Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 15.00 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 $334.49/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −76.41 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$334.49

31 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$54.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	365.00	2,062	3thin
Medium and Large 2	564	338.05	1,908	21
Medium and Large 3	593	310.73	1,843	7thin

One grade step is worth $54.27/cwt here — about $220 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 sale31 hd

334.49

—

AL average14 barns · 364 hd

336.88

−2.39

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−76.41

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	1,641	178.85	2,934	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	165.10	2,653	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	163.19	2,059	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	140.05	1,378	37

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)	—	$2,393	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,240	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,761	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,431	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,380	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	600–650	625	309.84/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	434.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	420.10/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	332.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,262	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	281.49/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	359.18/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,871	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	691.37/cwt	680.00–695.00	1,576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	368.69/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,711	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	331.45/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,916	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	386.28/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,684	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,765	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	398.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	341.31/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	412.33/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	448.69/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	1,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	463.06/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	336.21/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	380.70/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,181	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,353	4
Bulls	—	—	2,230	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,527	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	191.66/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,412	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	131.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,224	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	165.10/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,653	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	166.71/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,102	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	159.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,014	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,537.50/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,431.25/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,431	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,785.00/head	2,785.00–2,785.00	2,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,910.00/head	1,845.00–1,975.00	1,910	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,380.00/head	1,285.00–1,475.00	1,380	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,240.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,240	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	709	247.49/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	364.68/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,403	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,273	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	146.60/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,481	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	151.05/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	319.98/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	358.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,402	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	310.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	409.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,328	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,054	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	637	292.98/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	386.67/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,442	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	295.95/cwt	292.00–300.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	360.03/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,595	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	314.08/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	279	434.15/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	337.46/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	348.40/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,637	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	362.21/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,550	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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 652Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	680.00–695.00	691.37
3	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
4	300–350	315	445.00–450.00	448.69
2	350–400	378	415.00–425.00	420.10
16	400–450	436	385.00–395.00	386.28
11	450–500	464	365.00–375.00	368.69
5	500–550	521	355.00–365.00	359.18
16	550–600	578	330.00–342.00	331.45
2	600–650	625	305.00–315.00	309.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	730.00	730.00
5	300–350	314	460.00–465.00	463.06
1	400–450	425	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	430.00–440.00	434.15
11	300–350	324	400.00–415.00	409.87
11	350–400	373	380.00–395.00	386.67
8	400–450	443	355.00–365.00	360.03
8	450–500	493	330.00–345.00	337.46
7	550–600	593	305.00–315.00	310.73
3	600–650	637	285.00–297.00	292.98
2	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	735	270.00–275.00	272.48
3	750–800	775	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	580.00	580.00
3	250–300	267	430.00–445.00	434.88
1	300–350	320	397.00	397.00
9	400–450	428	360.00–365.00	362.21
18	450–500	470	345.00–355.00	348.40
12	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	334.30
3	550–600	585	320.00–325.00	323.30
7	600–650	620	312.00–319.00	314.08
4	700–750	711	280.00–282.00	281.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	615.00	615.00
3	500–550	512	350.00–355.00	351.64
5	550–600	561	335.00–337.00	336.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
8	350–400	391	355.00–365.00	358.69
12	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	345.06
8	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	335.08
4	500–550	508	315.00–325.00	319.98
6	550–600	565	285.00–290.00	287.48
4	700–750	709	245.00–255.00	247.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	405.00–420.00	412.33
7	450–500	494	390.00–400.00	398.58
2	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	623	337.00–350.00	341.31
7	650–700	681	325.00–335.00	332.13
1	700–750	735	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	573	380.00–385.00	380.70
3	600–650	608	360.00–367.00	364.68
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
2	700–750	730	292.00–300.00	295.95
1	750–800	775	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,230	203.00	203.00
6	—	1,780	189.00–194.00	191.66
6	—	1,403	160.00–165.00	162.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	928	130.00–136.00	131.89
14	—	1,010	145.00–148.00	146.60
5	—	1,114	150.00–155.00	151.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,607	163.00–169.00	165.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,261	165.00–168.00	166.71
16	—	1,263	156.00–160.00	159.46

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)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,537.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,785.00	2,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,845.00–1,975.00	1,910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,240.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,431.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,285.00–1,475.00	1,380.00

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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