Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.69/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −51.09 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$359.69

18 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$26.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	371.47	1,935	10thin
Medium and Large 3	546	344.96	1,883	8thin

One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.77 across 27 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 sale18 hd

359.69

—

AL average13 barns · 375 hd

357.24

+2.45

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

−51.09

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	1,629	188.15	3,064	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	164.02	2,349	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,253	162.30	2,034	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,048	139.56	1,463	73

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,344	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,793	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,725	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,651	33

Every lot, as filed

67 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	650–700	695	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	374.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	371.47/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,935	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	366.74/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	389.84/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	386.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,407	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	293.39/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	515.38/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	459.97/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	311.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,353	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	427.57/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	477.38/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	497.26/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	151.49/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,753	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	164.02/cwt	162.00–166.00	2,349	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	157.19/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,009	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	170.46/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,231	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	164.09/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,959	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	142.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,428	31
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,578.00/head	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,578	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,640.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.61/head	1,545.00–1,750.00	1,651	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	127.10/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,302	24
Bulls	—	—	1,499	180.51/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,706	12
Bulls	—	—	1,758	203.28/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,574	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	194.30/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,416	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	417.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	349.94/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	363.31/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	360.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	475.18/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	733	268.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	327.72/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	437.42/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,623	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	456.18/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	385.88/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,829	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	323.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	342.74/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	422.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	381.75/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,054	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 437Last week 614Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 92Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 52Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	425.00–430.00	427.57
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
11	450–500	474	385.00–395.00	385.88
3	500–550	538	375.00–385.00	381.75
1	550–600	595	365.00	365.00
2	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	332.00	332.00
4	750–800	756	310.00–315.00	311.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
2	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	357.00–370.00	363.31
1	550–600	590	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	319	420.00–430.00	422.59
7	350–400	364	385.00–390.00	386.47
7	400–450	424	370.00–380.00	374.34
3	450–500	465	365.00–370.00	366.74
5	500–550	527	340.00–347.00	342.74
6	550–600	583	320.00–330.00	323.20
3	600–650	625	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	780	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
2	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	355.00–370.00	360.90
4	400–450	418	320.00–335.00	327.72
4	500–550	508	300.00–305.00	302.49
3	700–750	733	265.00–270.00	268.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	585.00	585.00
2	250–300	265	505.00–525.00	515.38
6	300–350	320	470.00–485.00	477.38
2	350–400	358	455.00–465.00	459.97
4	400–450	408	425.00–430.00	427.52
4	450–500	470	385.00–405.00	389.84
10	500–550	521	370.00–375.00	371.47
4	600–650	625	330.00–340.00	334.92
4	650–700	680	305.00–310.00	307.46
2	700–750	728	287.00–300.00	293.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	735.00	735.00
2	300–350	315	490.00–505.00	497.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	470.00–480.00	475.18
5	300–350	330	450.00–460.00	456.18
12	350–400	371	435.00–445.00	437.42
7	400–450	434	415.00–420.00	417.17
10	450–500	488	365.00–375.00	369.97
6	500–550	538	340.00–355.00	349.94
2	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	725	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,157	149.00–153.00	151.49
31	—	1,004	140.00–144.00	142.28
24	—	1,024	125.00–130.00	127.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,432	162.00–166.00	164.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,278	154.00–158.00	157.19
8	—	1,309	170.00–174.00	170.46
15	—	1,194	163.00–165.00	164.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,499	176.00–183.00	180.51
2	—	1,758	200.00–206.00	203.28
10	—	1,758	190.00–197.00	194.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,760.00	1,578.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	—	1,545.00–1,750.00	1,650.61

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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