Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $338.88/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −45.45 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$338.88

37 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$28.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs AL average

−26.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	349.83	1,906	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	343.38	1,873	15thin
Medium and Large 3	546	321.79	1,757	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.04/cwt here — about $149 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 sale37 hd

338.88

—

AL average14 barns · 650 hd

338.27

+0.60

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−26.97

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−45.45

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	—	Low	1,405	185.17	2,601	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	165.43	2,199	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,551	158.66	2,461	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	146.37	1,564	36

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)	—	$3,484	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,790	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,267	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,120	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,990	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,843	22

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	364.19/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,887	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	396.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,730	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	709	296.03/cwt	295.00–302.00	2,099	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,283	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	345.65/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,977	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	288.50/cwt	287.00–290.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,203	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	333.34/cwt	325.00–337.00	2,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	308.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	356.23/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	378.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	426.57/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	542.85/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	345.52/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	457.56/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	442.51/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	474.77/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	452.38/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	431.64/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	335.98/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	551.41/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	361.33/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,212	180.89/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,192	10
Bulls	—	—	2,028	196.93/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,994	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	137.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,329	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	157.44/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,757	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	163.65/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,152	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	170.77/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,345	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,990.33/head	1,865.00–2,100.00	1,990	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,267.14/head	2,250.00–2,370.00	2,267	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,842.50/head	1,785.00–1,900.00	1,843	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,790.00/head	2,600.00–2,980.00	2,790	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,484.00/head	3,400.00–3,820.00	3,484	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,450	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,120.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	311.23/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	191.59/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,127	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	147.70/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,693	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	158.66/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,461	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	374.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	299.94/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	392.80/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,500	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	444	397.52/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	336.96/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	411.22/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	328.59/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	494	381.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	369.59/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	388.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	314.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	514.16/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	327.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	441.51/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	347.57/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,853	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	452.55/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	290.67/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,982	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 Sep 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 476Year ago 560

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 100Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 105Year ago 33

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	333	505.00–520.00	514.16
8	350–400	383	450.00–460.00	452.55
9	400–450	422	425.00–435.00	431.64
5	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
9	500–550	518	355.00–367.00	364.19
3	550–600	572	345.00–347.00	345.65
10	600–650	610	325.00–337.00	333.34
4	650–700	684	305.00–310.00	308.76
7	700–750	709	295.00–302.00	296.03
2	750–800	793	287.00–290.00	288.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	565.00	565.00
7	250–300	279	550.00–560.00	551.41
5	300–350	311	535.00–545.00	542.85
3	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
4	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	430.00–445.00	441.51
4	400–450	444	390.00–400.00	397.52
10	450–500	494	380.00–390.00	381.98
4	500–550	528	325.00–340.00	328.59
3	550–600	587	295.00–310.00	299.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	540.00–550.00	544.96
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	510	400.00–417.00	411.22
9	550–600	585	375.00–385.00	378.22
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	450.00–465.00	452.38
2	450–500	473	440.00–445.00	442.51
13	500–550	510	432.00	432.00
2	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	420	385.00–400.00	388.88
4	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	374.95
2	650–700	658	310.00–320.00	314.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	465.00–475.00	469.95
4	300–350	338	455.00–465.00	457.56
9	350–400	360	420.00–430.00	426.57
15	400–450	436	390.00–405.00	396.83
16	450–500	479	355.00–365.00	356.23
10	500–550	533	347.00–350.00	347.57
5	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	605	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	470.00–480.00	474.77
2	350–400	390	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	507	360.00–362.00	361.33
8	550–600	559	345.00–349.00	345.52
2	600–650	625	335.00–337.00	335.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	390.00–400.00	392.80
9	400–450	416	365.00–375.00	369.59
5	450–500	484	335.00–340.00	336.96
7	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	327.82
4	550–600	588	310.00–315.00	311.23
3	650–700	682	290.00–292.00	290.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,212	180.00–183.00	180.89
2	—	2,028	196.00–198.00	196.93
3	—	1,632	189.00–193.00	191.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	968	135.00–140.00	137.33
10	—	1,116	153.00–160.00	157.44
12	—	1,146	146.00–149.00	147.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,315	161.00–165.00	163.65
4	—	1,373	170.00–173.00	170.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,551	158.00–162.00	158.66

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,865.00–2,100.00	1,990.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,250.00–2,370.00	2,267.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,600.00–2,980.00	2,790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,120.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,400.00–3,820.00	3,484.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,785.00–1,900.00	1,842.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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

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