Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $251.72/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −132.61 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$251.72

25 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$54.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.86

vs AL average

−28.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	267.22	1,447	9thin
Medium and Large 2	563	250.07	1,409	13thin
Medium and Large 3	578	212.36	1,227	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.86/cwt here — about $219 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 sale25 hd

251.72

—

AL average15 barns · 622 hd

252.57

−0.86

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−132.61

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	1,723	149.96	2,584	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	121.15	1,526	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	119.30	1,748	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	109.44	1,104	29

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)	—	$1,699	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,280	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,194	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,147	33

Every lot, as filed

66 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	600–650	635	228.53/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,451	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.95/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	304.59/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	329.50/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,585	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	281.99/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	314.76/cwt	310.00–316.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	265.31/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	330.71/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,019	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	364.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,213	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	347.55/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	299.32/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	308.45/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,141	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	278.63/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	333.14/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,376	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	293.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	315.41/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	212.36/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,227	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	348.63/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	252.74/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	384	313.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,205	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	119.30/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,748	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,489	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,560	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,546	9
Bulls	—	—	1,675	136.74/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,290	6
Bulls	—	—	1,777	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,719	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,203.89/head	1,135.00–1,290.00	1,204	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,476.67/head	1,370.00–1,530.00	1,477	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,146.67/head	1,090.00–1,200.00	1,147	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,508.33/head	1,365.00–1,580.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,832.00/head	1,820.00–1,850.00	1,832	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,194.44/head	1,130.00–1,275.00	1,194	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	180.10/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,315	6
Bulls	—	—	1,694	160.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	97.96/cwt	97.00–99.00	852	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	116.73/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,226	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	105.75/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,097	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	319.52/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	293.48/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	268.29/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	571	234.99/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	275.95/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,176	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	364.25/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,297	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	364.58/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	292.52/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	381.63/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	341.33/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	260.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	351.70/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,481	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	248.65/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	265.39/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	229.48/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	275.04/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	346.48/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	238.92/cwt	236.00–242.00	1,732	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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 744Last week 516Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 58Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 41Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	308	327.00–337.00	330.71
14	350–400	370	305.00–312.00	308.45
9	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	293.20
9	450–500	490	277.00–282.00	278.63
6	500–550	538	262.00–267.00	265.31
7	550–600	585	237.00	237.00
6	600–650	635	225.00–232.00	228.53
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	340.00–345.00	341.33
2	350–400	358	317.00–322.00	319.52
5	400–450	426	304.00–305.00	304.59
4	500–550	513	272.00–278.00	275.04
5	550–600	564	255.00–265.00	260.96
3	650–700	655	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	312.00–320.00	315.41
12	350–400	378	290.00–297.00	293.48
7	400–450	426	275.00–282.00	275.95
3	450–500	467	265.00–270.00	268.29
3	550–600	578	210.00–217.00	212.36
6	700–750	730	175.00–185.00	180.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	390	340.00–348.00	346.48
2	400–450	438	335.00–340.00	337.46
6	450–500	481	327.00–330.00	329.50
2	500–550	525	317.00–327.00	321.95
2	550–600	595	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	670	247.00	247.00
2	700–750	725	236.00–242.00	238.92
1	750–800	765	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	360.00–367.00	364.58
8	400–450	421	350.00–357.00	351.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	333	360.00–370.00	364.14
7	350–400	381	342.00–352.00	347.55
8	400–450	413	327.00–337.00	333.14
5	450–500	459	310.00–316.00	314.76
5	500–550	528	280.00–285.00	281.99
3	550–600	565	262.00–272.00	265.39
3	600–650	618	248.00–250.00	248.65
2	650–700	660	227.00–232.00	229.48
1	700–750	705	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	345.00–352.00	348.63
5	350–400	384	310.00–320.00	313.91
4	400–450	415	292.00–302.00	299.32
5	500–550	532	250.00–257.00	252.74
5	550–600	571	227.00–237.00	234.99
1	700–750	705	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	380.00–385.00	381.63
9	350–400	356	362.00–372.00	364.25
4	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	292.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	117.00–122.00	119.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,272	115.00–119.00	117.07
2	—	1,228	126.00–128.00	127.01
9	—	1,257	121.00–125.00	123.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	870	97.00–99.00	97.96
14	—	1,050	115.00–119.00	116.73
9	—	1,037	102.00–107.00	105.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,675	135.00–140.00	136.74
8	—	1,777	150.00–155.00	153.02
5	—	1,694	160.00–165.00	160.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,135.00–1,290.00	1,203.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,370.00–1,530.00	1,476.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,365.00–1,580.00	1,508.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,820.00–1,850.00	1,832.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,130.00–1,275.00	1,194.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	1,090.00–1,200.00	1,146.67

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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