Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.10/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −155.80 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$227.10

29 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,270

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.97

vs AL average

−25.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	228.19	1,307	21
Medium and Large 2	525	224.25	1,177	8thin

One grade step is worth $3.95/cwt here — about $130 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

227.10

—

AL average15 barns · 447 hd

223.13

+3.97

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−25.58

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−155.80

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	1,516	156.80	2,378	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	125.05	1,739	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	123.82	1,490	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	112.02	1,106	48

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)	—	$1,660	32
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,453	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$978	13
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,281	49
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,934	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,078	29

Every lot, as filed

56 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	300–350	308	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	256.89/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,207	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	489	213.04/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	229.52/cwt	227.00–237.00	982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	240.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	911	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	285.99/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	270.68/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,459	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	226.66/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	233.15/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,152	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	214.57/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,328	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	225.65/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	303.01/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,173	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	757	174.66/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	241.31/cwt	240.00–242.00	997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	227.85/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,312	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	258.01/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	297.31/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	228.45/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	283.95/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	341	313.04/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,239	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	113.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,205	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	125.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,739	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	118.53/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,120	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	120.02/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,489	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	132.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,615	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,453	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,416	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	102.66/cwt	100.00–105.00	936	13
Bulls	—	—	1,396	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,256	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	152.25/cwt	151.00–154.00	2,421	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,201.00/head	1,180.00–1,285.00	1,201	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,744.44/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,744	27
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,453.33/head	1,395.00–1,570.00	1,453	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,077.59/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,078	29
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,280.61/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,281	49
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,934.38/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,934	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	978.08/head	895.00–1,030.00	978	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	204.45/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	213.49/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	231.45/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,310	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	281.25/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,218	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	190.83/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,370	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	243.84/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	192.69/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,393	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 Oct 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 519Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 36Year ago 258

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 25Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	330.00–335.00	331.65
6	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
11	400–450	433	280.00–287.00	281.25
8	450–500	470	252.00–262.00	256.89
5	500–550	508	242.00–251.00	243.84
4	550–600	566	229.00–239.00	231.45
2	600–650	608	210.00–217.00	213.49
2	650–700	673	202.00–207.00	204.45
3	700–750	723	190.00–198.00	192.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	410	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	341	310.00–315.00	313.04
6	350–400	363	282.00–285.00	283.95
4	500–550	538	225.00–232.00	228.45
4	550–600	583	210.00–215.00	212.49
2	650–700	655	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	387	302.00–305.00	303.01
3	500–550	523	257.00–260.00	258.01
3	600–650	637	225.00–227.00	225.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	292.00–299.00	297.31
2	450–500	458	285.00–287.00	285.99
10	500–550	539	270.00–277.00	270.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	379	240.00–247.00	240.39
19	400–450	428	227.00–237.00	229.52
5	450–500	489	210.00–215.00	213.04
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	757	170.00–177.00	174.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
20	550–600	576	225.00–228.00	227.85
4	600–650	608	220.00–225.00	222.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	240.00–242.00	241.31
26	450–500	494	233.00–235.00	233.15
6	500–550	513	225.00–230.00	226.66
2	550–600	560	217.00	217.00
14	600–650	619	212.00–215.00	214.57
10	700–750	718	190.00–198.00	190.83
2	750–800	755	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,062	110.00–115.00	113.47
14	—	945	118.00–119.00	118.53
13	—	912	100.00–105.00	102.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,391	124.00–128.00	125.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,241	119.00–121.00	120.02
4	—	1,219	132.00–134.00	132.49
7	—	1,115	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,396	160.00–165.00	161.59
8	—	1,590	151.00–154.00	152.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,180.00–1,285.00	1,201.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,395.00–1,570.00	1,453.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	895.00–1,030.00	978.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,744.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,077.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	49	—	—	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,280.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,934.38

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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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