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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 24

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 17Apr 24May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 748▼ 41 vs year ago 717 · −5.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 148▼ 109 vs year ago 221 · −49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 105▼ 86 vs year ago 124 · −69.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.79/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$197.79

108 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$24.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.54

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	205.46	910	59
Medium and Large 1	538	196.20	1,056	24
Medium and Large 3	473	181.23	857	25

One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

197.79

—

AL average16 barns · 1,761 hd

204.33

−6.54

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	1,590	103.82	1,650	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	96.24	1,222	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	87.00	1,337	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	86.59	934	45

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,285	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,147	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,060	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$894	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	248.49/cwt	247.00–250.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	233.25/cwt	230.00–235.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	231.38/cwt	230.00–240.00	851	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	237.64/cwt	236.00–238.00	972	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	228.04/cwt	226.00–230.00	942	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	233.77/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,082	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	224.04/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,053	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	520	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,227	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,202	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	219.03/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,185	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	223.32/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,260	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	586	208.23/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,220	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	205.49/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,253	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	200.97/cwt	197.00–205.00	649	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	226.41/cwt	225.00–234.00	761	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	191.83/cwt	187.00–197.00	706	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	212.63/cwt	212.00–216.00	823	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	442	207.06/cwt	206.00–212.00	915	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	951	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	202.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	964	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	186.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	985	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	195.43/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,063	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	191.04/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,079	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	168.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,033	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	682	158.36/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,080	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	147.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	245.52/cwt	244.00–247.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	333	219.11/cwt	216.00–222.00	730	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	338	233.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	789	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	232.98/cwt	230.00–236.00	834	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	220.64/cwt	220.00–224.00	834	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	378	213.06/cwt	210.00–216.00	805	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	441	216.84/cwt	212.00–220.00	956	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	443	222.74/cwt	222.00–225.00	987	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	217.17/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,019	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	206.10/cwt	202.00–210.00	985	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	198.41/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,107	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	201.34/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	191.97/cwt	191.00–196.00	1,229	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,256	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,361	92.00/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,524	106.54/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,624	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	112.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	2,133	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	83.21/cwt	80.00–85.00	807	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	92.23/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,050	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,187	88.44/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,050	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	97.51/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,191	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	102.63/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,298	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	93.55/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,235	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,329	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,339	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,285.00/head	1,265.00–1,305.00	1,285	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147.22/head	1,120.00–1,155.00	1,147	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060.00/head	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,060	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894.00/head	870.00–930.00	894	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 748Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 148Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 105Year ago 124

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	186.00	186.00
5	—	558	198.00–200.00	198.41
5	—	441	212.00–220.00	216.84
6	—	338	230.00–240.00	233.30
2	—	478	202.00–210.00	206.10
5	—	640	191.00–196.00	191.97
6	—	378	220.00–224.00	220.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	230.00–236.00	232.98
7	—	469	216.00–220.00	217.17
2	—	310	244.00–247.00	245.52
1	—	555	204.00	204.00
4	—	443	222.00–225.00	222.74
2	—	530	215.00	215.00
3	—	620	200.00–202.00	201.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
6	—	378	210.00–216.00	213.06
2	—	333	216.00–222.00	219.11
1	—	615	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	145.00–151.00	147.03
2	—	425	185.00	185.00
3	—	615	167.00–170.00	168.02
8	—	368	187.00–197.00	191.83
3	—	682	157.00–161.00	158.36
6	—	323	197.00–205.00	200.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	477	200.00–206.00	202.01
5	—	529	180.00–190.00	186.18
3	—	585	175.00	175.00
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
22	—	442	206.00–212.00	207.06
6	—	336	225.00–234.00	226.41
13	—	387	212.00–216.00	212.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	544	195.00–204.00	195.43
2	—	565	187.00–195.00	191.04
2	—	455	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	232.00–235.00	233.77
11	—	409	236.00–238.00	237.64
6	—	525	229.00	229.00
11	—	564	216.00–225.00	223.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	162.00	162.00
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
3	—	323	230.00–235.00	233.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	236.00	236.00
2	—	470	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	230.00–240.00	231.38
4	—	586	207.00–212.00	208.23
2	—	610	204.00–207.00	205.49
2	—	323	247.00–250.00	248.49
5	—	541	215.00–220.00	219.03
6	—	413	226.00–230.00	228.04
3	—	470	220.00–226.00	224.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,320	93.00–94.00	93.55
2	—	1,265	101.00–104.00	102.63
9	—	1,221	97.00–99.00	97.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	970	80.00–85.00	83.21
7	—	1,138	90.00–93.00	92.23
17	—	1,187	87.00–89.00	88.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	91.00	91.00
2	—	1,575	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	89.00–93.00	92.00
4	—	1,900	110.00–114.00	112.24
5	—	1,524	105.00–109.00	106.54

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	870.00–930.00	894.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,000.00–1,090.00	1,060.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,120.00–1,155.00	1,147.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,265.00–1,305.00	1,285.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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.