Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $226.74/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −157.58 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$226.74

71 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.92

vs AL average

−25.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	247.99	1,341	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	232.05	1,275	22
Medium and Large 3	551	211.81	1,168	32

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about $173 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 sale71 hd

226.74

—

AL average14 barns · 473 hd

230.67

−3.92

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−25.20

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−157.58

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	1,520	157.53	2,395	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	144.92	1,889	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,627	143.41	2,333	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	132.80	1,451	38

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)	—	$1,840	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,530	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	460	290.96/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,338	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	231.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	278.36/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,506	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	325.35/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	311.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	241.18/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,464	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	237.32/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,267	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	304.69/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	261.94/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,105	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	205.10/cwt	202.00–208.00	1,282	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	220.77/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	268.41/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,441	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	216.31/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,108	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	228.44/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,211	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	218.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,251	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	243.31/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	193.30/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	260.54/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,503	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	227.41/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,421	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	139.66/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,934	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	154.38/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,945	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,808	10
Bulls	—	—	1,250	149.39/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	171.08/cwt	170.00–172.00	3,093	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,840.00/head	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,840	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,530.00/head	1,450.00–1,570.00	1,530	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	207.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,218	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	250.97/cwt	247.00–255.00	898	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	135.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,518	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	125.68/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,313	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	141.97/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,599	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	143.41/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	249.82/cwt	249.00–251.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	301.01/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,267	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	275.09/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	242.86/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	224.91/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,037	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	301.45/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,405	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	230.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	244.72/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	270.99/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	243.61/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	290.56/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,531	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	308.12/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,306	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	221.13/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	278.38/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	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 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 350Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 64Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 29Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	322.00–327.00	325.35
5	400–450	425	310.00–320.00	311.91
8	450–500	460	287.00–295.00	290.96
18	500–550	541	277.00–282.00	278.36
5	550–600	559	270.00–275.00	270.99
18	600–650	607	240.00–247.00	241.18
5	650–700	682	230.00–240.00	231.96
3	700–750	728	225.00–227.00	225.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	300.00–307.00	301.01
5	450–500	476	272.00–277.00	275.09
14	500–550	537	267.00–272.00	268.41
19	550–600	577	257.00–267.00	260.54
9	600–650	625	225.00–232.00	227.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	397.00	397.00
1	300–350	335	387.00	387.00
7	450–500	466	300.00–310.00	301.45
7	500–550	527	290.00–292.00	290.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	330.00–332.00	330.99
7	400–450	424	307.00–315.00	308.12
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	237.00	237.00
6	550–600	587	230.00–233.00	230.51
6	600–650	631	220.00–227.00	221.13
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	755	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	383	300.00–307.00	304.69
5	400–450	422	260.00–270.00	261.94
9	450–500	473	240.00–250.00	243.31
20	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	228.44
9	550–600	573	215.00–220.00	218.28
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
3	650–700	670	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	387.00	387.00
1	300–350	320	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	370	275.00–280.00	278.38
21	450–500	460	242.00–250.00	244.72
15	500–550	534	237.00–242.00	237.32
7	550–600	583	218.00–228.00	220.77
12	600–650	625	202.00–208.00	205.10
2	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	247.00–255.00	250.97
12	400–450	424	240.00–247.00	242.86
19	450–500	461	222.00–230.00	224.91
15	500–550	512	215.00–220.00	216.31
17	550–600	586	205.00–215.00	207.83
3	600–650	632	190.00–195.00	193.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	534	249.00–251.00	249.82
5	550–600	557	243.00–246.00	243.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,385	139.00–141.00	139.66
3	—	1,260	153.00–157.00	154.38
10	—	1,218	147.00–150.00	148.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,119	132.00–138.00	135.64
14	—	1,045	122.00–129.00	125.68
5	—	1,126	141.00–146.00	141.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	142.00–149.00	143.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,250	147.00–152.00	149.39
2	—	1,808	170.00–172.00	171.08
1	—	2,025	163.00	163.00

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)	4	—	—	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,840.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,450.00–1,570.00	1,530.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,230.00–1,360.00	1,262.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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