Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle under 450 lbs sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle over 450 lbs sold 6.00 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 $290.51/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −93.81 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$290.51

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$48.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs AL average

−24.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	303.73	1,629	10thin
Medium and Large 2	537	285.41	1,532	12thin
Medium and Large 3	570	255.00	1,454	2thin

One grade step is worth $48.73/cwt here — about $175 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 sale24 hd

290.51

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

+5.70

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−24.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−93.81

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	1,798	178.22	3,205	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	157.86	2,084	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	156.46	2,323	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	136.13	1,509	26

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,852	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,836	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,805	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,235	12

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	265.89/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	443.30/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	320.42/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	294.16/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,497	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	472.39/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	273.16/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.66/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	401.57/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	248.31/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	232.39/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	390.27/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,464	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	336.97/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,607	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	313.61/cwt	312.00–317.00	1,527	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	308.27/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	361.56/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	275.47/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	335.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,067	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	126.84/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,470	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	145.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,592	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	139.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,465	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	156.46/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	193.98/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,643	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	169.89/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,914	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,603.33/head	1,595.00–1,620.00	1,603	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,637.50/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,638	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,235.00/head	1,170.00–1,300.00	1,235	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,916.67/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,852.00/head	1,780.00–1,900.00	1,852	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,068.33/head	1,985.00–2,110.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	282.94/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,330	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	155.45/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,047	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	163.48/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,169	3
Bulls	—	—	1,885	179.13/cwt	177.00–181.00	3,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	329.95/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	308.38/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	377.48/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	324.12/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	389.42/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,503	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	365.95/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	296.76/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	342.38/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	396.51/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	378.50/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,241	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	452.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	356.24/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	425.39/cwt	425.00–427.00	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	361.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	347.13/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	294.69/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	331.75/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	388.28/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,522	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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 438Year ago 495

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 70Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 53Year ago 192

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	470.00–475.00	472.39
4	300–350	308	450.00–460.00	452.56
3	350–400	385	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	415	390.00–400.00	394.94
4	450–500	459	355.00–360.00	356.24
3	500–550	522	317.00–327.00	320.42
3	600–650	615	275.00–277.00	275.66
2	650–700	668	260.00–272.00	265.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	385.00–395.00	390.27
3	400–450	432	355.00–365.00	361.56
7	450–500	477	335.00–342.00	336.97
3	500–550	520	305.00–315.00	308.27
3	550–600	572	272.00–282.00	275.47
2	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	425.00–427.00	425.39
2	500–550	515	330.00–332.00	330.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	343	440.00–450.00	443.30
3	350–400	392	385.00–395.00	388.28
4	450–500	483	342.00–352.00	347.13
3	500–550	528	325.00–335.00	331.75
3	600–650	628	292.00–300.00	294.69
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	605	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	740	257.00	257.00
1	750–800	790	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	427.00	427.00
5	450–500	489	365.00–370.00	365.95
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	570	337.00–345.00	342.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	400.00–405.00	401.57
9	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	378.50
3	350–400	372	355.00–365.00	361.73
6	450–500	487	312.00–317.00	313.61
7	500–550	509	287.00–297.00	294.16
5	550–600	576	272.00–275.00	273.16
3	650–700	670	245.00–250.00	248.31
3	700–750	722	227.00–235.00	232.39
2	750–800	760	225.00–227.00	225.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	330.00–340.00	335.48
5	400–450	413	320.00–330.00	324.12
5	450–500	470	280.00–285.00	282.94
2	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	643	240.00–242.00	241.00
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	395.00–397.00	396.51
11	350–400	386	385.00–395.00	389.42
8	400–450	409	375.00–385.00	377.48
2	450–500	460	325.00–335.00	329.95
6	500–550	523	305.00–312.00	308.38
4	550–600	556	295.00–302.00	296.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,159	125.00–130.00	126.84
8	—	1,093	145.00–150.00	145.61
7	—	1,047	137.00–142.00	139.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	154.00–159.00	156.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	154.00–159.00	155.45
3	—	1,327	162.00–166.00	163.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,878	190.00–197.00	193.98
4	—	1,715	166.00–171.00	169.89
2	—	1,885	177.00–181.00	179.13

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,595.00–1,620.00	1,603.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,780.00–1,900.00	1,852.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,985.00–2,110.00	2,068.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,916.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,170.00–1,300.00	1,235.00

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

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