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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 22

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 8Jul 22Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

635 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 700▲ 635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 118▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 27▲ 59 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $239.20/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.44 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$239.20

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,283

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$12.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.00

vs AL average

−25.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	242.26	1,298	15thin
Medium and Large 3	539	230.00	1,240	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.26/cwt here — about $58 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 sale20 hd

239.20

—

AL average15 barns · 648 hd

253.19

−14.00

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−25.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−133.44

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	—	High	1,475	158.76	2,341	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	139.34	2,165	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	137.99	1,683	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	125.96	1,245	47

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)	—	$1,628	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,396	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,263	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,030	28

Every lot

67 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	305	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,159	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,338	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	332.92/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,248	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	338.51/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,398	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	322.21/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,379	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	317.55/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,477	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	300.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,466	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	285.98/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,501	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	276.71/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,619	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,519	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	267.71/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,700	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,560	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,717	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	290.86/cwt	289.00–295.00	969	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	276.28/cwt	275.00–285.00	984	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,142	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	265.07/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,113	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	247.56/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,084	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	234.91/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,095	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	252.01/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,230	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,172	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	245.63/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,263	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	237.21/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,347	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	606	213.74/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,295	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,421	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,434	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	375.21/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,103	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	361.99/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,187	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	348.76/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,186	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	325.94/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,265	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	294.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,257	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,359	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	292.13/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,338	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	279.20/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,301	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	281.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,425	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	264.65/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,344	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,433	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	234.49/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,660	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	154.66/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,154	7
Bulls	—	—	1,660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	133.33/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,225	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	126.62/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,224	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	118.66/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,282	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	131.38/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,511	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	141.15/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,784	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	147.57/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,926	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	135.68/cwt	135.00–137.00	2,039	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,295	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030.00/head	990.00–1,070.00	1,030	28
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,627.50/head	1,530.00–1,660.00	1,628	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395.71/head	1,370.00–1,430.00	1,396	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262.73/head	1,230.00–1,320.00	1,263	11

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 Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 635Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 27Year ago 0

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	28	—	—	990.00–1,070.00	1,030.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00

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	—	—	1,370.00–1,430.00	1,395.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,530.00–1,660.00	1,627.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,230.00–1,320.00	1,262.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
15	300–350	333	289.00–295.00	290.86
8	350–400	356	275.00–285.00	276.28
19	400–450	438	245.00–252.00	247.56
19	450–500	466	232.00–240.00	234.91
3	500–550	505	232.00	232.00
2	550–600	590	227.00	227.00
4	600–650	606	210.00–215.00	213.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	420	260.00–269.00	265.07
23	450–500	488	250.00–258.00	252.01
9	500–550	514	242.00–250.00	245.63
6	550–600	568	232.00–240.00	237.21
2	600–650	625	225.00–230.00	227.42
3	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	710	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	765	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	428	320.00–327.00	322.21
10	450–500	465	315.00–320.00	317.55
2	500–550	525	285.00–287.00	285.98
4	550–600	585	275.00–282.00	276.71
4	600–650	635	267.00–270.00	267.71
6	700–750	723	235.00–240.00	237.51
1	750–800	795	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	375	332.00–342.00	332.92
5	450–500	487	295.00–305.00	300.98
2	600–650	605	251.00	251.00
2	650–700	668	232.00–235.00	233.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	337.00–340.00	338.51
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	372.00–385.00	375.21
10	300–350	328	360.00–367.00	361.99
2	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	317.46
7	450–500	458	290.00–295.00	292.13
10	500–550	507	280.00–290.00	281.03
3	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
4	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	708	232.00–237.00	234.49
1	750–800	755	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	342.00–352.00	348.76
10	350–400	388	325.00–335.00	325.94
16	400–450	427	290.00–300.00	294.46
17	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	279.20
6	500–550	508	262.00–270.00	264.65
2	550–600	580	247.00	247.00
2	650–700	690	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,264	138.00–142.00	141.15
13	—	1,150	130.00–133.00	131.38
6	—	1,305	147.00–149.00	147.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	967	124.00–128.00	126.62
14	—	1,080	116.00–121.00	118.66
12	—	919	132.00–135.00	133.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,503	135.00–137.00	135.68
3	—	1,605	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	175.00	175.00
7	—	1,393	152.00–157.00	154.66
2	—	1,660	165.00	165.00

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.