Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 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 $224.26/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −158.64 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$224.26

40 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.74

vs AL average

−20.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	528	228.55	1,207	6thin
Medium and Large 2	577	223.50	1,290	34

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale40 hd

224.26

—

AL average16 barns · 563 hd

234.99

−10.74

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−20.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−158.64

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	1,453	156.77	2,278	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	141.28	2,063	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	140.62	1,770	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	129.50	1,390	50

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)	—	$1,558	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,555	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,145	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,563	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	16

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	242.19/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,107	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	261.23/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,223	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	274.62/cwt	272.00–280.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	218.26/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,294	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	275.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	204.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	246.40/cwt	245.00–255.00	909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	238.06/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	289.06/cwt	287.00–290.00	939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	303.61/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,315	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	229.02/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	237.29/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	237.60/cwt	235.00–242.00	986	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	238.64/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	278.66/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,293	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	316.03/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,305	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	248.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	248.56/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	264.46/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,357	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,436	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	221.96/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	317.65/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,236	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	288.51/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,235	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	230.32/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,216	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	129.90/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,338	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	141.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,063	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	131.85/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,419	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	142.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,939	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	150.21/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	122.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,299	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	135.75/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,552	15
Bulls	—	—	1,435	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	149.61/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,192	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	900	16
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,145.00/head	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,145	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,706.25/head	1,680.00–1,785.00	1,706	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,555.00/head	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,555	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.39/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	556	223.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	358.60/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,140	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	233.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,099	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	228.55/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,207	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	337.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,234	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	303.44/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	376.92/cwt	372.00–382.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	207.98/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,373	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 589Year ago 546

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 80Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 29Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	287.00–290.00	289.06
3	350–400	362	272.00–280.00	274.62
17	450–500	457	242.00–245.00	242.19
9	500–550	533	237.00–242.00	238.06
25	550–600	593	218.00–225.00	218.26
2	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	660	208.00	208.00
1	700–750	705	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	270.00–280.00	275.27
7	350–400	369	245.00–255.00	246.40
11	400–450	415	235.00–242.00	237.60
22	450–500	471	230.00–235.00	233.33
6	500–550	528	227.00–230.00	228.55
2	600–650	628	207.00–209.00	207.98
3	650–700	683	200.00–206.00	204.01
1	750–800	795	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	389	317.00–325.00	317.65
13	400–450	428	287.00–297.00	288.51
4	450–500	468	260.00–265.00	261.23
12	500–550	528	230.00–234.00	230.32
5	550–600	556	220.00–225.00	223.99
2	600–650	638	200.00–205.00	202.51
1	650–700	670	197.00	197.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	775	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	355.00–365.00	358.60
9	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	337.25
4	400–450	413	300.00–307.00	303.44
1	500–550	505	242.00	242.00
5	550–600	575	230.00–232.00	230.39
3	600–650	618	220.00–226.00	221.96
4	650–700	665	215.00–217.00	215.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	372.00–382.00	376.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
11	400–450	433	300.00–310.00	303.61
10	450–500	464	277.00–285.00	278.66
4	500–550	513	262.00–267.00	264.46
7	550–600	556	245.00–250.00	248.56
10	600–650	624	236.00–245.00	238.64
2	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	487	245.00–250.00	248.36
3	500–550	540	235.00–242.00	237.29
3	550–600	578	230.00–235.00	231.60
3	650–700	677	227.00–230.00	229.02
2	700–750	705	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	315.00–320.00	316.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,030	128.00–131.00	129.90
14	—	1,063	120.00–125.00	122.20
15	—	1,143	133.00–138.00	135.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	140.00–144.00	141.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,076	130.00–134.00	131.85
18	—	1,363	138.00–144.00	142.25
7	—	1,277	148.00–153.00	150.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,435	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,465	148.00–153.00	149.61

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	16	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,160.00	1,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,540.00–1,600.00	1,555.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,680.00–1,785.00	1,706.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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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