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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, May 6

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 22May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 462▼ 63 vs year ago 596 · −10.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 56▼ 42 vs year ago 123 · −34.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 46▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.16/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −134.47 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$238.16

38 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.40

vs AL average

−29.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	243.53	1,298	15thin
Medium and Large 2	536	237.66	1,273	16thin
Medium and Large 3	516	227.82	1,176	7thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd

238.16

—

AL average13 barns · 493 hd

247.56

−9.40

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−29.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−134.47

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	—	Average	1,831	145.52	2,664	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	121.48	1,566	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	118.07	1,818	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	110.20	1,147	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,220	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,570	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$840	14

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	351.06/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,176	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	311.31/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,348	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	289.49/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,268	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	302.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,387	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	482	278.78/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,344	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	306.24/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,605	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	293.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,596	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	298.29/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,676	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	281.87/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,607	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	279.51/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,699	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	250.90/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,581	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	226.72/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,519	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	243.47/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,643	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,652	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	301.92/cwt	297.00–307.00	936	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	275.67/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,014	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	264.48/cwt	260.00–267.00	973	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	261.45/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,082	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	273.32/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,153	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	247.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,076	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	232.10/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,077	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	253.66/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,245	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	250.50/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,268	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	243.88/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,254	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	227.82/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,176	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	235.56/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,329	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	223.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,306	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	231.60/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	226.24/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,514	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	204.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,386	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	191.90/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,382	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	180.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,365	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	361.96/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,115	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	338.40/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,144	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,182	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	280.20/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,037	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	302.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	256.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	290.91/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,251	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	246.14/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,179	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	284.41/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,382	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	293.34/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,434	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	287.67/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,470	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	279.12/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,474	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	268.53/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,498	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	236.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,466	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	232.00/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,608	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	226.06/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,616	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	193.64/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,507	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	139.65/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,402	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	148.06/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,829	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	104.28/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,024	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,264	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	110.47/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,199	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	123.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,506	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	129.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,683	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	117.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,583	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,818	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840.00/head	780.00–900.00	840	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425.00/head	1,355.00–1,495.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,220.00/head	1,080.00–1,290.00	1,220	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,570	5

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 462Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 56Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	368	272.00–277.00	275.67
5	400–450	414	260.00–267.00	261.45
14	450–500	491	252.00–260.00	253.66
11	500–550	514	242.00–245.00	243.88
5	550–600	583	220.00–225.00	223.98
9	650–700	678	200.00–210.00	204.39
4	700–750	720	187.00–197.00	191.90
8	750–800	758	175.00–185.00	180.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	297.00–307.00	301.92
11	350–400	368	260.00–267.00	264.48
12	400–450	434	245.00–250.00	247.96
7	450–500	464	230.00–235.00	232.10
7	500–550	516	225.00–230.00	227.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	270.00–275.00	273.32
8	500–550	506	250.00–252.00	250.50
7	550–600	564	235.00–239.00	235.56
6	600–650	632	230.00–235.00	231.60
4	650–700	669	225.00–230.00	226.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	370	275.00–285.00	280.20
9	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	256.61
8	450–500	479	240.00–247.00	246.14
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
3	750–800	778	192.00–197.00	193.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	335.00–345.00	338.40
7	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	302.72
6	400–450	430	287.00–295.00	290.91
8	450–500	486	280.00–285.00	284.41
8	500–550	528	279.00–280.00	279.12
4	550–600	558	266.00–276.00	268.53
11	600–650	619	235.00–245.00	236.81
6	650–700	693	230.00–233.00	232.00
2	700–750	715	222.00–230.00	226.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	357.00–367.00	361.96
2	350–400	358	325.00–335.00	330.03
6	450–500	489	290.00–294.00	293.34
9	500–550	511	287.00–290.00	287.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	524	305.00–310.00	306.24
3	550–600	562	295.00–305.00	298.29
2	600–650	608	277.00–282.00	279.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	347.00–355.00	351.06
5	400–450	433	310.00–317.00	311.31
7	450–500	458	300.00–310.00	302.90
10	500–550	543	290.00–300.00	293.98
2	550–600	570	277.00–287.00	281.87
5	600–650	630	247.00–257.00	250.90
2	650–700	675	240.00–247.00	243.47
6	700–750	718	225.00–235.00	230.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	287.00–292.00	289.49
3	450–500	482	272.00–282.00	278.78
3	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	226.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,345	114.00–118.00	117.70
3	—	1,302	128.00–130.00	129.28
10	—	1,218	122.00–126.00	123.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,085	109.00–112.00	110.47
18	—	982	102.00–107.00	104.28
14	—	1,075	115.00–120.00	117.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	116.00–120.00	118.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	145.00–149.00	148.06
1	—	1,840	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,720	139.00–140.00	139.65

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	14	—	—	780.00–900.00	840.00

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	—	—	1,355.00–1,495.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,080.00–1,290.00	1,220.00

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	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,570.00

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.