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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 8

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 244 vs last sale 456▲ 700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 165▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 11▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $253.83/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.48 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$253.83

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.87

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	274.27	1,432	4thin
Medium and Large 2	557	253.51	1,411	22
Medium and Large 3	528	235.17	1,242	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $191 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

253.83

—

AL average14 barns · 211 hd

272.70

−18.87

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−141.48

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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $316.09, median $395.31 across 29 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	1,541	153.82	2,371	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	131.77	1,745	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,587	126.64	2,010	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	121.33	1,216	38

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)	—	$1,540	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,223	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,085	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,453	18
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$830	20

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	333.23/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,240	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	313.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,300	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	303.46/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,426	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,550	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	313	272.56/cwt	270.00–275.00	853	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	290.08/cwt	285.00–295.00	957	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	312.39/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,062	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	291.63/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,073	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	281.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,049	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	281.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,164	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	274.41/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,166	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,128	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	251.76/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,206	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	234.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,236	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	240.43/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,294	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	232.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,355	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	230.99/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,416	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	218.99/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,410	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	222.00/cwt	221.00–223.00	1,483	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	205.97/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,401	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,342	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	345.96/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,079	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	369.61/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,172	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	346.38/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,244	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,204	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	306.14/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,295	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	326.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,389	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	281.92/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,362	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	262.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,281	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	276.69/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,406	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	235.17/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,242	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	258.59/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,399	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	248.42/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,421	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	229.41/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,441	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,276	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,396	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	692	193.37/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,338	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	182.99/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,332	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	174.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,356	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,229	148.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,819	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	155.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,635	3
Bulls	—	—	2,220	167.67/cwt	167.00–169.00	3,722	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	115.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,030	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	123.96/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,330	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	129.37/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,410	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	134.50/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,753	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	124.62/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,649	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,426	140.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,010	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	129.28/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,030	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,599	124.76/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,995	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,233.33/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540.00/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,540	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223.18/head	1,145.00–1,360.00	1,223	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085.00/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,085	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830.00/head	760.00–900.00	830	20

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

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
1	550–600	570	272.00	272.00
1	650–700	680	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	330.00–335.00	333.23
3	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	313.25
2	450–500	470	300.00–307.00	303.46
2	550–600	595	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	367.00–375.00	369.61
5	350–400	359	345.00–352.00	346.38
5	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	326.91
12	450–500	483	277.00–287.00	281.92
11	500–550	541	255.00–265.00	258.59
11	550–600	572	247.00–255.00	248.42
4	600–650	628	227.00–237.00	229.41
2	650–700	665	205.00–215.00	209.92
2	700–750	728	181.00–185.00	182.99
4	750–800	775	170.00–180.00	174.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	345.00–355.00	345.96
22	350–400	365	325.00–335.00	329.93
8	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	306.14
4	450–500	488	255.00–265.00	262.54
4	500–550	528	230.00–240.00	235.17
2	600–650	630	200.00–205.00	202.54
6	650–700	692	185.00–195.00	193.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	508	275.00–280.00	276.69
1	550–600	565	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	285.00–295.00	290.08
4	350–400	373	280.00–285.00	281.33
8	400–450	425	267.00–277.00	274.41
5	450–500	479	247.00–255.00	251.76
9	500–550	538	240.00–244.00	240.43
14	550–600	584	230.00–240.00	232.06
4	600–650	644	217.00–225.00	218.99
4	650–700	680	202.00–210.00	205.97
2	750–800	780	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	270.00–275.00	272.56
6	450–500	475	235.00–240.00	237.53
5	500–550	528	230.00–235.00	234.02
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	340	310.00–320.00	312.39
6	350–400	368	290.00–300.00	291.63
10	400–450	413	280.00–290.00	281.96
2	600–650	613	230.00–232.00	230.99
2	650–700	668	221.00–223.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,073	122.00–126.00	123.96
16	—	896	113.00–118.00	115.00
8	—	1,090	128.00–131.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,599	123.00–126.00	124.76
5	—	1,570	128.00–131.00	129.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,323	121.00–126.00	124.62
4	—	1,426	140.00–144.00	140.96
18	—	1,303	133.00–138.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,229	146.00–149.00	148.01
3	—	2,220	167.00–169.00	167.67
3	—	1,695	152.00–157.00	155.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,233.33

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	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,475.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,540.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,145.00–1,360.00	1,223.18

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	20	—	—	760.00–900.00	830.00

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.