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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 17

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Feb 3Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▼ 448 vs last sale 884▼ 143 vs year ago 579 · −24.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 91▼ 76 vs year ago 148 · −51.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 110▲ 46 vs year ago 29 · +158.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with moderate to 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 $271.51/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −101.13 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$271.51

17 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$35.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.35

vs AL average

−26.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	290.00	1,523	1thin
Medium and Large 2	534	275.77	1,472	12thin
Medium and Large 3	534	254.11	1,357	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.89/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

271.51

—

AL average14 barns · 267 hd

260.16

+11.35

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−26.32

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−101.13

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	1,602	166.61	2,670	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	153.07	1,905	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	148.94	2,247	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	132.51	1,316	25

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)	—	$2,051	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,688	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,434	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,064	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,664	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,260	18

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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	366.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,439	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	355.27/cwt	347.00–357.00	1,450	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	368.28/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,573	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	343.55/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,635	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	334.65/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,613	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	333.99/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,713	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,733	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,668	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	304.01/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,754	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	290.15/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,677	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,827	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	345.25/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,112	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	317.61/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,064	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	329.59/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,219	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	301.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,170	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	316.42/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,234	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,321	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	305.80/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,275	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	284.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,234	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	291.33/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,331	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	283.32/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,323	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	272.38/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,275	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	277.02/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,465	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	254.11/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,357	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	269.49/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,504	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	233.39/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,482	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	392.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,260	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	351.50/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,153	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	361	338.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,224	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,462	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	343.66/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,457	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	328.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,437	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	338.99/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,553	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	329.16/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,544	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	303.88/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,474	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	306.62/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,588	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	273.21/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,462	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	282.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,579	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	242.08/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,501	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	147.17/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,138	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	164.79/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	182.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	3,200	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	119.50/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	127.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,241	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	137.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,377	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	147.15/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,735	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	157.92/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,088	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	169.37/cwt	168.00–172.00	2,320	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	151.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,284	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	146.19/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,209	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260.00/head	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,260	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,293.75/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,294	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,856.00/head	1,800.00–1,940.00	1,856	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,687.50/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,688	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,434.38/head	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,434	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,064.29/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,064	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,780.00/head	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 884Year ago 579

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 91Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 110Year ago 29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	118.00–122.00	119.50
16	—	1,005	133.00–138.00	137.00
6	—	977	125.00–130.00	127.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	168.00–172.00	169.37
7	—	1,322	155.00–160.00	157.92
14	—	1,179	143.00–149.00	147.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,506	149.00–154.00	151.69
7	—	1,511	144.00–147.00	146.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	162.00–168.00	164.79
3	—	1,758	180.00–186.00	182.01
2	—	1,453	145.00–150.00	147.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	18	—	—	1,170.00–1,350.00	1,260.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,350.00–1,485.00	1,434.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,687.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–1,940.00	1,856.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,293.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,064.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,675.00–2,850.00	2,780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	390.00–400.00	392.53
4	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	424	342.00–350.00	343.66
5	450–500	469	325.00–332.00	329.16
3	500–550	518	305.00–310.00	306.62
4	550–600	559	280.00–290.00	282.48
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	345.00–355.00	351.50
5	350–400	361	335.00–345.00	338.93
5	400–450	438	320.00–330.00	328.13
10	450–500	485	300.00–310.00	303.88
3	500–550	535	270.00–280.00	273.21
2	600–650	620	237.00–247.00	242.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	458	337.00–342.00	338.99
1	500–550	505	317.00	317.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	342.00–350.00	345.25
3	350–400	370	327.00–335.00	329.59
3	400–450	417	315.00–320.00	316.68
3	450–500	457	290.00–292.00	291.33
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	390	315.00–322.00	316.42
12	400–450	417	300.00–310.00	305.80
10	450–500	467	280.00–288.00	283.32
10	500–550	529	275.00–280.00	277.02
2	550–600	558	267.00–272.00	269.49
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	310.00–320.00	317.61
6	350–400	388	300.00–310.00	301.63
2	400–450	433	280.00–290.00	284.91
4	450–500	468	265.00–275.00	272.38
4	500–550	534	245.00–257.00	254.11
3	600–650	635	230.00–235.00	233.39
1	650–700	670	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	393	365.00–375.00	366.19
6	400–450	408	347.00–357.00	355.27
3	450–500	482	330.00–337.00	334.65
3	500–550	530	327.00	327.00
3	550–600	577	302.00–305.00	304.01
3	600–650	627	285.00–290.00	286.65
1	700–750	725	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	305.00–315.00	309.98
2	550–600	578	285.00–295.00	290.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	427	365.00–375.00	368.28
5	450–500	476	342.00–350.00	343.55
5	500–550	513	332.00–337.00	333.99

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.