Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 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 $330.42/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −53.91 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$330.42

25 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$21.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.03

vs AL average

−26.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	341.71	1,811	7thin
Medium and Large 2	550	328.44	1,807	13thin
Medium and Large 3	511	319.74	1,634	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.97/cwt here — about $177 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $384.32 across 28 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

330.42

—

AL average14 barns · 445 hd

332.45

−2.03

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−26.47

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−53.91

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	1,509	178.60	2,694	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	162.04	2,460	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	157.95	2,267	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	142.24	1,509	26

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)	—	$2,229	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	22

Every lot, as filed

70 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	250–300	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	301.68/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	342.95/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,639	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	329.16/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,883	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	316.37/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	365.68/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	277.98/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	403.29/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	367.37/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	338.35/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	318.32/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,786	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	347.74/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	333.66/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	462.25/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	404.38/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,367	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	410.80/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	302.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	431.70/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	643.18/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	166.90/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,216	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	162.60/cwt	162.00–163.00	2,029	5
Bulls	—	—	1,416	171.22/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,424	8
Bulls	—	—	1,573	189.45/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,980	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	127.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,403	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,655	11
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,200	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,813.00/head	1,665.00–1,850.00	1,813	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,645.00/head	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,645	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	318.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,398	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	162.04/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,525	154.37/cwt	151.00–158.00	2,354	14
Bulls	—	—	1,596	183.94/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	425.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	350.75/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,343	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	398.35/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	408.45/cwt	405.00–412.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	319.74/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	375.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	458.20/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	360.98/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	305.12/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	370.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	387.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,402	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	337.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	381.95/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	591.69/cwt	590.00–595.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	414.05/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	432.28/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	237	555.07/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,316	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 Nov 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 422Year ago 534

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 41Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 49Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	550.00–565.00	555.07
2	250–300	285	445.00	445.00
7	300–350	338	400.00–415.00	404.38
15	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	387.20
3	400–450	413	365.00–372.00	367.37
17	450–500	478	340.00–357.00	342.95
7	500–550	541	335.00–340.00	337.12
6	550–600	561	310.00–320.00	318.32
3	600–650	628	300.00–305.00	301.68
1	650–700	695	292.00	292.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	640.00–650.00	643.18
1	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	323	430.00–435.00	431.70
4	500–550	509	347.00–350.00	347.74
3	550–600	558	332.00–337.00	333.66
6	600–650	615	315.00–320.00	318.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	420.00–430.00	425.19
7	300–350	337	360.00–375.00	370.81
7	350–400	383	345.00–355.00	350.75
5	500–550	511	315.00–327.00	319.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	590.00–595.00	591.69
1	250–300	290	480.00	480.00
6	300–350	338	460.00–475.00	462.25
2	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
10	400–450	419	405.00–425.00	410.80
5	450–500	482	380.00–385.00	381.95
10	500–550	528	365.00–372.00	365.68
7	550–600	572	325.00–335.00	329.16
5	600–650	622	315.00–322.00	316.37
7	650–700	674	300.00–315.00	302.12
5	700–750	724	275.00–280.00	277.98
2	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	690.00	690.00
1	550–600	555	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	450.00–460.00	458.20
8	300–350	335	430.00–440.00	432.28
10	350–400	363	405.00–420.00	414.05
7	400–450	416	370.00–380.00	375.63
2	500–550	530	345.00–355.00	350.09
3	550–600	577	300.00–315.00	305.12
3	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	487	400.00–410.00	403.29
3	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	608	355.00–367.00	360.98
3	650–700	657	335.00–345.00	338.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	465	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.96
2	350–400	370	405.00–412.00	408.45
3	400–450	408	395.00–400.00	398.35
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	165.00–168.00	166.90
5	—	1,248	162.00–163.00	162.60
14	—	1,525	151.00–158.00	154.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,105	125.00–130.00	127.00
11	—	1,081	150.00–155.00	153.07
7	—	980	140.00–145.00	142.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,518	161.00–163.00	162.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	170.00–176.00	171.22
2	—	1,573	189.00–190.00	189.45
7	—	1,596	182.00–186.00	183.94

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)	9	—	—	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,665.00–1,850.00	1,813.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–2,825.00	2,645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550.00

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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