Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with some weight classes up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $320.33/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −63.99 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$320.33

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs AL average

−20.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	331.81	1,754	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.96	1,741	15thin
Medium and Large 3	569	302.22	1,720	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

320.33

—

AL average13 barns · 486 hd

318.01

+2.33

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.59

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−63.99

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	1,639	186.77	3,061	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	175.00	2,826	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	162.75	2,078	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	143.89	1,575	24

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)	—	$2,576	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,340	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,068	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	12

Every lot, as filed

74 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	623	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	427.37/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	323.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	313.69/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	322.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	359.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	333.30/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,726	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	308.85/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	279.68/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	371.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	332.88/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	361.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,729	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	392.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	482.55/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	313.08/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	351.78/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	381.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	382.94/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	405.98/cwt	405.00–407.00	1,941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	191.38/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,464	9
Bulls	—	—	1,203	169.61/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,040	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	157.57/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,974	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	165.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,140	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	137.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,540	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	150.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,720	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,567	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,087.50/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,088	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,441.30/head	2,365.00–2,500.00	2,441	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,706.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,707	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,395.00/head	1,245.00–1,545.00	1,395	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,068.18/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,068	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	360.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	388.88/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,941	202.51/cwt	199.00–208.00	3,931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	147.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,530	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	411.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	407.59/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	320.26/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	350.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	380.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	301.03/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	398.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,513	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	336.73/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,647	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	407.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,289	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	428.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	373.43/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,393	10

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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 591Year ago 766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 72Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	411	425.00–430.00	428.69
2	450–500	483	375.00–385.00	380.13
3	500–550	520	370.00–375.00	371.73
1	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
4	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	337.57
1	650–700	655	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–407.00	405.98
5	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	381.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	407.59
2	400–450	425	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.37
3	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	392.54
9	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	361.62
12	500–550	518	332.00–340.00	333.30
3	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	323.22
9	600–650	612	305.00–312.00	308.85
2	650–700	685	285.00–295.00	289.96
3	700–750	707	277.00–285.00	279.68
3	750–800	782	265.00–270.00	266.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	480.00–485.00	482.55
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	410.00–415.00	411.47
16	350–400	380	395.00–405.00	398.04
7	400–450	407	375.00–385.00	380.68
11	450–500	471	345.00–355.00	350.61
3	500–550	522	317.00–322.00	320.26
3	550–600	580	310.00–312.00	311.34
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	405.00–415.00	407.90
10	350–400	373	370.00–377.00	373.43
12	400–450	424	355.00–365.00	359.08
12	450–500	489	332.00–340.00	336.73
7	500–550	529	320.00–325.00	322.83
8	550–600	564	310.00–320.00	313.69
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	380.00–392.00	382.94
2	400–450	415	372.00	372.00
4	450–500	458	350.00–357.00	351.78
9	500–550	514	332.00–340.00	332.88
2	550–600	595	327.00	327.00
5	600–650	632	307.00–317.00	313.08
1	650–700	670	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	387.00–400.00	388.88
7	350–400	381	355.00–365.00	360.84
6	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	333.29
2	450–500	485	325.00–330.00	327.55
1	500–550	545	307.00	307.00
4	550–600	575	297.00–305.00	301.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,810	187.00–194.00	191.38
7	—	1,203	166.00–172.00	169.61
5	—	1,941	199.00–208.00	202.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	154.00–158.00	157.57
19	—	1,291	164.00–169.00	165.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,121	132.00–138.00	137.42
5	—	1,142	150.00–153.00	150.59
9	—	1,038	143.00–148.00	147.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	175.00	175.00

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)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,087.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	2,365.00–2,500.00	2,441.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,706.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,068.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,245.00–1,545.00	1,395.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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