Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.39/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −131.94 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$252.39

16 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,354

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$60.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.35

vs AL average

−52.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	272.60	1,434	5thin
Medium and Large 2	533	254.77	1,357	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	212.36	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.24/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $384.32 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale16 hd

252.39

—

AL average5 barns · 108 hd

255.74

−3.35

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−52.85

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−131.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,772	152.33	2,699	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	126.56	1,593	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,537	123.46	1,898	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	111.35	1,170	34

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)	—	$1,812	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,547	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,323	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,183	20

Every lot, as filed

63 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	98.83/cwt	97.00–102.00	924	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	287.74/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	223.65/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	287.62/cwt	285.00–295.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	280.64/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	274.62/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	276.59/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	256.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,116	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	258.69/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	315.26/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	268.24/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	324.43/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	289.76/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	297.11/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,111	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	312.30/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	350.97/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	342.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	373.27/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	311.61/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	486	275.64/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,340	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	263.57/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	283.98/cwt	282.00–286.00	1,321	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	307.28/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	237.46/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	212.36/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	330.60/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,270	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	281.90/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.86/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,327	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	282.54/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,181	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,156.25/head	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,156	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,811.67/head	1,725.00–1,985.00	1,812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,323.33/head	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,323	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,547.00/head	1,495.00–1,625.00	1,547	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,182.50/head	1,100.00–1,265.00	1,183	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,511	6
Bulls	—	—	1,680	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	165.53/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	110.40/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,220	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	118.93/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,292	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	272.60/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,434	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	219.51/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	300.93/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,472	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	128.45/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,746	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	133.35/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,671	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,492	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	123.46/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,898	5

How this sale compares

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.

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Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Jan 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 721Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 57Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 43Year ago 33

No trends available:

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	935	97.00–102.00	98.83
9	—	1,105	110.00–112.00	110.40
16	—	1,086	116.00–120.00	118.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	128.00–130.00	128.45
3	—	1,253	133.00–134.00	133.35
14	—	1,203	123.00–125.00	124.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,537	122.00–126.00	123.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,763	140.00–147.00	142.42
1	—	1,680	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,808	164.00–167.00	165.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	322.00–327.00	324.43
5	500–550	537	285.00–292.00	287.74
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	347.00–355.00	350.97
3	450–500	492	310.00–317.00	312.30
3	550–600	582	275.00–280.00	276.59
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	242.00	242.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.09
5	500–550	511	312.00–320.00	315.26
4	600–650	629	267.00–272.00	268.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	305.00–315.00	307.28
9	350–400	374	295.00–305.00	297.11
10	400–450	425	285.00–295.00	289.76
9	450–500	465	270.00–277.00	274.62
6	500–550	522	257.00–267.00	258.69
2	550–600	565	243.00	243.00
3	600–650	642	222.00–227.00	223.65
1	700–750	710	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	285.00–295.00	287.62
12	350–400	378	275.00–285.00	280.64
6	400–450	435	250.00–260.00	256.59
4	450–500	463	235.00–245.00	237.46
3	550–600	563	210.00–217.00	212.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	465	282.00–286.00	283.98
5	500–550	526	272.00–275.00	272.60
2	600–650	628	230.00–235.00	232.45
1	650–700	665	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	342.92
16	350–400	384	327.00–335.00	330.60
10	400–450	420	310.00–320.00	315.86
14	450–500	489	300.00–307.00	300.93
4	500–550	525	277.00–287.00	281.90
3	550–600	568	257.00–267.00	263.57
2	600–650	628	240.00–250.00	245.14
2	700–750	708	217.00–222.00	219.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	342	372.00–380.00	373.27
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	490	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	330	325.00–335.00	330.23
3	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	311.61
4	400–450	418	280.00–290.00	282.54
7	450–500	486	270.00–280.00	275.64
2	500–550	513	260.00–270.00	264.93

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	—	—	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,025.00–2,175.00	2,156.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,985.00	1,811.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,323.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,495.00–1,625.00	1,547.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	1,100.00–1,265.00	1,182.50

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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