Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.89/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −61.01 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$321.89

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$48.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.24

vs AL average

−53.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	333.09	1,814	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	313.70	1,752	7thin
Medium and Large 3	555	285.00	1,582	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.09/cwt here — about $232 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

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 sale25 hd

321.89

—

AL average15 barns · 658 hd

337.13

−15.24

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−53.00

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−61.01

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	1,635	185.07	3,026	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	171.91	2,355	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	159.77	2,210	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	142.52	1,503	27

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)	—	$2,540	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,992	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,596	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,509	22

Every lot, as filed

73 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	350–400	383	401.79/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	280.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	644	291.48/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,591	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	380.93/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	350.32/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,218	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	361.47/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	393.70/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	332.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,426	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	325.77/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	379.73/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,806	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	343.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	351.76/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,885	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	442.83/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	335.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,817	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	347.65/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,958	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	396.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	361.75/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	316.89/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,722	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	161.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,112	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	143.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,486	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	131.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,290	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,748	9
Bulls	—	—	1,985	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	155.97/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,277	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,872.22/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,872	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,595.63/head	1,480.00–1,665.00	1,596	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,090.91/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,091	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,540.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,540	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,509.09/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,509	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	307.32/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	186.13/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,164	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	167.56/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	353.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	388.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	340.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	316.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,353	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	355.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	385.14/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	378.72/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,394	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	385.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	544.95/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	421.86/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	320.44/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	315.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	337.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	355.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,363	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	266.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	308.65/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,806	4

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 492Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	540.00–550.00	544.95
8	350–400	383	400.00–415.00	401.79
8	400–450	414	380.00–395.00	385.50
6	450–500	477	350.00–360.00	353.29
10	500–550	541	335.00–345.00	335.93
6	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	315.06
10	600–650	644	290.00–305.00	291.48
2	650–700	683	275.00–285.00	280.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	334	440.00–452.00	442.83
1	350–400	360	427.00	427.00
4	500–550	536	350.00–357.00	351.76
2	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	618	312.00–315.00	313.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	415.00–425.00	421.86
8	300–350	334	385.00–400.00	388.88
16	350–400	368	375.00–385.00	378.72
11	400–450	438	350.00–360.00	355.54
11	450–500	474	335.00–345.00	337.79
4	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	678	260.00–270.00	266.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	392.00–400.00	393.70
5	500–550	514	372.00–387.00	380.93
7	550–600	573	357.00–365.00	361.47
3	600–650	633	347.00–352.00	350.32
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
11	700–750	730	330.00–335.00	332.29
9	800–850	816	318.00–328.00	325.77
11	850–900	859	312.00–318.00	316.89
7	900–950	942	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	407.00	407.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	458	350.00–360.00	353.97
2	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	379.73
10	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	355.95
9	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	343.31
8	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	336.35
3	500–550	523	317.00–327.00	320.44
4	550–600	585	300.00–317.00	308.65
3	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	296.61
6	650–700	667	280.00–290.00	283.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	390.00–405.00	396.11
5	400–450	419	357.00–365.00	361.75
16	450–500	473	347.00–352.00	347.65
13	500–550	541	330.00–340.00	333.80
2	550–600	568	327.00–330.00	328.51
6	600–650	617	302.00–310.00	307.32
3	750–800	762	280.00–282.00	281.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00–390.00	385.14
8	350–400	385	335.00–345.00	340.13
11	400–450	427	310.00–325.00	316.95
3	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	675	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	160.00–164.00	161.56
12	—	1,460	153.00–158.00	155.97
4	—	1,305	166.00–169.00	167.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	140.00–146.00	143.48
9	—	982	130.00–134.00	131.41
9	—	1,145	150.00–155.00	152.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	170.00–174.00	171.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,330	177.00	177.00
4	—	1,700	184.00–189.00	186.13

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)	9	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,872.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,480.00–1,665.00	1,595.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,090.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,540.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,509.09

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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