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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $325.38/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.52 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$325.38

63 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs AL average

−16.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	338.92	1,822	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	324.37	1,811	43
Medium and Large 3	542	310.50	1,683	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $139 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $382.90 across 29 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 sale63 hd

325.38

—

AL average5 barns · 194 hd

323.59

+1.78

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−16.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−57.52

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	1,609	180.39	2,902	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	174.03	2,765	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	170.05	2,302	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	154.65	1,534	6thin

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)	—	$2,430	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,107	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,359	9

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083	6
Bulls	—	—	2,035	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	174.24/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,392	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	167.86/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,261	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,425	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	174.18/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,290	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	174.03/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	380.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	312.54/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	332.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,736	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	276.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	288.63/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,940	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	368.28/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	436.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	414.81/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	319.94/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,849	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	283.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	313.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,828	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	304.52/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	402.53/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	436.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	316.90/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	332.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	389.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,502	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	329.31/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	366.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	295.67/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,093	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	385.74/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,902	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.89/head	1,250.00–1,495.00	1,359	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	348.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	323.30/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	2
Bulls	—	—	1,868	184.37/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	162.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	340.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,127	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	355.29/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,050	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	443.38/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	340.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,805	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	425.05/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	491.71/cwt	490.00–497.00	1,613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	511.50/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	393.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	327.90/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	446.32/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	472.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	287.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	369.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	442.35/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,438	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	259.92/cwt	257.00–267.00	2,007	7

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 347Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 27

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	—	—	1,720.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,587.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,495.00	1,358.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,373	172.00–176.00	174.24
2	—	1,868	181.00–188.00	184.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	164.00–169.00	167.86
2	—	1,525	159.00	159.00
8	—	1,315	172.00–176.00	174.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	171.00–175.00	174.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	160.00–167.00	162.53
3	—	982	145.00–150.00	146.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	410.00–420.00	414.81
7	350–400	389	370.00–385.00	380.87
3	400–450	412	365.00–370.00	368.28
4	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	312.54
2	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	440.00–445.00	442.35
3	350–400	385	430.00–440.00	436.58
4	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	369.89
9	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	332.19
14	550–600	584	310.00–325.00	313.08
4	600–650	610	302.00–307.00	304.52
4	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	295.13
4	700–750	710	280.00–290.00	287.45
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	505.00–525.00	511.50
4	300–350	328	490.00–497.00	491.71
5	350–400	361	470.00–480.00	472.02
8	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	446.32
4	450–500	456	400.00–405.00	401.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	356.71
8	550–600	563	322.00–327.00	323.30
1	650–700	695	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	435.00–445.00	436.85
7	450–500	493	380.00–390.00	385.74
5	500–550	534	365.00–370.00	366.97
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
8	600–650	629	325.00–332.00	329.31
10	650–700	676	312.00–320.00	316.90
6	700–750	708	295.00–297.00	295.67
5	750–800	770	280.00–290.00	283.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	463	440.00–450.00	443.38
19	550–600	577	352.00–365.00	355.29
12	600–650	624	340.00–350.00	340.82
10	650–700	656	327.00–328.00	327.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	345.00–350.00	348.36
2	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	540	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	395.00–405.00	402.53
10	350–400	386	385.00–395.00	389.09
4	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	364.94
4	450–500	464	335.00–340.00	336.28
15	500–550	522	330.00–335.00	332.63
28	550–600	578	315.00–327.00	319.94
6	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	306.63
3	650–700	672	287.00–292.00	288.63
2	700–750	708	272.00–280.00	276.01
7	750–800	772	257.00–267.00	259.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	420.00–435.00	425.05
8	400–450	424	390.00–400.00	393.58
4	450–500	475	355.00–360.00	357.47
10	500–550	530	340.00–345.00	340.50
2	550–600	575	330.00–332.00	331.02
3	600–650	625	317.00	317.00

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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