Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $271.24/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −113.08 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$271.24

27 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,475

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$22.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.37

vs AL average

−35.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	281.74	1,489	11thin
Medium and Large 2	561	265.69	1,490	12thin
Medium and Large 3	536	259.01	1,388	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.73/cwt here — about $101 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale27 hd

271.24

—

AL average15 barns · 214 hd

263.87

+7.37

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−35.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−113.08

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	1,608	166.44	2,677	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	152.53	1,933	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	149.59	2,367	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	135.68	1,418	32

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)	—	$2,183	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,915	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,366	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,575	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,037	27
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,290	18

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2	600–650	618	250.37/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	317.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,354	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	333.41/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	394.38/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,455	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	273.76/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	358.38/cwt	352.00–365.00	1,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	263.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	350.32/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,167	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	411.35/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,366	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	364.57/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	337.39/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,285	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	333.99/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	259.84/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	273.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	296.62/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,376	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,324	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	281.83/cwt	277.00–287.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	366.08/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,351	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	342.77/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,494	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	384.21/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	259.01/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,388	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,209	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	148.82/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,389	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	124.96/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,313	9
Bulls	—	—	1,713	179.28/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,071	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	168.55/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,963	6
Bulls	—	—	1,305	153.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,005	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,733.33/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,733	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,365.71/head	1,265.00–1,500.00	1,366	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,036.11/head	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,036	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,183	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,566.67/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,345.45/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,345	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,575.00/head	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,575	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,290.00/head	1,185.00–1,395.00	1,290	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,884.62/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	233.34/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	164.15/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,198	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	156.13/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,983	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,740	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	143.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,524	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	136.89/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,400	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	377.25/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	334.18/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	319.18/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,162	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	300.73/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	306.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	324.24/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	363.45/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	270.51/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	288.16/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,472	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	311.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	313.09/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,590	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	353.42/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,643	2

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 436Year ago 885

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 72Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 155Last week 75Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	347.00–355.00	350.32
9	350–400	381	332.00–342.00	337.39
10	400–450	426	315.00–325.00	317.85
12	450–500	464	292.00–300.00	296.62
5	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	273.89
7	550–600	579	257.00–267.00	259.84
3	600–650	618	247.00–252.00	250.37
2	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	362.00–365.00	363.45
2	350–400	375	345.00–350.00	347.47
3	400–450	410	330.00–340.00	333.41
3	450–500	485	310.00–315.00	311.60
7	500–550	511	287.00–295.00	288.16
4	550–600	559	270.00–272.00	270.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	334.18
7	350–400	364	315.00–325.00	319.18
11	400–450	434	297.00–305.00	300.73
8	450–500	473	275.00–285.00	279.97
4	500–550	536	257.00–265.00	259.01
3	600–650	638	230.00–235.00	233.34
2	700–750	725	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	410.00–420.00	411.35
11	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	394.38
12	400–450	418	352.00–365.00	358.38
8	450–500	486	327.00–335.00	333.99
9	500–550	508	310.00–317.00	313.09
4	550–600	594	270.00–275.00	273.76
3	600–650	642	260.00–270.00	263.30
1	700–750	705	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	380.00–390.00	384.21
9	350–400	369	365.00–375.00	366.08
7	400–450	436	337.00–347.00	342.77
2	450–500	480	300.00–310.00	305.16
2	500–550	528	277.00–287.00	281.83
3	650–700	685	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	343.31
9	500–550	506	322.00–332.00	324.24
2	550–600	565	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	675	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	362.00–367.00	364.57
2	450–500	465	350.00–357.00	353.42
1	550–600	560	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	680	270.00–275.00	272.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	372.00–380.00	377.25
2	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	515	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	306.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	155.00	155.00
7	—	1,605	146.00–150.00	148.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,051	122.00–128.00	124.96
11	—	1,065	140.00–145.00	143.12
12	—	1,023	136.00–138.00	136.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,339	163.00–168.00	164.15
14	—	1,270	154.00–158.00	156.13
14	—	1,223	140.00–145.00	142.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,713	178.00–180.00	179.28
6	—	1,758	165.00–172.00	168.55
4	—	1,305	150.00–155.00	153.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,265.00–1,500.00	1,365.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,036.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,183.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,345.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,884.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	3,450.00–3,700.00	3,575.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,185.00–1,395.00	1,290.00

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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