Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.72/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −63.19 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$347.72

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$44.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	375.94	1,955	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	357.62	1,962	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	331.19	1,811	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about $144 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.90 across 26 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

347.72

—

AL average16 barns · 545 hd

363.83

−16.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−63.19

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	1,751	195.76	3,428	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	183.08	2,737	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	170.33	2,276	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	154.39	1,592	45

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)	—	$2,662	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,527	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,866	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,633	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,448	22

Every lot, as filed

79 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	600–650	617	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	341.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,843	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	433.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,906	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	377.03/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	477.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	360.62/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	316.35/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	453.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	421.19/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	467.97/cwt	467.00–470.00	1,956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	426.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,674	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	442.45/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	369.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	376.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	356.95/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	472.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	481.73/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	505.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	477.52/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	462.41/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	375.94/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	502.52/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	557.02/cwt	550.00–562.00	1,799	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	209.58/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,787	199.09/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	145.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,391	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	163.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,779	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	183.08/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,737	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,125	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,774.81/head	1,640.00–1,900.00	1,775	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,090.91/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,091	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,633.33/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,447.50/head	1,395.00–1,500.00	1,448	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,527.27/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,527	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	154.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,619	15
Bulls	—	—	1,736	186.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,244	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	176.78/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,298	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	168.04/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,356	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	321.95/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,872	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	416.28/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	429.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	336.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	322.89/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	302.38/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	376.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	351.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	557.39/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	365.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	318.47/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	418.91/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,913	2

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 507Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 74Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 39Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	555.00–565.00	557.39
2	300–350	318	470.00–485.00	477.80
6	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	453.30
9	400–450	440	430.00–440.00	433.26
4	450–500	483	417.00–425.00	418.91
11	500–550	543	360.00–367.00	360.62
5	550–600	561	350.00–355.00	351.01
3	600–650	617	325.00–332.00	327.42
3	650–700	688	315.00–317.00	316.35
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–510.00	505.27
2	350–400	388	475.00–480.00	477.52
4	400–450	430	460.00–470.00	462.41
2	450–500	458	435.00–445.00	439.97
2	500–550	520	370.00–382.00	375.94
6	650–700	680	320.00–325.00	321.64
1	700–750	705	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	425.00–435.00	429.77
4	400–450	414	405.00–420.00	416.28
12	450–500	483	385.00–390.00	387.56
8	500–550	534	330.00–340.00	336.38
5	550–600	567	320.00–327.00	322.89
3	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	712	300.00–307.00	302.38
2	750–800	790	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
10	350–400	392	420.00–430.00	426.97
4	400–450	420	405.00–415.00	409.88
7	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	365.51
10	500–550	539	340.00–350.00	341.99
2	550–600	585	327.00	327.00
2	600–650	628	317.00–320.00	318.47
1	650–700	685	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	480.00–485.00	481.73
4	300–350	323	470.00–475.00	472.40
2	350–400	358	455.00–460.00	457.52
4	400–450	424	420.00–425.00	421.19
10	450–500	476	375.00–380.00	376.43
6	500–550	523	355.00–367.00	356.95
2	550–600	573	335.00–340.00	337.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	408	370.00–380.00	376.69
3	450–500	488	340.00–350.00	346.62
5	500–550	517	320.00–325.00	321.95
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	727	290.00–295.00	291.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	435.00–445.00	442.45
4	450–500	488	405.00–420.00	412.38
7	500–550	518	375.00–382.00	377.03
2	550–600	573	365.00–375.00	369.85
1	600–650	635	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	550.00–562.00	557.02
2	350–400	358	500.00–505.00	502.52
3	400–450	418	467.00–470.00	467.97
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	605	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	209.00–210.00	209.58
5	—	1,787	196.00–202.00	199.09
5	—	1,736	185.00–190.00	186.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	958	142.00–147.00	145.17
15	—	1,091	160.00–165.00	163.09
15	—	1,045	152.00–157.00	154.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	181.00–184.00	183.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	160.00	160.00
16	—	1,300	175.00–179.00	176.78
18	—	1,402	167.00–170.00	168.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	1,640.00–1,900.00	1,774.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,090.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,527.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,395.00–1,500.00	1,447.50

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

Bulls · 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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