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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jan 27

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jan 13Jan 27Feb 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 338▼ 229 vs year ago 820 · −27.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 97▼ 55 vs year ago 130 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 41▼ 7 vs year ago 56 · −12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.15/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.49 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$295.15

29 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$40.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.31

vs AL average

−9.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	304.71	1,629	21
Medium and Large 2	522	280.00	1,461	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	264.06	1,414	5thin

One grade step is worth $40.65/cwt here — about $215 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

295.15

—

AL average10 barns · 278 hd

282.84

+12.31

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−9.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−77.49

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.62, low $307.10, median $372.64 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,441	157.49	2,269	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	146.92	1,969	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	140.00	2,226	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	135.18	1,468	23

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)	—	$1,606	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,370	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,092	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,149	21

Every lot

71 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	389.86/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,442	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	369.77/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,413	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	381.01/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,619	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,719	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,766	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,728	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	319.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,823	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	285.94/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,773	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	271.66/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,883	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	267.98/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,964	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	415.05/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,009	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	396.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,078	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	373.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,187	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	350.85/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,151	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	335.23/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,106	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	320.68/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	336.08/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,254	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	318.38/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,350	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	301.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,303	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	286.59/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,378	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	312.62/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,626	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	267.58/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,399	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	291.86/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,629	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	234.76/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,566	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	261.65/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,758	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	446.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,274	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	435.12/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,405	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,197	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,423	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	374.02/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,369	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	354.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,359	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	331.80/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,400	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	361.54/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,547	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	302.60/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,440	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	338.40/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,624	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,645	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	287.57/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,495	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,670	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	293.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,736	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	621	259.03/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,609	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	255.98/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,715	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	148.72/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,020	6
Bulls	—	—	1,412	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,295	5
Bulls	—	—	2,080	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,335	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	144.33/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,576	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	125.25/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,457	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	149.08/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,953	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	154.71/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,098	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,373	136.65/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,876	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,226	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,846.67/head	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,847	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645.00/head	1,645.00–1,645.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,516.25/head	1,500.00–1,565.00	1,516	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,308.33/head	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,308	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148.57/head	1,020.00–1,290.00	1,149	21

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 338Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 97Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 41Year ago 56

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	370.00–380.00	373.19
2	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
13	500–550	520	305.00–315.00	312.62
8	550–600	558	290.00–295.00	291.86
2	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	672	255.00–265.00	261.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	243	410.00–420.00	415.05
3	250–300	272	390.00–400.00	396.50
6	300–350	328	347.00–355.00	350.85
2	350–400	373	332.00–340.00	336.08
7	400–450	424	317.00–322.00	318.38
12	450–500	481	285.00–295.00	286.59
2	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	667	232.00–240.00	234.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	335.23
7	350–400	372	315.00–325.00	320.68
6	400–450	432	300.00–310.00	301.70
4	500–550	523	265.00–270.00	267.58
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	440.00–450.00	446.90
2	300–350	343	410.00–420.00	414.96
4	350–400	366	372.00–380.00	374.02
6	400–450	428	355.00–365.00	361.54
1	500–550	530	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	592	290.00–300.00	293.30
2	650–700	670	255.00–257.00	255.98
1	700–750	745	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	360.00–370.00	365.04
4	350–400	383	350.00–360.00	354.84
3	400–450	422	325.00–335.00	331.80
4	450–500	476	300.00–310.00	302.60
2	500–550	520	285.00–290.00	287.57
5	600–650	621	257.00–262.00	259.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	430.00–440.00	435.12
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	480	335.00–340.00	338.40
2	500–550	510	320.00–325.00	322.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	370	385.00–395.00	389.86
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	510	337.00	337.00
6	550–600	570	315.00–325.00	319.87
2	600–650	620	282.00–290.00	285.94
3	650–700	693	270.00–275.00	271.66
3	700–750	733	267.00–270.00	267.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	382	365.00–372.00	369.77
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	380.00–382.00	381.01
4	500–550	515	343.00	343.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,163	123.00–128.00	125.25
9	—	1,092	142.00–147.00	144.33
7	—	1,001	130.00–135.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,310	148.00–150.00	149.08
9	—	1,373	135.00–140.00	136.65
8	—	1,356	154.00–156.00	154.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,412	160.00–165.00	162.51
6	—	1,358	147.00–153.00	148.72
1	—	2,080	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,308.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,500.00–1,565.00	1,516.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,645.00	1,645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,820.00–1,900.00	1,846.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	—	1,020.00–1,290.00	1,148.57

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.