Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $215.61/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −168.71 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$215.61

39 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs AL average

−23.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	228.91	1,323	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	217.61	1,208	28
Medium and Large 3	592	200.02	1,184	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $139 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

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 sale39 hd

215.61

—

AL average13 barns · 477 hd

221.64

−6.03

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−168.71

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	1,521	157.72	2,399	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	131.33	1,995	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	130.68	1,612	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	115.07	1,173	56

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)	—	$1,601	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,387	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,445	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,114	21

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	211.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	295.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	283.90/cwt	282.00–290.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	225.94/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	240.26/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	339	261.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,165	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	283.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	288.39/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,119	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	105.19/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,013	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,220	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,995	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	127.17/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,530	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	138.90/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,685	7
Bulls	—	—	1,576	169.51/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,671	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,758.33/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,758	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,114.29/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,524.29/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,524	7
Bulls	—	—	1,652	149.87/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,476	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,299.55/head	1,275.00–1,320.00	1,300	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	1,444.44/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	220.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	970	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	200.02/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,701	14
Bulls	—	—	1,352	161.19/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	228.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	222.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,036	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	212.16/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,313	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	220.77/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,194	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	250.70/cwt	247.00–257.00	900	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	293.10/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	233.99/cwt	233.00–235.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	261.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	217.12/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	249.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,186	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	205.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,256	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	222.77/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,138	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	226.01/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,058	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	251.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,320	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	215.46/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,310	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,440	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	113.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,234	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	282.24/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	231.87/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,482	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	217.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	992	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	292.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	268.98/cwt	267.00–270.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	269.57/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	228.91/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	290.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	328.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	255.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,480	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,370	3

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 44Year ago 0

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	325.00–335.00	328.89
9	350–400	384	292.00–297.00	293.10
14	400–450	420	275.00–280.00	277.44
7	450–500	476	245.00–255.00	249.18
10	500–550	511	220.00–227.00	222.77
7	550–600	561	215.00–220.00	217.12
7	600–650	619	210.00–215.00	212.16
3	650–700	663	205.00–210.00	206.66
2	700–750	715	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	285.00–295.00	292.95
6	350–400	373	275.00–285.00	283.26
8	400–450	430	245.00–255.00	249.94
8	450–500	466	215.00–225.00	222.40
2	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	610	197.00	197.00
1	650–700	665	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	290.00–295.00	290.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	282.00–290.00	283.90
7	300–350	339	260.00–270.00	261.41
11	350–400	359	247.00–257.00	250.70
2	400–450	410	233.00–235.00	233.99
14	450–500	468	224.00–228.00	226.01
18	500–550	541	220.00–222.00	220.77
10	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	211.93
8	600–650	611	205.00–210.00	205.63
3	700–750	708	200.00–205.00	203.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
14	350–400	366	225.00–235.00	228.08
20	400–450	439	215.00–225.00	220.95
12	450–500	465	210.00–215.00	213.30
7	550–600	592	195.00–202.00	200.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	277.00	277.00
3	350–400	358	267.00–270.00	268.98
2	400–450	440	246.00	246.00
4	550–600	578	225.00–233.00	228.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	441	295.00–300.00	295.52
5	450–500	480	260.00–270.00	261.92
14	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	251.44
7	550–600	586	223.00–230.00	225.94
9	600–650	608	215.00–219.00	215.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00–330.00	324.96
6	350–400	388	285.00–295.00	288.39
2	400–450	430	270.00–280.00	274.94
3	450–500	475	237.00–247.00	240.26
7	500–550	534	210.00–220.00	217.22
2	550–600	560	205.00–210.00	207.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	277.00–285.00	282.24
3	500–550	525	267.00–275.00	269.57
7	550–600	578	255.00–262.00	255.98
13	600–650	639	231.00–237.00	231.87
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	963	102.00–108.00	105.19
21	—	990	120.00–125.00	123.22
21	—	1,087	110.00–115.00	113.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	130.00–134.00	131.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,203	124.00–129.00	127.17
7	—	1,213	138.00–141.00	138.90
14	—	1,290	130.00–134.00	131.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	169.00–171.00	169.51
10	—	1,652	145.00–151.00	149.87
9	—	1,352	159.00–164.00	161.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,524.29
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,275.00–1,320.00	1,299.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444.44
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114.29

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

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