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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Mar 24

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 17Mar 24Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 499▲ 390 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 61▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

127 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 26▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes 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 $304.02/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.62 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$304.02

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$8.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs AL average

−17.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	308.70	1,693	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	299.94	1,639	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.76/cwt here — about $54 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 sale15 hd

304.02

—

AL average16 barns · 348 hd

299.01

+5.01

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−17.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−68.62

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	1,534	184.56	2,831	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	157.27	2,040	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	153.39	2,308	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	142.40	1,513	20

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)	—	$2,059	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,684	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,416	34
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,405	18

Every lot

77 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	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,771	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	432.31/cwt	427.00–435.00	1,760	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,789	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,721	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	358.53/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,864	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	345.29/cwt	342.00–347.00	1,802	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.96/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,886	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	593	343.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,039	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	335.24/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,032	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,964	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,704	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	363.34/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,181	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	333.61/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,094	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	388.00/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,436	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	338.97/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,281	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	311.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,182	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	374.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,531	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	331.33/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,455	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	312.76/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,498	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	323.35/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,571	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	303.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,479	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,656	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	304.15/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,615	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	292.91/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,675	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	303.69/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,740	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,643	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	271.19/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,684	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,561	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,755	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	235.26/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,816	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	470.19/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,246	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	486.65/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,304	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	318	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,335	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	445.98/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,463	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	436.49/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,454	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	418.71/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,608	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	385.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,511	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	409.10/cwt	405.00–417.00	1,677	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	388.46/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,643	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	357.63/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,513	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	356.62/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,705	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	339.05/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,641	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	323.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,655	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	334.06/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,754	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,837	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,737	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,876	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,918	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,453	181.34/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,635	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	198.17/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,533	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,169	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	137.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,475	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	146.46/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,624	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	151.30/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,858	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	158.92/cwt	157.00–160.00	2,066	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,416	164.39/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,328	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	149.26/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,222	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	157.51/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,394	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,176.47/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,176	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,806.36/head	1,730.00–1,850.00	1,806	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,660.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,515.63/head	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,516	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,786.36/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,786	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,433.33/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	8
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405.00/head	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,405	18

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 499Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	265	465.00–475.00	470.19
4	300–350	333	435.00–437.00	436.49
8	350–400	384	415.00–420.00	418.71
3	400–450	423	385.00–395.00	388.46
7	450–500	484	335.00–342.00	339.05
5	500–550	511	320.00–330.00	323.95
4	550–600	581	315.00–320.00	316.23
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	770	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	485.00–490.00	486.65
5	300–350	328	445.00–450.00	445.98
3	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	410	405.00–417.00	409.10
6	450–500	478	355.00–365.00	356.62
5	500–550	525	332.00–337.00	334.06
2	600–650	610	305.00–310.00	307.48
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	415.00–425.00	419.96
11	350–400	392	380.00–390.00	385.42
4	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	357.63
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	595	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	445	402.00	402.00
2	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	522	342.00–347.00	345.29
4	550–600	570	327.00–335.00	330.96
1	600–650	610	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	643	260.00–270.00	265.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	407	427.00–435.00	432.31
2	500–550	520	357.00–360.00	358.53
4	550–600	593	340.00–345.00	343.77
4	600–650	606	330.00–337.00	335.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	360.00–367.00	363.34
5	350–400	378	335.00–340.00	338.97
8	400–450	439	325.00–335.00	331.33
9	450–500	479	312.00–319.00	312.76
5	500–550	531	300.00–307.00	304.15
3	550–600	572	290.00–299.00	292.91
1	600–650	620	265.00	265.00
3	750–800	772	232.00–242.00	235.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	333.61
5	350–400	379	310.00–320.00	311.87
5	450–500	488	295.00–305.00	303.03
1	600–650	645	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	725	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	388.00
12	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	374.23
7	450–500	486	322.00–332.00	323.35
4	500–550	530	310.00–315.00	312.45
3	550–600	573	302.00–307.00	303.69
6	600–650	621	257.00–280.00	271.19
1	650–700	670	262.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	130.00–132.00	130.49
14	—	1,109	144.00–148.00	146.46
2	—	1,070	136.00–140.00	137.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,520	155.00–159.00	157.51
7	—	1,489	148.00–152.00	149.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	150.00–153.00	151.30
5	—	1,416	164.00–166.00	164.39
11	—	1,300	157.00–160.00	158.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	196.00–200.00	198.17
3	—	1,453	181.00–182.00	181.34
1	—	1,280	167.00	167.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,585.00	1,515.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,660.00

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)	17	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,176.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,730.00–1,850.00	1,806.36

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	11	—	—	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,786.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875.00

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	18	—	—	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,405.00

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.