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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Dec 2

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 534▲ 97 vs year ago 419 · +23.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 84▲ 31 vs year ago 27 · +114.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 31▲ 17 vs year ago 24 · +70.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $249.97/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.67 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$249.97

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,355

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$22.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.18

vs AL average

−33.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	260.88	1,391	8thin
Medium and Large 2	542	249.58	1,354	14thin
Medium and Large 3	552	238.30	1,315	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.58/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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

249.97

—

AL average4 barns · 85 hd

251.15

−1.18

National average190 barns · 29,311 hd

283.32

−33.35

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−122.67

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	1,373	144.51	1,985	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,207	122.72	1,481	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,513	119.40	1,807	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	106.34	1,067	22

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)	—	$1,943	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,569	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	14

Every lot

65 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,417	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,488	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,325	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	295.20/cwt	293.00–302.00	1,568	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	272.10/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,548	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	260.15/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,504	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	259.55/cwt	258.00–262.00	1,617	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	247.04/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,544	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	243.49/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,607	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	290.69/cwt	290.00–295.00	939	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	286.53/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,054	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	394	274.48/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,081	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	255.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,048	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	278.22/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,213	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,311	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	266.04/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,282	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	265.99/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,367	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	254.35/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,338	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	244.53/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,316	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	252.37/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,426	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	240.98/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,378	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	229.52/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,414	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	215.20/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,433	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	183.24/cwt	182.00–187.00	1,407	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	381.95/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,192	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	361.85/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,194	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	332.44/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,107	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	356	322.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,150	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,249	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,273	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,394	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	326.63/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,372	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	289.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,220	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	291.38/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,393	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	282.87/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,395	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,478	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,477	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	269.52/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,428	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,501	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	251.91/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,436	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,479	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	641	223.57/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,433	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,467	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	213.45/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,451	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	212.65/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,548	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,212	135.96/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,648	9
Bulls	—	—	1,378	148.52/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,047	4
Bulls	—	—	1,660	156.69/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,601	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	98.22/cwt	97.00–100.00	932	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	114.26/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,177	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	108.53/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,125	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	120.70/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,400	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	127.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,690	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	119.40/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,807	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,943.33/head	1,930.00–2,010.00	1,943	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,649.29/head	1,585.00–1,685.00	1,649	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,344.00/head	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,344	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	962.50/head	900.00–1,025.00	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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 534Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 84Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 31Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	368	285.00–290.00	286.53
12	400–450	436	277.00–282.00	278.22
13	450–500	482	265.00–272.00	266.04
9	500–550	526	252.00–255.00	254.35
5	550–600	572	240.00–245.00	240.98
7	600–650	616	225.00–233.00	229.52
4	650–700	666	210.00–217.00	215.20
2	700–750	705	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	290.00–295.00	290.69
4	350–400	394	272.00–282.00	274.48
11	400–450	410	250.00–260.00	255.51
4	500–550	538	237.00–247.00	244.53
3	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	768	182.00–187.00	183.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	282.00	282.00
5	500–550	514	265.00–270.00	265.99
3	550–600	565	250.00–257.00	252.37
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	315.00–325.00	319.97
4	500–550	531	293.00–302.00	295.20
5	550–600	569	268.00–275.00	272.10
5	600–650	623	258.00–262.00	259.55
2	650–700	660	242.00–245.00	243.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	275.00–277.00	276.01
4	550–600	578	255.00–265.00	260.15
8	600–650	625	242.00–252.00	247.04
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	357.00–367.00	361.85
2	350–400	380	330.00–340.00	335.07
3	400–450	420	325.00–330.00	326.63
5	450–500	478	290.00–297.00	291.38
3	500–550	525	280.00–282.00	281.32
3	550–600	570	260.00–270.00	263.27
2	600–650	610	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	650–700	655	224.00	224.00
3	700–750	728	210.00–218.00	212.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	330.00–340.00	332.44
5	350–400	356	315.00–325.00	322.98
5	400–450	422	285.00–295.00	289.17
7	450–500	493	280.00–285.00	282.87
4	500–550	530	267.00–272.00	269.52
2	550–600	570	247.00–257.00	251.91
5	600–650	641	220.00–229.00	223.57
2	650–700	680	210.00–217.00	213.45
3	750–800	760	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	312	380.00–387.00	381.95
1	350–400	360	347.00	347.00
1	400–450	420	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	515	287.00	287.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	118.00–121.00	119.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	125.00–131.00	127.76
5	—	1,160	120.00–123.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	949	97.00–100.00	98.22
6	—	1,030	112.00–116.00	114.26
8	—	1,037	106.00–110.00	108.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,660	155.00–159.00	156.69
9	—	1,212	132.00–138.00	135.96
4	—	1,378	148.00–150.00	148.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,260.00–1,400.00	1,344.00

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)	14	—	—	1,585.00–1,685.00	1,649.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,930.00–2,010.00	1,943.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	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.