00–175.00	173.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	765.00–975.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,695.00–1,750.00	1,708.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,120.00	2,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,370.00–1,385.00	1,373.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,480.00	1,465.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,170.00	1,170.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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