Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.51/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −111.40 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$271.51

17 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$35.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.35

vs AL average

−26.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	290.00	1,523	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	275.77	1,472	12thin
Medium and Large 3	534	254.11	1,357	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.89/cwt here — about $166 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $382.90 across 29 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 sale17 hd

271.51

—

AL average14 barns · 267 hd

260.16

+11.35

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−26.32

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−111.40

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	—	Average	1,602	166.61	2,670	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	153.07	1,905	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	148.94	2,247	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	132.51	1,316	25

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)	—	$2,051	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,688	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,434	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,064	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,664	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	18

Every lot, as filed

71 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%	—	965	119.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,153	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	137.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,377	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,241	6
Bulls	—	—	1,560	164.79/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	182.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,200	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,260	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,434.38/head	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,434	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,688	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,856.00/head	1,800.00–1,940.00	1,856	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	306.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	345.25/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,331	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	329.59/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	316.42/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,234	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	305.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,275	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	283.32/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	273.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	269.49/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	290.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	277.02/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,465	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	272.38/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,275	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	355.27/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	368.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	366.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,439	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	343.55/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,635	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	304.01/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	333.99/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	334.65/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	361	338.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	392.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	242.08/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	328.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,437	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	169.37/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,320	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	151.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,284	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,209	7
Bulls	—	—	1,453	147.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,138	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	157.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,088	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	147.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,735	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,293.75/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,294	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,064.29/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,064	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,780.00/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	338.99/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	329.16/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	351.50/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	282.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	301.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	254.11/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	317.61/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,064	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	343.66/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	303.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	10

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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 884Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 91Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 110Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	118.00–122.00	119.50
16	—	1,005	133.00–138.00	137.00
6	—	977	125.00–130.00	127.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	168.00–172.00	169.37
7	—	1,322	155.00–160.00	157.92
14	—	1,179	143.00–149.00	147.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	149.00–154.00	151.69
7	—	1,511	144.00–147.00	146.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	162.00–168.00	164.79
3	—	1,758	180.00–186.00	182.01
2	—	1,453	145.00–150.00	147.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	—	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,434.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,940.00	1,856.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,293.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,064.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	390.00–400.00	392.53
4	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	424	342.00–350.00	343.66
5	450–500	469	325.00–332.00	329.16
3	500–550	518	305.00–310.00	306.62
4	550–600	559	280.00–290.00	282.48
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	351.50
5	350–400	361	335.00–345.00	338.93
5	400–450	438	320.00–330.00	328.13
10	450–500	485	300.00–310.00	303.88
3	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	273.21
2	600–650	620	237.00–247.00	242.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	458	337.00–342.00	338.99
1	500–550	505	317.00	317.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	342.00–350.00	345.25
3	350–400	370	327.00–335.00	329.59
3	400–450	417	315.00–320.00	316.68
3	450–500	457	290.00–292.00	291.33
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	390	315.00–322.00	316.42
12	400–450	417	300.00–310.00	305.80
10	450–500	467	280.00–288.00	283.32
10	500–550	529	275.00–280.00	277.02
2	550–600	558	267.00–272.00	269.49
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	310.00–320.00	317.61
6	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	301.63
2	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	284.91
4	450–500	468	265.00–275.00	272.38
4	500–550	534	245.00–257.00	254.11
3	600–650	635	230.00–235.00	233.39
1	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	365.00–375.00	366.19
6	400–450	408	347.00–357.00	355.27
3	450–500	482	330.00–337.00	334.65
3	500–550	530	327.00	327.00
3	550–600	577	302.00–305.00	304.01
3	600–650	627	285.00–290.00	286.65
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	305.00–315.00	309.98
2	550–600	578	285.00–295.00	290.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	368.28
5	450–500	476	342.00–350.00	343.55
5	500–550	513	332.00–337.00	333.99

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

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