Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $346.70/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −64.21 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$346.70

46 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$16.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	357.00	1,981	1thin
Medium and Large 2	555	352.27	1,954	22
Medium and Large 3	551	340.92	1,878	23

One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about $104 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

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 sale46 hd

346.70

—

AL average13 barns · 423 hd

362.32

−15.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−64.21

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	1,681	182.58	3,069	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	167.00	2,313	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	160.58	2,116	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	140.70	1,529	8thin

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)	—	$2,848	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,451	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,012	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,533	15

Every lot, as filed

75 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 3	700–750	735	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	351.16/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,672	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	332.02/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	326.30/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	391.08/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	366.14/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,919	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	424.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,309	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	464.26/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,481	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	308.76/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,063	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	416.55/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	324.25/cwt	324.00–325.00	1,997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	371.02/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	430.59/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,688	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	483.30/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	414.17/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	503.91/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	434.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,772	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	431.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	442.47/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	332.61/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,019	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	145.06/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,665	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	130.13/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,331	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	191.37/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,043	3
Bulls	—	—	1,664	172.17/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,865	8
Bulls	—	—	1,817	201.54/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,662	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,012.00/head	1,900.00–2,180.00	2,012	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,586.67/head	2,545.00–2,670.00	2,587	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,847.50/head	2,700.00–2,995.00	2,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	482.41/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	162.29/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,157	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	405.27/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	326.42/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,893	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	322.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	354.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,491	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	338.68/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,775	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	642	336.68/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	395.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	383.59/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	437.37/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	422.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	374.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,713	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	524	354.21/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,856	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,578	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	402.59/cwt	400.00–407.00	2,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	342.66/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,974	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	391.14/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,788	9

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 437Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 154Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 70Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	415.00–425.00	422.98
6	350–400	375	400.00–415.00	405.27
10	400–450	434	390.00–400.00	395.94
17	450–500	458	370.00–380.00	374.09
12	500–550	524	350.00–360.00	354.21
11	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	326.42
1	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	735	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	660.00	660.00
4	250–300	264	500.00–515.00	503.91
5	300–350	319	460.00–470.00	464.26
16	350–400	392	425.00–435.00	430.59
7	400–450	416	410.00–420.00	414.17
9	450–500	457	390.00–400.00	391.14
9	500–550	524	365.00–370.00	366.14
13	550–600	576	340.00–347.00	342.66
10	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	315.16
8	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	308.76
1	700–750	735	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	730.00	730.00
3	300–350	323	480.00–490.00	483.30
7	400–450	408	430.00–440.00	434.26
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
5	600–650	607	332.00–335.00	332.61
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	595.00	595.00
2	250–300	280	430.00–445.00	437.37
3	300–350	308	420.00–435.00	424.95
5	350–400	362	390.00–395.00	391.08
12	400–450	410	380.00–390.00	384.94
19	450–500	476	347.00–357.00	351.16
16	500–550	524	335.00–345.00	338.68
7	550–600	581	320.00–335.00	326.30
4	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	695	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
5	550–600	555	340.00	340.00
8	600–650	616	324.00–325.00	324.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
7	300–350	319	375.00–385.00	383.59
7	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
10	400–450	421	350.00–360.00	354.09
5	450–500	480	335.00	335.00
10	500–550	538	320.00–330.00	322.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	440.00–445.00	442.47
5	400–450	444	430.00–440.00	431.98
3	450–500	463	410.00–420.00	416.55
8	500–550	526	400.00–407.00	402.59
2	600–650	613	367.00–375.00	371.02
1	650–700	655	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	728	327.00–337.00	332.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	480.00–490.00	482.41
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	420	395.00	395.00
4	450–500	465	375.00–380.00	377.55
1	550–600	595	367.00	367.00
3	600–650	642	335.00–340.00	336.68
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	142.00–148.00	145.06
3	—	1,023	127.00–132.00	130.13
1	—	1,035	155.00	155.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	167.00	167.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	152.00	152.00
5	—	1,329	161.00–164.00	162.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	190.00–194.00	191.37
8	—	1,664	170.00–176.00	172.17
3	—	1,817	199.00–206.00	201.54

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)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,900.00–2,180.00	2,012.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,545.00–2,670.00	2,586.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,995.00	2,847.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,850.00	2,700.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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