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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 3

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

884 head

▲ 293 vs last sale 591▲ 64 vs year ago 820 · +7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 75▼ 39 vs year ago 130 · −30.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 49▲ 54 vs year ago 56 · +96.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $278.81/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −93.83 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$278.81

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.60

vs AL average

−20.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	281.04	1,530	18thin
Medium and Large 2	537	270.78	1,454	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale23 hd

278.81

—

AL average14 barns · 533 hd

276.21

+2.60

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−20.05

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−93.83

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	—	High	1,837	167.06	3,068	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	141.82	2,164	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	137.79	1,762	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	126.90	1,336	30

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,354	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,922	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,690	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,305	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,532	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,203	46

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,174	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	471.60/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,523	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	378.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,570	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,578	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,461	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	492	324.18/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,595	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	344.27/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,770	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	332.27/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,738	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,662	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	325.71/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,821	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	307.97/cwt	304.00–312.00	1,817	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	297.90/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,850	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	280.71/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,783	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	266.98/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,807	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	265.43/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,932	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,917	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,971	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,980	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	248.97/cwt	247.00–251.00	2,049	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	402.43/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,079	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	313.70/cwt	312.00–317.00	966	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	329.97/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,063	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,146	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	285.88/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,038	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	331.57/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,214	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	306.26/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,176	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	314.02/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,322	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,145	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	291.39/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,256	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	276.77/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,290	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	256.44/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,218	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	291.73/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,502	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	270.78/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,454	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	275.69/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,541	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	237.83/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,484	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,559	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	218.56/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,482	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,717	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	527.39/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,239	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	464.03/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,309	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	442.59/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,261	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	349.26/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,114	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	444.25/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,439	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	372.55/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,401	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,266	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	355.75/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,398	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	362.15/cwt	357.00–366.00	1,514	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	346.69/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,519	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	321.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,426	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,587	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	332.90/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,608	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	312.78/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,542	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	307.39/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,605	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	271.34/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,669	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	258.29/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,712	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	667	238.01/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,588	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,840	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	161.86/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,842	9
Bulls	—	—	1,923	178.35/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,947	171.89/cwt	167.00–173.00	3,347	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	120.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,094	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	135.60/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,516	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,430	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	144.05/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,775	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	133.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,701	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	137.59/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,805	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	141.82/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,164	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,354.00/head	2,300.00–2,390.00	2,354	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,921.67/head	1,845.00–1,960.00	1,922	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,690.00/head	1,630.00–1,770.00	1,690	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,538.33/head	1,525.00–1,585.00	1,538	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	—	1,305.00/head	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,305	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,216.67/head	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,217	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202.50/head	1,145.00–1,260.00	1,203	46

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 884Last week 591Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 75Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 49Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	525.00–530.00	527.39
7	250–300	282	460.00–470.00	464.03
9	300–350	324	440.00–450.00	444.25
15	350–400	376	372.00–380.00	372.55
12	400–450	418	357.00–366.00	362.15
2	450–500	460	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	285	440.00–445.00	442.59
7	350–400	393	350.00–360.00	355.75
6	400–450	438	345.00–350.00	346.69
5	450–500	483	327.00–337.00	332.90
3	500–550	522	305.00–312.00	307.39
6	600–650	615	270.00–272.00	271.34
6	650–700	663	255.00–260.00	258.29
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
5	300–350	319	345.00–355.00	349.26
2	350–400	378	330.00–340.00	334.97
5	400–450	443	320.00–330.00	321.96
5	450–500	493	310.00–317.00	312.78
4	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	667	237.00–240.00	238.01
2	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	430	367.00	367.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
9	500–550	523	330.00–337.00	332.27
8	550–600	590	304.00–312.00	307.97
8	600–650	635	275.00–282.50	280.71
7	650–700	677	265.00–272.00	266.98
2	700–750	740	259.00	259.00
1	750–800	795	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	367.00	367.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	440	332.00	332.00
5	450–500	492	320.00–327.00	324.18
1	500–550	545	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	695	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	470.00–475.00	471.60
3	400–450	415	375.00–385.00	378.25
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	514	342.00–350.00	344.27
7	550–600	559	325.00–330.00	325.71
9	600–650	621	297.00–305.00	297.90
2	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
9	700–750	728	265.00–269.00	265.43
9	750–800	770	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	823	247.00–251.00	248.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	268	400.00–410.00	402.43
14	300–350	322	327.00–335.00	329.97
11	350–400	384	302.00–310.00	306.26
9	400–450	431	287.00–297.00	291.39
6	450–500	466	275.00–285.00	276.77
5	500–550	537	270.00–272.00	270.78
5	600–650	624	235.00–242.00	237.83
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	308	312.00–317.00	313.70
8	350–400	363	282.00–292.00	285.88
14	400–450	428	265.00–270.00	267.51
11	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	256.44
8	650–700	678	215.00–222.00	218.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	342.00	342.00
9	350–400	366	330.00–337.00	331.57
5	400–450	421	312.00–322.00	314.02
6	500–550	515	290.00–295.00	291.73
12	550–600	559	275.00–279.00	275.69
2	600–650	630	245.00–250.00	247.48
2	700–750	708	240.00–245.00	242.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,526	141.00–144.00	141.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,312	136.00–139.00	137.59
13	—	1,272	130.00–134.00	133.70
9	—	1,232	143.00–146.00	144.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	911	117.00–121.00	120.09
8	—	1,118	134.00–137.00	135.60
12	—	1,128	125.00–128.00	126.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	175.00–182.00	178.35
9	—	1,756	159.00–164.00	161.86
5	—	1,947	167.00–173.00	171.89

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,390.00	2,354.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,845.00–1,960.00	1,921.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,525.00–1,585.00	1,538.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,230.00–1,350.00	1,305.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,630.00–1,770.00	1,690.00

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	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,225.00	2,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,700.00

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	46	—	—	1,145.00–1,260.00	1,202.50

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.