Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some weight classes up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.01/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −91.54 against this barn's trailing median of $440.54.

Average price

$349.01

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$32.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs AL average

−26.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	369.41	1,991	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	352.84	1,934	18thin
Medium and Large 3	530	336.79	1,784	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $207 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.81, low $362.64, median $440.54 across 17 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 sale37 hd

349.01

—

AL average15 barns · 429 hd

349.62

−0.62

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−26.73

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.54

−91.54

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	1,767	191.97	3,392	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	166.13	2,069	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	165.24	2,474	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	149.49	1,610	42

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	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,939	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,814	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,279	23

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	293.65/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	319.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	375.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	329.09/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,014	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	380.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.13/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	341.65/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,582	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	446.90/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	486.34/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,498	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	370.66/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	350.50/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	313.98/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	302.21/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	345.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,942	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	338.57/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,750	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	416.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	378.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	391.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	271	447.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	422.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,423	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	345.43/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	313.96/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	477.42/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	358.92/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,719	8
Bulls	—	—	2,028	206.73/cwt	204.00–208.00	4,192	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	188.90/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	163.38/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,031	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	171.62/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	148.44/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,544	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	165.24/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,474	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,560.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,560	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,826.15/head	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,826	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,814.00/head	1,790.00–1,850.00	1,814	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,279.13/head	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,279	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,255.56/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,256	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,430	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,516	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	142.67/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,616	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	316.74/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	407.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	422.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,416	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,175	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	344.81/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	447.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	325.23/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	362.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	343.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	438.36/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,653	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	451.50/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,481	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	377.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	363.47/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	381.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,673	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	423.36/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	303.39/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	360.19/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	318.94/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	351.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	384.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,272	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	292.99/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,940	3

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 476Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 42Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 32Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	308	485.00–495.00	486.34
5	350–400	390	445.00–455.00	446.90
12	400–450	407	420.00–430.00	423.36
23	500–550	517	335.00–342.00	338.57
9	550–600	587	315.00–320.00	318.94
3	600–650	622	312.00–315.00	313.98
4	650–700	676	300.00–309.00	302.21
3	700–750	742	292.00–297.00	293.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	432.00	432.00
4	500–550	506	350.00–352.00	350.50
2	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	329.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	440.00–450.00	447.82
4	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	407.85
5	400–450	439	375.00–385.00	381.08
14	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	362.77
4	500–550	538	320.00–327.00	325.23
4	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	305.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	415.00–430.00	422.72
9	400–450	438	370.00–380.00	377.90
11	450–500	484	362.00–366.00	363.47
10	500–550	514	340.00–347.00	344.81
4	550–600	569	315.00–322.00	316.74
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	745	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	445.00–455.00	451.50
18	350–400	377	435.00–440.00	438.36
11	400–450	412	415.00–420.00	416.42
12	450–500	476	380.00–390.00	380.86
9	500–550	534	355.00–367.00	360.19
9	550–600	562	340.00–350.00	345.49
10	600–650	612	327.00–337.00	329.09
5	650–700	680	312.00–317.00	313.96
2	700–750	708	305.00–307.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–480.00	477.42
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	523	370.00–372.00	370.66
2	550–600	563	365.00–370.00	367.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	440.00–450.00	447.33
7	300–350	331	380.00–390.00	384.40
6	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	375.23
5	400–450	434	345.00–355.00	351.08
12	450–500	463	340.00–342.00	341.65
8	500–550	523	327.00–335.00	331.13
12	550–600	574	315.00–325.00	319.10
7	600–650	612	300.00–312.00	303.39
3	650–700	662	292.00–295.00	292.99
2	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	420.00–435.00	422.38
9	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	391.02
14	400–450	417	375.00–385.00	378.68
8	450–500	479	357.00–365.00	358.92
7	500–550	514	345.00–348.00	345.43
1	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	360.00–370.00	365.19
3	350–400	358	340.00–350.00	343.40
3	400–450	422	325.00–330.00	326.64
4	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	508	305.00–315.00	309.98
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,028	204.00–208.00	206.73
4	—	1,740	188.00–190.00	188.90
2	—	1,430	174.00–178.00	175.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	162.00–164.00	163.38
5	—	1,251	169.00–175.00	171.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	146.00–151.00	148.44
15	—	1,133	138.00–143.00	142.67
13	—	1,052	157.00–160.00	158.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	164.00–168.00	165.24

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)	15	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,826.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,790.00–1,850.00	1,814.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,255.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	—	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,279.13

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

Steers · 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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