Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 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 $350.68/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −60.09 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$350.68

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$49.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.77

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	383.95	1,966	3thin
Medium and Large 2	542	356.39	1,933	19thin
Medium and Large 3	556	334.65	1,860	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.30/cwt here — about $106 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 sale35 hd

350.68

—

AL average5 barns · 178 hd

346.91

+3.77

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

−60.09

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	—	High	1,853	182.10	3,375	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	170.11	2,497	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,373	158.44	2,176	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,046	139.02	1,455	46

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)	—	$2,357	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,058	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,543	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,283	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,189	9

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	351.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	318.96/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	426.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	289.97/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	339.57/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,932	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	457.82/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,415	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	409.53/cwt	407.00–412.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	401.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,261	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	347.04/cwt	342.00–352.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	392.95/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	431.85/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	313.27/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	426.53/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	383.95/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	476.76/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	305.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.45/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	318.89/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	366.20/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	425.05/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	419.41/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,711	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	170.11/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,081	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	164.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,351	6
Bulls	—	—	2,198	194.01/cwt	193.00–195.00	4,264	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	151.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,697	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,128.57/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,129	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,542.86/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,543	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,188.89/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,189	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,907.86/head	1,785.00–2,000.00	1,908	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,233	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,585.71/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	646.64/cwt	645.00–650.00	1,571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,174	2
Bulls	—	—	1,338	162.77/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,178	4
Bulls	—	—	1,910	184.58/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,525	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,064	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	139.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,534	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	397.10/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,664	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	370.07/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,351	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	342.57/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	348.14/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,890	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	351.28/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	387.44/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,310	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	375.11/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,782	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	469.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,296	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	313.07/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	328.45/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	391	407.02/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	382.42/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	339.22/cwt	337.00–348.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.53/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	424.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,394	6

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 388Last week 417Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 71Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 44Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
7	300–350	314	400.00–410.00	401.53
6	350–400	388	380.00–395.00	382.42
7	400–450	426	367.00–380.00	370.53
9	450–500	477	350.00–355.00	351.71
5	500–550	511	337.00–348.00	339.22
4	550–600	573	325.00–332.00	328.45
4	600–650	619	302.00–317.00	313.27
4	800–850	818	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	260	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	317	420.00–430.00	426.53
4	500–550	521	360.00–370.00	362.45
1	550–600	555	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	385.00–390.00	387.44
8	350–400	365	365.00–375.00	370.07
4	400–450	434	350.00–355.00	351.28
6	450–500	478	340.00–345.00	342.57
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	625.00	625.00
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
7	300–350	309	455.00–465.00	457.82
10	350–400	383	430.00–440.00	431.85
9	400–450	408	415.00–425.00	419.41
6	450–500	470	390.00–400.00	394.89
12	500–550	527	362.00–375.00	366.20
7	550–600	569	330.00–347.00	339.57
5	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	318.89
2	650–700	678	300.00–312.00	305.98
2	700–750	725	285.00–295.00	289.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	243	645.00–650.00	646.64
1	250–300	255	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	313	475.00–480.00	476.76
3	500–550	512	380.00–392.00	383.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	460.00–475.00	469.50
6	300–350	328	420.00–435.00	424.95
5	350–400	391	405.00–415.00	407.02
10	400–450	419	395.00–400.00	397.10
12	450–500	475	370.00–385.00	375.11
8	500–550	543	345.00–350.00	348.14
5	550–600	576	310.00–315.00	313.07
1	650–700	685	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	417	425.00–430.00	426.64
2	450–500	480	407.00–412.00	409.53
3	500–550	533	385.00–397.00	392.95
1	550–600	585	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	615	342.00–352.00	347.04
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
4	700–750	730	317.00–325.00	318.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	420.00–430.00	425.05
2	600–650	608	355.00–360.00	357.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	169.00–172.00	170.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,323	155.00–159.00	157.27
3	—	1,410	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,430	162.00–167.00	164.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,120	150.00–155.00	151.52
11	—	860	120.00–126.00	123.71
23	—	1,097	135.00–142.00	139.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,198	193.00–195.00	194.01
4	—	1,338	160.00–168.00	162.77
12	—	1,910	180.00–187.00	184.58

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)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,128.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,542.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,785.00–2,000.00	1,907.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,585.71
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,188.89
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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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