Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. 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 $324.09/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −60.24 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$324.09

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$56

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

$39.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs AL average

−14.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	342.01	1,734	3thin
Medium and Large 2	551	324.76	1,788	17thin
Medium and Large 3	592	302.35	1,790	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.66/cwt here — about −$56 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

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 sale23 hd

324.09

—

AL average16 barns · 631 hd

321.95

+2.14

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−14.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−60.24

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	1,552	184.46	2,863	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,325	171.88	2,277	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,608	171.38	2,756	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	153.92	1,678	17

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)	—	$2,230	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,034	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,908	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,398	14

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	637	328.90/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	443.91/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	294.64/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	381.65/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	452.56/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	318.65/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	304.44/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	372.39/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	404.92/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	323.85/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	301.03/cwt	297.00–305.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	409.85/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,713	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	336.68/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	384.59/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	311.22/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,930	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	423.35/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	303.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	349.04/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	361.34/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	390.70/cwt	387.00–397.00	1,813	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	487.44/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	479.96/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	342.01/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	313.62/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	294	436.64/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	343.02/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	452.70/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,725	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	163.57/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,825	5
Bulls	—	—	2,025	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	171.38/cwt	168.00–173.00	2,756	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	168.15/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,270	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	144.64/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,497	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	155.16/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	424.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	427.98/cwt	427.00–430.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	339.01/cwt	337.00–344.00	1,668	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	330.19/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	363.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	363.16/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	359.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	376.87/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,428	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	325.03/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	383.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,272	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	322.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	397.66/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	351.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	592	302.35/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	778	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	2,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	357	361.64/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	386.64/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,612	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	173.93/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,232	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	180.19/cwt	177.00–183.00	2,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	512.48/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,080.00/head	3,080.00–3,080.00	3,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,466.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,908.00/head	1,845.00–1,950.00	1,908	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,710.00/head	1,670.00–1,830.00	1,710	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	1,397.50/head	1,320.00–1,475.00	1,398	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,060.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,060	5

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	440.00–445.00	443.91
3	400–450	427	427.00–430.00	427.98
14	450–500	464	387.00–397.00	390.70
8	500–550	533	370.00–380.00	372.39
4	550–600	574	347.00–355.00	349.04
5	600–650	637	327.00–337.00	328.90
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	710	297.00–305.00	301.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	360.00–362.00	361.34
3	600–650	617	342.00–345.00	343.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	363.45
3	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	312.00	312.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	475.00–485.00	479.96
4	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	452.56
3	350–400	378	415.00–430.00	424.78
10	400–450	418	405.00–415.00	409.85
3	450–500	458	380.00–385.00	381.65
6	500–550	522	335.00–340.00	336.68
5	550–600	576	320.00–330.00	323.85
4	600–650	620	310.00–315.00	311.22
3	650–700	678	300.00–305.00	303.29
2	750–800	773	275.00–280.00	277.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	510.00–515.00	512.48
8	300–350	313	485.00–495.00	487.44
9	350–400	381	450.00–455.00	452.70
1	400–450	420	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	415.00–425.00	420.11
6	350–400	363	390.00–405.00	397.66
15	400–450	417	380.00–390.00	386.64
17	450–500	473	355.00–365.00	359.22
6	500–550	528	315.00–327.00	325.03
1	600–650	625	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	778	260.00–262.00	261.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00–410.00	404.92
10	350–400	379	375.00–385.00	376.87
11	400–450	438	360.00–367.00	363.16
24	450–500	492	337.00–344.00	339.01
9	500–550	528	327.00–337.00	330.19
8	550–600	576	315.00–325.00	318.65
6	600–650	620	302.00–307.00	304.44
3	650–700	663	290.00–297.00	294.64
1	750–800	775	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	294	435.00–445.00	436.64
3	300–350	313	420.00–425.00	423.35
9	400–450	416	380.00–390.00	384.59
6	450–500	458	350.00–355.00	351.65
3	500–550	507	340.00–346.00	342.01
5	600–650	617	312.00–320.00	313.62
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	380.00–390.00	383.07
6	350–400	357	355.00–365.00	361.64
4	450–500	463	320.00–330.00	322.62
3	550–600	592	300.00–307.00	302.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	163.00–166.00	163.57
6	—	1,035	143.00–146.00	144.64
6	—	1,123	153.00–156.00	155.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,608	168.00–173.00	171.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	163.00–169.00	168.15
5	—	1,283	170.00–175.00	173.93
1	—	1,380	184.00	184.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,025	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,515	189.00	189.00
4	—	1,443	177.00–183.00	180.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,080.00	3,080.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,466.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,845.00–1,950.00	1,908.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,670.00–1,830.00	1,710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,060.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,320.00–1,475.00	1,397.50

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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