Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate 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 $272.99/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −111.33 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$272.99

22 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$42.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.41

vs AL average

−43.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	282.27	1,555	16thin
Medium and Large 2	579	252.42	1,462	4thin
Medium and Large 3	515	239.95	1,236	2thin

One grade step is worth $42.32/cwt here — about $320 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 sale22 hd

272.99

—

AL average15 barns · 285 hd

298.41

−25.41

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−43.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−111.33

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	1,750	165.36	2,894	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	142.28	2,103	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	140.28	1,922	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	134.27	1,482	7thin

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)	—	$2,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,695	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,156	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,113	6

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	300–350	307	381.63/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	252.42/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	360.82/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.48/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	306.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	377.79/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	330.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,436	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	445.18/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	283.70/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,322	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	336.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,231	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	213.57/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	318.53/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	243.76/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	362.93/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,299	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	372.59/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	405.43/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	253.94/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	357.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	239.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	294.94/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	318.37/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,522	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,522	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	134.30/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,437	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,103	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	141.54/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	168.58/cwt	166.00–170.00	3,161	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,460.00–1,645.00	1,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,806.67/head	1,765.00–1,890.00	1,807	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,066.67/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,067	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,113	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,412.50/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	314.71/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	309.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	132.83/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,957	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,934	2
Bulls	—	—	1,500	158.93/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.49/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	368.08/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	397.48/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	350.40/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	266.28/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,289	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	382.82/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,451	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	347.58/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	308.03/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,420	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	362.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,497	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	427.41/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	388.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	271.24/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	256.46/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	328.73/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	386.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	293.29/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 390Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 78Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 127Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	440.00–450.00	445.18
3	300–350	307	375.00–385.00	381.63
2	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	440	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	472	330.00–335.00	333.32
5	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	568	305.00–312.00	308.48
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
4	650–700	674	252.00–260.00	253.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	335.00–340.00	336.31
4	450–500	478	315.00–322.00	318.37
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	725	210.00–217.00	213.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	465.00	465.00
4	300–350	326	425.00–435.00	427.41
7	350–400	376	380.00–390.00	388.65
8	400–450	413	360.00–370.00	362.55
5	450–500	471	347.00–350.00	347.58
4	500–550	513	325.00–330.00	328.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	263	400.00–407.00	405.43
7	300–350	322	375.00–385.00	377.79
5	350–400	358	355.00–365.00	362.93
12	400–450	434	325.00–335.00	330.92
8	450–500	466	280.00–290.00	283.70
4	550–600	579	250.00–260.00	252.42
4	600–650	628	240.00–245.00	243.76
1	650–700	685	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	355.00–360.00	357.76
2	350–400	383	305.00–315.00	309.84
6	400–450	425	290.00–300.00	294.94
4	450–500	484	265.00–270.00	266.28
2	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	239.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	395.00–400.00	397.48
7	350–400	379	380.00–385.00	382.82
4	400–450	414	365.00–377.00	368.08
10	450–500	461	305.00–310.00	308.03
8	500–550	523	292.00–302.00	293.29
8	550–600	579	270.00–275.00	271.24
7	600–650	622	255.00–265.00	256.46
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	385.00–395.00	386.62
6	450–500	478	360.00–365.00	360.82
1	500–550	505	347.00	347.00
2	550–600	585	315.00–322.00	318.53
3	600–650	622	300.00–310.00	306.60
1	650–700	660	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	430	370.00–375.00	372.59
3	450–500	480	347.00–352.00	350.40
3	500–550	515	310.00–317.00	314.71
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	327.00–332.00	329.49
1	600–650	610	317.00	317.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	125.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	1,055	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,070	133.00–137.00	134.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	140.00–145.00	142.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	140.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	1,473	131.00–135.00	132.83
2	—	1,320	145.00–148.00	146.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,875	166.00–170.00	168.58
3	—	1,500	157.00–160.00	158.93

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)	3	—	—	1,460.00–1,645.00	1,583.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,765.00–1,890.00	1,806.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,066.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,412.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,112.50

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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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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