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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, May 13

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

378 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 533▼ 160 vs year ago 538 · −29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 81▼ 162 vs year ago 305 · −53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 29▲ 24 vs year ago 82 · +29.3%

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As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. 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 $275.37/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −119.95 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$275.37

33 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,477

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$64.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	297.00	1,619	1thin
Medium and Large 2	530	280.70	1,488	28
Medium and Large 3	578	232.60	1,344	4thin

One grade step is worth $64.40/cwt here — about $274 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 sale33 hd

275.37

—

AL average12 barns · 211 hd

270.93

+4.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−119.95

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	1,760	145.79	2,566	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	124.33	1,590	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,329	123.91	1,647	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	112.07	1,196	62

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)	—	$1,393	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,292	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,693	22
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$717	29

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	267.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,136	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,489	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,365	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,534	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	307	266.63/cwt	260.00–270.00	819	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	357	262.02/cwt	260.00–265.00	935	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	244.30/cwt	240.00–250.00	887	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	248.28/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,020	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,012	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	255.85/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,208	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	240.68/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,167	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	248.33/cwt	248.00–252.00	1,276	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	181.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	941	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	231.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,425	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	207.32/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,364	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	188.90/cwt	186.00–195.00	1,375	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	352.40/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,121	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	315.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,067	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	288.52/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,053	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	338.08/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,237	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	302.94/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,300	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	434	279.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,211	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	268.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,247	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	293.37/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,388	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	285.83/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,483	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,619	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	261.91/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,493	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	232.60/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,344	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,526	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	133.38/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,273	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	163.82/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,837	155.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,865	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	99.41/cwt	98.00–101.00	920	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	110.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,214	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	119.79/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,339	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	117.83/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,449	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	126.14/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,578	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	123.91/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,647	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,394	131.83/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,838	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,837.50/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,838	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,637.50/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,638	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,335.00/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,335	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,692.50/head	1,685.00–1,700.00	1,693	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,606.43/head	1,525.00–1,620.00	1,606	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,332.50/head	1,210.00–1,385.00	1,333	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,134.29/head	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,134	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717.24/head	640.00–800.00	717	29

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 533Year ago 538

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 81Year ago 305

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 29Year ago 82

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	357	260.00–265.00	262.02
8	400–450	411	247.00–257.00	248.28
11	450–500	485	237.00–245.00	240.68
4	550–600	565	225.00–230.00	227.46
3	650–700	658	205.00–212.00	207.32
3	700–750	728	186.00–195.00	188.90
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	260.00–270.00	266.63
12	350–400	363	240.00–250.00	244.30
4	450–500	460	215.00–225.00	220.05
5	500–550	517	180.00–190.00	181.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	270.00	270.00
6	450–500	472	255.00–260.00	255.85
12	500–550	514	248.00–252.00	248.33
3	600–650	615	230.00–235.00	231.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	300.00–310.00	305.08
2	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	740	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	425	265.00–270.00	267.41
1	500–550	525	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	795	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	338	310.00–320.00	315.56
3	350–400	365	285.00–295.00	288.52
5	400–450	434	275.00–285.00	279.06
4	450–500	464	265.00–270.00	268.68
4	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	232.60
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00–355.00	352.40
7	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	338.08
10	400–450	429	297.00–307.00	302.94
4	450–500	473	290.00–297.00	293.37
22	500–550	519	280.00–288.00	285.83
6	550–600	570	257.00–267.00	261.91
1	650–700	675	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	925	98.00–101.00	99.41
27	—	1,118	116.00–121.00	119.79
21	—	1,098	107.00–112.00	110.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,329	123.00–125.00	123.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,230	116.00–120.00	117.83
9	—	1,394	131.00–133.00	131.83
13	—	1,251	125.00–128.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,704	131.00–138.00	133.38
5	—	1,837	152.00–157.00	155.95
2	—	1,765	161.00–167.00	163.82

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	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,335.00

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	8	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,150.00

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)	7	—	—	1,525.00–1,620.00	1,606.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,685.00–1,700.00	1,692.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,100.00–1,180.00	1,134.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	1,210.00–1,385.00	1,332.50

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	29	—	—	640.00–800.00	717.24

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.