Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $301.83/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −82.49 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$301.83

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs AL average

−28.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	321.98	1,636	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.45	1,623	12thin
Medium and Large 3	556	276.01	1,534	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $102 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 sale29 hd

301.83

—

AL average14 barns · 453 hd

308.62

−6.79

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−28.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−82.49

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	1,723	178.75	3,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	138.88	1,873	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	136.35	2,120	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	135.24	1,480	23

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)	—	$1,990	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,584	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,309	23

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	375.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,435	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	285.38/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	302.35/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	284.17/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	340.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,473	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	287.34/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	361.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	391.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	321.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	373.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	253.46/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	283.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	338.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,263	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	331.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	347.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	321.35/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,520	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	352.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	352.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,196	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	134.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,559	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,229	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	142.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,593	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	136.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,120	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,867	8
Bulls	—	—	1,950	191.85/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,741	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,668.75/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,669	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,990.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,502.27/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,502	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,807.50/head	1,760.00–1,950.00	1,808	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,309.13/head	1,170.00–1,370.00	1,309	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,102.50/head	2,060.00–2,230.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	268.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	146.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,637	171.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,814	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,080	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	379.43/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	281.69/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	343.96/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	332.76/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	330.38/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,457	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	321.98/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.85/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	295.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	409.19/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	353.47/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,820	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 436Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 29Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 23Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	405.00–415.00	409.19
3	400–450	417	395.00–400.00	398.32
3	450–500	490	365.00–370.00	368.37
2	500–550	515	350.00–357.00	353.47
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
5	650–700	671	285.00–297.00	287.34
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	391.72
2	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	372.54
4	450–500	479	345.00–355.00	347.48
5	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	331.02
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	370.00–385.00	375.64
4	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	361.15
7	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	525	312.00–320.00	315.85
7	550–600	579	290.00–300.00	295.67
6	600–650	606	277.00–290.00	284.17
3	650–700	655	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	350.00–357.00	352.39
7	400–450	432	335.00–345.00	340.88
10	450–500	464	315.00–325.00	321.86
5	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	283.91
3	550–600	568	265.00–275.00	268.43
3	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
11	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	379.43
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	526	327.00–337.00	332.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	370.00–380.00	373.96
14	400–450	441	327.00–335.00	330.38
16	450–500	473	317.00–327.00	321.35
5	500–550	542	300.00–312.00	302.35
7	550–600	564	282.00–290.00	285.38
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
2	650–700	663	250.00–257.00	253.46
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	350.00–360.00	352.88
15	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	338.48
6	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	543	275.00–285.00	281.69
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	419	340.00–345.00	343.96
3	450–500	468	335.00–340.00	336.62
12	500–550	508	317.00–327.00	321.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	134.00–137.00	134.96
6	—	963	125.00–130.00	127.65
7	—	1,121	140.00–144.00	142.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	135.00–140.00	136.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	133.00–136.00	134.50
4	—	1,279	143.00–148.00	146.62
9	—	1,345	139.00–140.00	139.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	188.00–194.00	191.85
3	—	1,637	170.00–175.00	171.90
1	—	1,300	160.00	160.00

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)	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,668.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,502.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,760.00–1,950.00	1,807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,060.00–2,230.00	2,102.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,170.00–1,370.00	1,309.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

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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