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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Sep 9

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Aug 19Sep 9Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

963 head

▲ 225 vs last sale 738▲ 963 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

174 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 110▲ 174 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 44▲ 77 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

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 $215.61/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −157.02 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$215.61

39 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs AL average

−23.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	228.91	1,323	4thin
Medium and Large 2	555	217.61	1,208	28
Medium and Large 3	592	200.02	1,184	7thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $139 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 sale39 hd

215.61

—

AL average13 barns · 477 hd

221.64

−6.03

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−23.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−157.02

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	1,521	157.72	2,399	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	131.33	1,995	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	130.68	1,612	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	115.07	1,173	56

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)	—	$1,601	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,387	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,445	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,114	21

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,098	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	288.39/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,119	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,182	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	295.52/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,303	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	282.24/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,307	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	240.26/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,141	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	261.92/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,257	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	269.57/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,415	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	251.44/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,320	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	217.22/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,160	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,162	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	255.98/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,480	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	225.94/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,324	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	215.46/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,310	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	231.87/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,482	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	283.90/cwt	282.00–290.00	823	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	914	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	339	261.41/cwt	260.00–270.00	886	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	268.98/cwt	267.00–270.00	963	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	250.70/cwt	247.00–257.00	900	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	228.08/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	233.99/cwt	233.00–235.00	959	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	220.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	970	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,082	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	213.30/cwt	210.00–215.00	992	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	226.01/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,058	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	220.77/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,194	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	228.91/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,323	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	211.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,229	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	592	200.02/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,184	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	611	205.63/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,256	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,440	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	328.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,066	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	292.95/cwt	285.00–295.00	987	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	283.26/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,057	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	293.10/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,126	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	290.99/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,205	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,165	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	249.94/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,075	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	222.40/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,036	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	249.18/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,186	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	222.77/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,138	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	217.12/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,218	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	212.16/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,313	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	206.66/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,370	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,352	161.19/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,179	9
Bulls	—	—	1,576	169.51/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,671	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	149.87/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,476	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	105.19/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,013	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	123.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,220	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	113.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,234	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	127.17/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,530	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	138.90/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,685	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	131.83/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,701	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,519	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,995	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,575	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,758.33/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,758	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,524.29/head	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,524	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,444.44/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,299.55/head	1,275.00–1,320.00	1,300	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114.29/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114	21

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 Sep 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 963Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 44Year ago 0

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	325.00–335.00	328.89
9	350–400	384	292.00–297.00	293.10
14	400–450	420	275.00–280.00	277.44
7	450–500	476	245.00–255.00	249.18
10	500–550	511	220.00–227.00	222.77
7	550–600	561	215.00–220.00	217.12
7	600–650	619	210.00–215.00	212.16
3	650–700	663	205.00–210.00	206.66
2	700–750	715	202.00	202.00
1	750–800	770	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	285.00–295.00	292.95
6	350–400	373	275.00–285.00	283.26
8	400–450	430	245.00–255.00	249.94
8	450–500	466	215.00–225.00	222.40
2	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	610	197.00	197.00
1	650–700	665	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	290.00–295.00	290.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	290	282.00–290.00	283.90
7	300–350	339	260.00–270.00	261.41
11	350–400	359	247.00–257.00	250.70
2	400–450	410	233.00–235.00	233.99
14	450–500	468	224.00–228.00	226.01
18	500–550	541	220.00–222.00	220.77
10	550–600	580	210.00–220.00	211.93
8	600–650	611	205.00–210.00	205.63
3	700–750	708	200.00–205.00	203.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
14	350–400	366	225.00–235.00	228.08
20	400–450	439	215.00–225.00	220.95
12	450–500	465	210.00–215.00	213.30
7	550–600	592	195.00–202.00	200.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	277.00	277.00
3	350–400	358	267.00–270.00	268.98
2	400–450	440	246.00	246.00
4	550–600	578	225.00–233.00	228.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	441	295.00–300.00	295.52
5	450–500	480	260.00–270.00	261.92
14	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	251.44
7	550–600	586	223.00–230.00	225.94
9	600–650	608	215.00–219.00	215.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	320.00–330.00	324.96
6	350–400	388	285.00–295.00	288.39
2	400–450	430	270.00–280.00	274.94
3	450–500	475	237.00–247.00	240.26
7	500–550	534	210.00–220.00	217.22
2	550–600	560	205.00–210.00	207.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	463	277.00–285.00	282.24
3	500–550	525	267.00–275.00	269.57
7	550–600	578	255.00–262.00	255.98
13	600–650	639	231.00–237.00	231.87
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	963	102.00–108.00	105.19
21	—	990	120.00–125.00	123.22
21	—	1,087	110.00–115.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,519	130.00–134.00	131.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,203	124.00–129.00	127.17
7	—	1,213	138.00–141.00	138.90
14	—	1,290	130.00–134.00	131.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	169.00–171.00	169.51
10	—	1,652	145.00–151.00	149.87
9	—	1,352	159.00–164.00	161.19

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	—	—	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,250.00

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)	9	—	—	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,524.29

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)	11	—	—	1,275.00–1,320.00	1,299.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,444.44

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	21	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,114.29

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.