Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.74/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −128.59 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$255.74

32 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$48.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.66

vs AL average

−48.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	280.23	1,452	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	253.85	1,371	13thin
Medium and Large 3	548	231.24	1,267	9thin

One grade step is worth $48.99/cwt here — about $185 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 sale32 hd

255.74

—

AL average16 barns · 459 hd

264.40

−8.66

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−48.29

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−128.59

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	—	High	1,724	153.58	2,648	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,637	136.95	2,242	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	135.04	1,659	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	121.07	1,146	33

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,424	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,401	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$995	18

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	246.21/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	343.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,345	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	287.80/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,485	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	367.15/cwt	362.00–372.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	311.51/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	291.59/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	311.75/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	242.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	423.25/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	276.15/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	343.54/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,082	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.90/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	328.78/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	234.05/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	292.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,127	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	304.46/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	359.91/cwt	355.00–365.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	318.64/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	227.07/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	254.08/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	266.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,287	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,218	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,221	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	113.70/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,046	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,637	136.95/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	135.86/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,647	17
Bulls	—	—	1,670	168.01/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,806	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,295.00–1,320.00	1,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,423.57/head	1,385.00–1,475.00	1,424	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,887.50/head	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,888	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	995.00/head	940.00–1,050.00	995	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,568.33/head	1,530.00–1,645.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	266.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	127.14/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,555	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	143.15/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,814	9
Bulls	—	—	1,830	156.45/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,863	10
Bulls	—	—	1,565	143.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	227.73/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,344	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	297.10/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,370	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	312.56/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	329.54/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	334.62/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	391.50/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	276.00/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	328.43/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	355.99/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	281.29/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,429	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	236.69/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	306.27/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	391.73/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,246	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	369.83/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	386.50/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	282.57/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	318.06/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,670	3

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 490Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 98Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 58Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	385.00–395.00	391.50
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	373	332.00–337.00	334.62
8	500–550	508	280.00–290.00	281.29
2	550–600	558	275.00–277.00	276.00
6	600–650	638	242.00–247.00	246.21
6	650–700	670	235.00–240.00	236.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	355.00–365.00	359.91
5	300–350	333	325.00–335.00	328.78
1	350–400	390	317.00	317.00
4	400–450	423	302.00–312.00	304.46
8	450–500	479	280.00–287.00	282.57
6	500–550	510	260.00–270.00	266.60
7	550–600	566	240.00–250.00	242.93
3	600–650	610	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	760	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	310.00–320.00	312.56
5	350–400	386	290.00–300.00	292.02
3	450–500	475	260.00–270.00	266.81
5	500–550	514	230.00–240.00	234.05
4	550–600	590	227.00–230.00	227.73
1	650–700	675	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	267	420.00–430.00	423.25
2	300–350	335	362.00–372.00	367.15
5	350–400	391	340.00–350.00	343.94
2	400–450	420	332.00–340.00	335.90
3	450–500	467	310.00–315.00	311.75
7	500–550	516	285.00–295.00	287.80
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	683	245.00–247.00	246.01
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	340.00–350.00	343.54
2	350–400	390	325.00–335.00	330.06
3	400–450	442	312.00–322.00	318.64
5	450–500	461	295.00–305.00	297.10
2	600–650	633	250.00–258.00	254.08
2	650–700	680	222.00–232.00	227.07
2	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	391.73
2	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	369.83
2	400–450	445	348.00	348.00
5	450–500	479	326.00–332.00	328.43
8	500–550	506	305.00–315.00	306.27
2	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	310.00–312.00	311.51
3	550–600	582	285.00–295.00	291.59
5	600–650	621	272.00–282.00	276.15
1	700–750	705	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	795	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	386.50
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	408	355.00–357.00	355.99
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	525	315.00–324.00	318.06
2	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	322.00–332.00	329.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	922	130.00–135.00	132.11
10	—	1,005	120.00–125.00	121.45
14	—	920	112.00–115.00	113.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,637	136.00–139.00	136.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,212	134.00–137.00	135.86
11	—	1,223	126.00–128.00	127.14
9	—	1,267	140.00–144.00	143.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	166.00–170.00	168.01
10	—	1,830	153.00–159.00	156.45
6	—	1,565	140.00–146.00	143.99

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,295.00–1,320.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,385.00–1,475.00	1,423.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,530.00–1,645.00	1,568.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,887.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	940.00–1,050.00	995.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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