Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active 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 $299.87/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −84.45 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$299.87

22 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$58.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.32

vs AL average

−34.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	320.12	1,746	8thin
Medium and Large 2	558	308.22	1,718	8thin
Medium and Large 3	566	261.75	1,482	6thin

One grade step is worth $58.37/cwt here — about $265 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

299.87

—

AL average12 barns · 382 hd

326.19

−26.32

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−34.39

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−84.45

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	—	Low	1,852	181.68	3,365	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	157.74	2,251	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	155.16	2,075	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,104	131.21	1,448	15

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)	—	$2,456	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,410	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,821	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,367	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,401	45
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,449	19

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	272.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	371.89/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	406.31/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	287.92/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	347.44/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	436.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	245.95/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	322.52/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	293.91/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	354.53/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	377.58/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	303.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	323.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	285.85/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	333.51/cwt	332.00–335.00	1,694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	373.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	366.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	315.66/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	352.30/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	119.22/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,443	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	143.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,663	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	128.78/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,272	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	156.12/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,969	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	151.22/cwt	151.00–152.00	2,114	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	162.16/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,359	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,366.67/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,367	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,520.00–1,680.00	1,600	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,410.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,410	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,449.21/head	1,365.00–1,525.00	1,449	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,485.71/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,486	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,646.43/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,646	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,880.95/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,881	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,150	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,939.33/head	1,870.00–2,000.00	1,939	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,455.56/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,456	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	375.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,216	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	157.74/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,251	7
Bulls	—	—	1,725	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,864	3
Bulls	—	—	1,889	199.36/cwt	198.00–203.00	3,766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,878	179.04/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,362	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	293.43/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	420.15/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	335.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	261.75/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	370.09/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	359.37/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,657	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	328.31/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	383.72/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	401.64/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	424.58/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	386	361.31/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,395	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	333.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,548	8

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 May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 291Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 43Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 75Year ago 31

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	375.00–385.00	377.58
9	400–450	427	350.00–360.00	354.53
8	450–500	464	330.00–340.00	333.67
4	500–550	534	315.00–325.00	322.52
4	550–600	581	292.00–300.00	293.91
5	600–650	617	270.00–280.00	272.09
1	650–700	680	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	409	365.00–370.00	366.42
3	450–500	462	350.00–357.00	352.30
2	500–550	508	332.00–335.00	333.51
6	550–600	558	315.00–317.00	315.66
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
6	650–700	658	285.00–290.00	285.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	370.00–380.00	375.40
8	350–400	386	355.00–365.00	361.31
11	400–450	426	330.00–340.00	335.25
5	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
6	550–600	566	260.00–270.00	261.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	435.00–445.00	436.97
9	350–400	364	420.00–430.00	424.58
8	450–500	461	370.00–385.00	371.89
2	500–550	518	345.00–350.00	347.44
6	550–600	568	320.00–330.00	323.26
7	600–650	626	300.00–312.00	303.31
4	650–700	674	285.00–297.00	287.92
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
2	750–800	775	242.00–250.00	245.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	415.00–425.00	420.15
8	350–400	386	400.00–410.00	406.31
8	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	383.72
14	450–500	461	355.00–365.00	359.37
9	500–550	508	325.00–335.00	328.31
3	550–600	563	290.00–300.00	293.43
2	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	457	395.00–405.00	401.64
1	550–600	560	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
2	700–750	740	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	422.00	422.00
5	500–550	511	370.00–380.00	373.95
3	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	365.00–375.00	370.09
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	690	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,210	117.00–120.00	119.22
5	—	1,157	140.00–146.00	143.72
6	—	988	126.00–131.00	128.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,261	154.00–158.00	156.12
8	—	1,398	151.00–152.00	151.22
3	—	1,455	161.00–165.00	162.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	155.00–159.00	157.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,889	198.00–203.00	199.36
9	—	1,878	175.00–180.00	179.04

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,520.00–1,680.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,410.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,870.00–2,000.00	1,939.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,455.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,365.00–1,525.00	1,449.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,485.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,646.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,880.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,150.00

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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