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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Mar 18

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 11Mar 18Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 495▼ 123 vs year ago 557 · −22.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 53▼ 62 vs year ago 166 · −37.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 192▼ 14 vs year ago 53 · −26.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.03/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.61 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$254.03

16 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs AL average

−23.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	260.48	1,397	10thin
Medium and Large 2	531	248.19	1,318	4thin
Medium and Large 3	523	233.42	1,221	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $176 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

254.03

—

AL average14 barns · 356 hd

256.69

−2.67

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−23.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−118.61

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.62, low $307.10, median $372.64 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,533	152.59	2,339	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	133.90	1,857	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,619	125.41	2,030	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	113.62	1,234	17

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)	—	$1,860	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,615	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,363	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	24

Every lot

65 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,157	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,261	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,273	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	443	340.97/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,510	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	326.35/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,570	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	276.98/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,559	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	265.97/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,662	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,724	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,810	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,045	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	959	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	291.98/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,098	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	270.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,040	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	294.52/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,202	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	436	244.23/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	277.78/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,231	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	261.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,210	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,311	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	233.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,221	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	263.98/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,391	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	248.19/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,318	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	252.32/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,408	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	233.39/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,459	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	240.79/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,512	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,565	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	359.96/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,145	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	340.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,082	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,162	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	345.43/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,309	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	335.28/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,405	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	320.98/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,493	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,459	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	275.08/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,315	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	291.69/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,496	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,378	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,650	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,525	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,648	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	213.43/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,665	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	152.37/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,217	14
Bulls	—	—	1,558	161.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,509	6
Bulls	—	—	1,722	143.08/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,464	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	103.81/cwt	102.00–106.00	988	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	113.28/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,290	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	123.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,419	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	142.51/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,871	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	128.85/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,723	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	135.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,970	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	131.79/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,082	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	2,022	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,668	116.36/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,941	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	24
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,860.00/head	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,860	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615.00/head	1,560.00–1,670.00	1,615	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2

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 Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 495Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 53Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 192Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	355.00–365.00	359.96
9	350–400	379	342.00–350.00	345.43
11	400–450	419	330.00–340.00	335.28
3	450–500	468	310.00–315.00	311.65
6	500–550	513	285.00–295.00	291.69
2	600–650	605	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	663	247.00–250.00	248.52
2	750–800	780	210.00–217.00	213.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	318	335.00–345.00	340.20
2	350–400	363	315.00–325.00	320.10
4	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	275.08
4	500–550	525	260.00–265.00	262.40
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	320.00–322.00	320.98
1	550–600	575	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	376	287.00–295.00	291.98
12	400–450	443	277.00–287.00	277.78
8	450–500	463	260.00–270.00	261.30
4	500–550	531	247.00–252.00	248.19
2	600–650	625	230.00–237.00	233.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	290.00–300.00	295.15
2	350–400	385	265.00–275.00	270.13
7	400–450	436	240.00–250.00	244.23
2	500–550	523	230.00–237.00	233.42
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	337.00	337.00
2	400–450	408	292.00–297.00	294.52
1	450–500	465	282.00	282.00
7	500–550	527	260.00–267.00	263.98
3	550–600	558	250.00–257.00	252.32
5	600–650	628	240.00–244.00	240.79
1	650–700	655	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	375.00	375.00
2	350–400	363	345.00–350.00	347.52
5	450–500	481	325.00–332.00	326.35
2	550–600	563	272.00–282.00	276.98
2	600–650	625	265.00–267.00	265.97
1	650–700	695	248.00	248.00
1	750–800	780	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–350.00	347.44
2	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	335.07
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	443	340.00–347.00	340.97
3	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,455	134.00–136.00	135.40
13	—	1,337	127.00–131.00	128.85
5	—	1,313	140.00–144.00	142.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,139	110.00–115.00	113.28
5	—	952	102.00–106.00	103.81
5	—	1,145	120.00–125.00	123.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,668	115.00–117.00	116.36
6	—	1,580	130.00–135.00	131.79
8	—	1,630	123.00–125.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,722	140.00–145.00	143.08
6	—	1,558	160.00–165.00	161.03
14	—	1,455	150.00–155.00	152.37

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	24	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,560.00–1,670.00	1,615.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,890.00	1,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50

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	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.