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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 3

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← May 20Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

596 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 612▼ 31 vs year ago 627 · −4.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 82▼ 143 vs year ago 235 · −60.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 31▼ 17 vs year ago 34 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $246.86/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.78 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$246.86

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.39

vs AL average

−26.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	265.49	1,362	4thin
Medium and Large 2	547	246.96	1,352	16thin
Medium and Large 3	536	234.16	1,254	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $108 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 sale26 hd

246.86

—

AL average13 barns · 392 hd

253.25

−6.39

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−26.17

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−125.78

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	1,960	148.93	2,919	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	142.84	1,900	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	137.22	1,978	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	130.79	1,333	42

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)	—	$1,648	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,106	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,506	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	339.86/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,094	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,212	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	321.03/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,230	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	313.44/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,295	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	328.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,389	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,397	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	317.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,483	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	312.36/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,618	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	301.00/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,604	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,704	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,467	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	230.76/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,484	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,534	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	726	227.46/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,651	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	218.71/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,691	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	331.35/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,067	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	280.19/cwt	275.00–285.00	933	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	287.58/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,073	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	269.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,006	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	254.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,060	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	272.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,182	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	266.49/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,255	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	242.80/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,144	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	506	235.74/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,193	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	265.49/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,362	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	250.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,335	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	240.31/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,377	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,374	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,428	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	221.77/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,402	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	214.28/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,451	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	200.29/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,442	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	361.85/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,176	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	333.48/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,211	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	301.37/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,169	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	306.68/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,291	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	288.20/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,213	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	268.68/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,137	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	257.56/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,195	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	274.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,321	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,295	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	265.99/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,378	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	254.43/cwt	253.00–262.00	1,486	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	240.05/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,488	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,576	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	709	228.52/cwt	227.00–233.00	1,620	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,765	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,983	1
Bulls	—	—	1,999	144.92/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,897	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	139.97/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,393	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	119.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,198	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	133.18/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,409	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	154.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,821	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	147.22/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,827	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	136.79/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,960	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	136.66/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,961	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,219	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433.33/head	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,433	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,647.50/head	1,620.00–1,675.00	1,648	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,106.43/head	1,015.00–1,175.00	1,106	7

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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 612Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 82Year ago 235

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 31Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	282.00–292.00	288.20
7	450–500	482	270.00–280.00	274.13
4	500–550	518	265.00–267.00	265.99
6	550–600	584	253.00–262.00	254.43
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	665	237.00	237.00
4	700–750	709	227.00–233.00	228.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	388	295.00–305.00	301.37
8	400–450	423	265.00–270.00	268.68
12	450–500	464	255.00–265.00	257.56
6	500–550	513	250.00–255.00	252.49
5	600–650	620	237.00–242.00	240.05
2	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	357.00–367.00	361.85
4	350–400	363	330.00–337.00	333.48
6	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	306.68
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	337.00–345.00	339.86
2	350–400	365	332.00	332.00
4	400–450	413	310.00–317.00	313.44
3	450–500	455	307.00	307.00
2	500–550	533	300.00–302.00	301.00
2	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
4	700–750	726	225.00–235.00	227.46
4	750–800	773	215.00–220.00	218.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	320.00–322.00	321.03
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	262.00	262.00
4	600–650	643	227.00–232.00	230.76
2	650–700	685	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	325.00–335.00	328.31
6	450–500	467	317.00–320.00	317.51
9	500–550	518	310.00–317.00	312.36
1	550–600	555	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	285.00–290.00	287.58
15	400–450	434	270.00–275.00	272.39
18	450–500	471	262.00–270.00	266.49
10	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	250.95
6	550–600	573	237.00–247.00	240.31
5	600–650	632	220.00–229.00	221.77
3	650–700	677	212.00–219.00	214.28
4	700–750	720	195.00–202.00	200.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	330.00–337.00	331.35
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	513	265.00–267.00	265.49
1	600–650	605	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	275.00–285.00	280.19
12	350–400	373	265.00–275.00	269.77
11	400–450	416	250.00–260.00	254.69
10	450–500	471	237.00–247.00	242.80
4	500–550	506	232.00–237.00	235.74
2	550–600	595	231.00	231.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	145.00	145.00
14	—	1,435	134.00–138.00	136.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	153.00–159.00	154.98
14	—	1,433	135.00–139.00	136.79
11	—	1,241	146.00–149.00	147.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,058	131.00–135.00	133.18
14	—	1,005	117.00–122.00	119.21
14	—	995	138.00–142.00	139.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,999	144.00–149.00	144.92
1	—	1,765	169.00	169.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,475.00	1,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00

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	—	—	1,620.00–1,675.00	1,647.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,015.00–1,175.00	1,106.43

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.