Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady with cattle weighing over 500lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $322.99/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −59.92 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$322.99

43 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$62.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.33

vs AL average

−45.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	342.11	1,861	8thin
Medium and Large 2	549	328.44	1,805	28
Medium and Large 3	564	279.33	1,575	7thin

One grade step is worth $62.78/cwt here — about $286 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

322.99

—

AL average16 barns · 637 hd

340.32

−17.33

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−45.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−59.92

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	—	Average	1,764	194.03	3,423	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	165.91	2,437	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	163.52	2,136	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	143.32	1,510	41

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)	—	$3,078	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,518	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,997	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,235	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,444	15

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	414.64/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	446.51/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	485.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	321.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,845	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	396.64/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	298.96/cwt	295.00–307.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	367.11/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,887	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	372.41/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	309.86/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,135	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	406.98/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	560.16/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	278.53/cwt	270.00–287.00	2,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	434.17/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	376.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	477.23/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	396.35/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,665	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	528.59/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	410.87/cwt	407.00–415.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	472.55/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	522.27/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,697	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	414.00/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,967	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	333.23/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,926	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	350.99/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	376.02/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	431.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,083	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	361.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	446.44/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,813	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	153.71/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,901	7
Bulls	—	—	1,996	198.26/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,957	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	127.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,378	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	158.63/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,674	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	176.53/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	163.93/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,143	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,305.00/head	2,160.00–2,450.00	2,305	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,030.00/head	2,000.00–2,090.00	2,030	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,860.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,860	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,663	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,078.33/head	3,050.00–3,135.00	3,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,931.67/head	1,895.00–1,950.00	1,932	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,444.00/head	1,300.00–1,570.00	1,444	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	443.26/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,648	187.56/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,091	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	204.95/cwt	201.00–208.00	3,382	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,463	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	165.91/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	411.02/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,529	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	264	483.07/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	362.24/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,333	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	373.67/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,782	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	388.82/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,279	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	303.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	279.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,575	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	524.67/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,207	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	388.31/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	296.75/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	395.41/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,645	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	449.32/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.90/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,607	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	334.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,767	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	327.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	393.27/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	362.02/cwt	357.00–367.00	2,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	329.51/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	348.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	423.44/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,787	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	316.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,924	11

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 739Last week 481Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 73Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 87Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	328	410.00–425.00	414.64
6	350–400	372	395.00–400.00	396.64
14	400–450	440	365.00–380.00	372.41
22	450–500	470	340.00–350.00	341.90
15	500–550	529	330.00–340.00	334.05
13	550–600	573	320.00–325.00	321.96
11	600–650	608	315.00–320.00	316.38
6	650–700	677	295.00–307.00	298.96
6	750–800	763	270.00–287.00	278.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	470.00–475.00	472.55
3	300–350	317	440.00–450.00	443.26
6	350–400	373	407.00–415.00	410.87
22	400–450	420	395.00–410.00	396.35
9	450–500	491	360.00–370.00	361.04
4	500–550	510	350.00–352.00	350.99
4	550–600	578	332.00–337.00	333.23
1	600–650	625	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	385.00–395.00	388.82
8	350–400	368	355.00–370.00	362.24
4	400–450	426	320.00–330.00	327.39
3	450–500	465	300.00–310.00	303.26
7	550–600	564	275.00–285.00	279.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	480.00–490.00	485.04
2	350–400	395	445.00	445.00
10	400–450	422	430.00–440.00	434.17
15	450–500	475	407.00–420.00	414.00
6	500–550	540	392.00–400.00	393.27
5	550–600	583	375.00–385.00	376.90
4	600–650	613	357.00–367.00	362.02
2	650–700	695	337.00	337.00
2	700–750	713	327.00–332.00	329.51
1	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	430.00–435.00	431.23
2	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
2	600–650	615	375.00–377.00	376.02
2	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
9	400–450	415	395.00	395.00
3	450–500	493	385.00–395.00	388.31
3	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	555.00–565.00	560.16
4	250–300	266	525.00–540.00	528.59
15	300–350	319	470.00–485.00	477.23
7	350–400	374	445.00–455.00	446.51
12	400–450	422	420.00–430.00	423.44
5	450–500	464	405.00–415.00	406.98
12	500–550	514	365.00–370.00	367.11
5	550–600	558	345.00–355.00	348.98
6	600–650	613	330.00–340.00	333.37
4	650–700	689	305.00–325.00	309.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	515.00–530.00	522.27
7	400–450	406	445.00–455.00	446.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	520.00–530.00	524.67
5	250–300	264	480.00–485.00	483.07
7	300–350	342	445.00–455.00	449.32
5	350–400	372	410.00–415.00	411.02
9	400–450	416	390.00–400.00	395.41
16	450–500	477	365.00–380.00	373.67
4	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
3	650–700	672	290.00–300.00	296.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	152.00–155.00	153.71
5	—	1,402	174.00–178.00	176.53
9	—	1,307	160.00–165.00	163.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,084	125.00–130.00	127.11
14	—	1,055	155.00–162.00	158.63
14	—	1,023	140.00–146.00	143.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	163.00–168.00	165.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,996	198.00–199.00	198.26
6	—	1,648	186.00–191.00	187.56
2	—	1,650	201.00–208.00	204.95

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)	8	—	—	2,160.00–2,450.00	2,305.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,090.00	2,030.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,135.00	3,078.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,895.00–1,950.00	1,931.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,575.00–2,750.00	2,662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,300.00–1,570.00	1,444.00

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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