Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 $304.84/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −79.48 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$304.84

24 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs AL average

−9.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	309.58	1,633	14thin
Medium and Large 2	553	298.20	1,648	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about −$14 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

304.84

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

292.51

+12.33

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−9.74

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−79.48

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	1,683	185.30	3,119	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	165.05	2,474	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	157.99	1,934	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,079	140.50	1,515	13

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)	—	$1,890	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,563	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,323	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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	600–650	628	292.26/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	373.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,559	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	343.51/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,618	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	328.21/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	391.62/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	433.37/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	320.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	244.03/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.98/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	308.99/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	337.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,091	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	346.31/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,423	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	277.98/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	422.42/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	283.32/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	213.68/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	262.12/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	342.24/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	270.34/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	403.06/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	304.58/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	373.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	302.41/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,285	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	169.44/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	161.53/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,938	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	146.88/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,683	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	133.06/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,331	6
Bulls	—	—	1,813	187.38/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,397	3
Bulls	—	—	1,303	161.97/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,890.00/head	1,800.00–1,980.00	1,890	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,562.50/head	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,563	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,322.50/head	1,270.00–1,375.00	1,323	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,585.00–1,675.00	1,630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	293.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,526	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	165.05/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,474	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	149.14/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,890	9
Bulls	—	—	1,871	201.24/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	382.40/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	357.96/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	387.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,202	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	326.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	311.24/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,771	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	398.99/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	327.10/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,518	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	315.29/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	295.32/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	447.64/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	375.82/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,447	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	299.48/cwt	297.00–302.00	1,767	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	308.38/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	371.66/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,550	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.

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

Mon Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 350Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 50Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 39

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	275	445.00–450.00	447.64
3	300–350	332	430.00–440.00	433.37
5	350–400	382	395.00–405.00	403.06
18	400–450	417	370.00–380.00	373.77
11	450–500	471	340.00–350.00	343.51
9	500–550	530	325.00–335.00	328.21
4	550–600	590	297.00–302.00	299.48
3	600–650	628	287.00–295.00	292.26
1	650–700	665	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	385.00–395.00	387.62
8	350–400	358	370.00–380.00	373.72
7	400–450	439	335.00–345.00	342.24
4	450–500	485	315.00–325.00	320.05
3	500–550	520	290.00–300.00	293.46
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	420.00–430.00	424.93
5	400–450	416	395.00–400.00	398.99
2	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
8	550–600	569	310.00–320.00	311.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	390.00–395.00	391.62
4	400–450	411	345.00–350.00	346.31
11	450–500	478	307.00–312.00	308.38
7	500–550	542	302.00–305.00	304.58
3	550–600	577	280.00–285.00	283.32
3	600–650	608	267.00–272.00	270.34
5	650–700	676	242.00–247.00	244.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	335.00–345.00	337.70
5	350–400	386	320.00–330.00	326.06
4	400–450	425	295.00–305.00	302.41
7	450–500	456	255.00–265.00	262.12
3	700–750	708	212.00–217.00	213.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
12	350–400	385	375.00–385.00	375.82
5	400–450	417	367.00–375.00	371.66
7	450–500	464	325.00–330.00	327.10
10	500–550	515	312.00–320.00	315.29
4	550–600	559	292.00–305.00	295.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	420.00–425.00	422.42
3	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	533	342.00–350.00	345.98
1	550–600	580	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	619	307.00–315.00	308.99
3	650–700	672	275.00–282.00	277.98
2	700–750	705	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	445	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	307.00	307.00
1	600–650	605	292.00	292.00
2	700–750	710	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–385.00	382.40
3	500–550	533	357.00–360.00	357.96
1	550–600	555	352.00	352.00
1	700–750	715	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	167.00–172.00	169.44
16	—	1,200	158.00–164.00	161.53
9	—	1,267	146.00–150.00	149.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	146.00–149.00	146.88
6	—	1,000	129.00–135.00	133.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,499	164.00–168.00	165.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,813	184.00–189.00	187.38
3	—	1,303	160.00–165.00	161.97
4	—	1,871	200.00–205.00	201.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,980.00	1,890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,585.00–1,675.00	1,630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,625.00	2,562.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,270.00–1,375.00	1,322.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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