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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Nov 11

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Oct 28Nov 11Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

684 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 604▲ 193 vs year ago 491 · +39.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

106 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 61▼ 17 vs year ago 123 · −13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 48▼ 9 vs year ago 63 · −14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. 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 $221.86/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.78 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$221.86

29 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.90

vs AL average

−43.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	230.85	1,203	17thin
Medium and Large 2	571	214.24	1,223	7thin
Medium and Large 3	525	201.94	1,060	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $143 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale29 hd

221.86

—

AL average14 barns · 537 hd

224.75

−2.90

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−43.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−150.78

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	—	High	1,553	137.73	2,138	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	120.38	1,507	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,402	118.74	1,664	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	106.91	1,098	28

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)	—	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,590	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,324	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,127	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,717	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	298.94/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,112	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,061	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	316.47/cwt	312.00–321.00	1,244	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	308.69/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,275	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	288.82/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,242	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	271.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,331	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	262.20/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,374	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	531	243.10/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,291	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	245.67/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,508	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,563	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	227.02/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,607	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	288.10/cwt	287.00–295.00	931	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	344	244.17/cwt	237.00–247.00	840	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	374	225.78/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	238.65/cwt	237.00–245.00	924	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	413	215.77/cwt	210.00–220.00	891	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	232.30/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,001	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	238.34/cwt	236.00–243.00	1,123	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	225.05/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,064	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	230.85/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,203	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	201.94/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,060	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	214.24/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,223	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,335	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	176.52/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,091	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	209.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,316	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	317.70/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,017	14
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	281.78/cwt	277.00–285.00	950	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	309.15/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,135	18
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	274.03/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,033	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	287.87/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,212	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	249.43/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,075	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	257.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,198	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	242.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,181	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	246.43/cwt	244.00–254.00	1,318	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	229.51/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,246	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	209.98/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,214	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	624	197.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,233	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	204.94/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,371	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	132.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,973	13
Bulls	—	—	1,583	140.08/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,217	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	152.09/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,613	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	114.08/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,148	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	105.93/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,084	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	98.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,044	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	115.73/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,417	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	122.25/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,556	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	128.95/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,651	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,586	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,744	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,791.67/head	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,590	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,324.00/head	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,324	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,127.19/head	1,090.00–1,175.00	1,127	16
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962.50/head	860.00–1,065.00	963	14

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 Nov 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 604Year ago 491

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 61Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	297.00–300.00	298.94
12	400–450	430	282.00–292.00	288.82
6	450–500	490	270.00–280.00	271.58
17	500–550	524	257.00–267.00	262.20
14	600–650	614	240.00–248.00	245.67
2	650–700	658	235.00–240.00	237.49
2	700–750	708	222.00–232.00	227.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	390	272.00	272.00
3	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
7	500–550	531	242.00–250.00	243.10
3	550–600	567	220.00–225.00	221.65
2	650–700	660	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	312.00–321.00	316.47
6	400–450	413	302.00–312.00	308.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	320	317.00–327.00	317.70
18	350–400	367	307.00–317.00	309.15
17	400–450	421	285.00–295.00	287.87
5	450–500	466	255.00–265.00	257.02
12	500–550	535	244.00–254.00	246.43
5	650–700	669	202.00–207.00	204.94
2	700–750	745	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	337	277.00–285.00	281.78
5	350–400	377	270.00–275.00	274.03
7	400–450	431	245.00–255.00	249.43
7	450–500	488	235.00–245.00	242.10
2	500–550	543	227.00–232.00	229.51
3	550–600	578	207.00–216.00	209.98
4	600–650	624	190.00–200.00	197.58
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	287.00–295.00	288.10
9	350–400	387	237.00–245.00	238.65
23	400–450	431	230.00–235.00	232.30
8	450–500	473	223.00–227.00	225.05
7	550–600	571	210.00–220.00	214.24
6	600–650	628	207.00–210.00	209.49
3	650–700	655	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	735	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	237.00–247.00	244.17
10	350–400	374	220.00–230.00	225.78
17	400–450	413	210.00–220.00	215.77
5	500–550	525	200.00–205.00	201.94
6	600–650	618	170.00–180.00	176.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	471	236.00–243.00	238.34
17	500–550	521	230.00–235.00	230.85
1	600–650	615	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	105.00–108.00	105.93
7	—	1,063	95.00–100.00	98.19
10	—	1,006	112.00–115.00	114.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	114.00–117.00	115.53
4	—	1,430	120.00–124.00	121.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,280	128.00–130.00	128.95
9	—	1,273	120.00–123.00	122.25
11	—	1,224	112.00–118.00	115.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	150.00–154.00	152.09
5	—	1,583	138.00–145.00	140.08
13	—	1,490	130.00–135.00	132.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,380.00	1,324.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	—	1,090.00–1,175.00	1,127.19

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)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,590.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,925.00	1,791.67

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	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	—	—	860.00–1,065.00	962.50

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.