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

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

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

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Feeder Cattle receipts

438 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 390▲ 50 vs year ago 388 · +12.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 93▲ 19 vs year ago 51 · +37.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 155▼ 34 vs year ago 87 · −39.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $288.39/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.25 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$288.39

21 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$34.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.00

vs AL average

−16.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	300.24	1,610	10thin
Medium and Large 2	529	284.50	1,506	7thin
Medium and Large 3	540	265.56	1,434	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.68/cwt here — about $176 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 sale21 hd

288.39

—

AL average15 barns · 316 hd

277.39

+11.00

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−16.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−84.25

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	1,765	169.85	2,997	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	155.97	2,522	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	153.43	2,052	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	132.92	1,387	36

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)	—	$1,922	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,692	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,297	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,404	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,202	9

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	308	390.04/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,201	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	417.33/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,390	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	330.20/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,413	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	354.50/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,531	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	374.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,642	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	287.52/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,363	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	358.64/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,729	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	340.94/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,647	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,647	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	331.00/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,797	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	301.97/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,730	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,856	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,904	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	346.09/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,170	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	333.72/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,131	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	373.93/cwt	372.00–380.00	1,275	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	312.38/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,165	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	336.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,303	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	362.78/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,408	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	322.18/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,353	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	345.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,456	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,314	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	317.87/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,472	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	304.07/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,417	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,406	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	292.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,497	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	276.12/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,436	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	302.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,611	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,593	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,515	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	232.51/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,542	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	220.95/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,723	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	430.23/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,377	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	413.51/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,551	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,615	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	392.18/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,522	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	391.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,598	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	371.95/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,625	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	352.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,556	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	341.89/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,593	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	324.10/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,517	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	324.26/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,725	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	301.70/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,614	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	266.01/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,657	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,941	1
Bulls	—	—	1,788	167.99/cwt	162.00–169.00	3,004	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	126.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,241	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,285	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	139.06/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,583	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,970	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	148.57/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,035	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,510	167.48/cwt	167.00–168.00	2,529	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,617	155.97/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,522	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,922.22/head	1,840.00–2,025.00	1,922	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,633.57/head	1,500.00–1,670.00	1,634	14
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,297.14/head	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,297	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	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	—	1,202.22/head	1,140.00–1,280.00	1,202	9

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 390Year ago 388

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 93Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 155Year ago 87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	425.00–435.00	430.23
3	350–400	375	410.00–420.00	413.51
5	400–450	437	370.00–380.00	371.95
11	450–500	466	340.00–345.00	341.89
4	500–550	535	300.00–307.00	301.70
1	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	623	265.00–267.00	266.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	390.00–400.00	392.18
7	400–450	441	350.00–360.00	352.88
10	450–500	468	320.00–330.00	324.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
2	350–400	380	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	408	390.00–395.00	391.65
1	450–500	485	355.00	355.00
7	500–550	532	322.00–330.00	324.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	410.00–425.00	417.33
3	400–450	432	352.00–360.00	354.50
2	450–500	483	337.00–345.00	340.94
3	500–550	512	320.00–325.00	321.64
3	550–600	573	297.00–312.00	301.97
1	600–650	625	297.00	297.00
1	650–700	675	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	385.00–395.00	390.04
2	400–450	428	325.00–335.00	330.20
4	450–500	474	280.00–290.00	287.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	438	370.00–380.00	374.97
3	450–500	482	352.00–362.00	358.64
2	500–550	543	330.00–332.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	342.00–350.00	346.09
3	350–400	387	330.00–340.00	336.81
8	400–450	420	317.00–327.00	322.18
10	450–500	466	297.00–307.00	304.07
5	500–550	511	285.00–295.00	292.91
2	550–600	575	262.00–265.00	263.49
2	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	663	232.00–234.00	232.51
3	700–750	710	227.00	227.00
2	750–800	780	217.00–225.00	220.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	339	325.00–335.00	333.72
3	350–400	373	310.00–317.00	312.38
1	400–450	435	302.00	302.00
3	450–500	490	287.00	287.00
2	500–550	520	272.00–280.00	276.12
2	550–600	560	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	372.00–380.00	373.93
10	350–400	388	360.00–367.00	362.78
7	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	345.83
7	450–500	463	317.00–320.00	317.87
9	500–550	533	300.00–310.00	302.27
1	550–600	565	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	981	122.00–127.00	126.46
14	—	1,138	138.00–140.00	139.06
14	—	985	129.00–132.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	154.00–160.00	155.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,252	155.00–160.00	157.32
13	—	1,370	146.00–150.00	148.57
2	—	1,510	167.00–168.00	167.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,788	162.00–169.00	167.99
1	—	1,625	181.00	181.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,360.00	1,297.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,500.00–1,670.00	1,633.57

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)	9	—	—	1,840.00–2,025.00	1,922.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	9	—	—	1,140.00–1,280.00	1,202.22

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.