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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Apr 21

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 7Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

377 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 436▼ 85 vs year ago 462 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 29▲ 2 vs year ago 56 · +3.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 23▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 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 $301.83/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −70.80 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$301.83

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$45.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs AL average

−28.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	321.98	1,636	12thin
Medium and Large 2	555	292.45	1,623	12thin
Medium and Large 3	556	276.01	1,534	5thin

One grade step is worth $45.97/cwt here — about $102 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 sale29 hd

301.83

—

AL average14 barns · 453 hd

308.62

−6.79

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−28.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−70.80

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	1,723	178.75	3,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,349	138.88	1,873	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	136.35	2,120	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	135.24	1,480	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)	—	$1,990	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,584	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,309	23

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	391.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,516	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	409.19/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,592	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	398.32/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,661	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	372.54/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,576	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	347.48/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,664	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	368.37/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,805	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	353.47/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,820	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	331.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,731	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,859	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,948	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	287.34/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,928	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,986	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	373.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,170	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	352.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,196	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	338.48/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,263	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	343.96/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,441	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	330.38/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,457	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	336.62/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,575	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	321.35/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,520	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	321.98/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,636	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	302.35/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,639	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	543	281.69/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,530	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	285.38/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,610	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	267.48/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,538	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	253.46/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,680	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	352.39/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,339	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	375.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,435	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	379.43/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,616	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	361.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,549	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	340.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,473	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	321.86/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,493	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	283.91/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,468	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	315.85/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,658	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	332.76/cwt	327.00–337.00	1,750	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	268.43/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,525	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	295.67/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,712	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	284.17/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,722	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,880	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	171.90/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,814	3
Bulls	—	—	1,950	191.85/cwt	188.00–194.00	3,741	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	127.65/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,229	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	142.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,593	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	134.96/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,559	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	146.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,875	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,874	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,388	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,867	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	136.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,120	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,102.50/head	2,060.00–2,230.00	2,103	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,990.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,807.50/head	1,760.00–1,950.00	1,808	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,668.75/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,669	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,502.27/head	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,502	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309.13/head	1,170.00–1,370.00	1,309	23
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 436Year ago 462

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 29Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 23Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	389	405.00–415.00	409.19
3	400–450	417	395.00–400.00	398.32
3	450–500	490	365.00–370.00	368.37
2	500–550	515	350.00–357.00	353.47
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	605	322.00	322.00
5	650–700	671	285.00–297.00	287.34
1	700–750	730	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	385.00–395.00	391.72
2	400–450	423	370.00–375.00	372.54
4	450–500	479	345.00–355.00	347.48
5	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	331.02
1	550–600	590	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	382	370.00–385.00	375.64
4	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	361.15
7	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
6	500–550	525	312.00–320.00	315.85
7	550–600	579	290.00–300.00	295.67
6	600–650	606	277.00–290.00	284.17
3	650–700	655	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	380	350.00–357.00	352.39
7	400–450	432	335.00–345.00	340.88
10	450–500	464	315.00–325.00	321.86
5	500–550	517	280.00–290.00	283.91
3	550–600	568	265.00–275.00	268.43
3	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
11	400–450	426	375.00–385.00	379.43
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
7	500–550	526	327.00–337.00	332.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	370.00–380.00	373.96
14	400–450	441	327.00–335.00	330.38
16	450–500	473	317.00–327.00	321.35
5	500–550	542	300.00–312.00	302.35
7	550–600	564	282.00–290.00	285.38
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
2	650–700	663	250.00–257.00	253.46
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	350.00–360.00	352.88
15	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	338.48
6	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	543	275.00–285.00	281.69
2	550–600	575	265.00–270.00	267.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
5	400–450	419	340.00–345.00	343.96
3	450–500	468	335.00–340.00	336.62
12	500–550	508	317.00–327.00	321.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,155	134.00–137.00	134.96
6	—	963	125.00–130.00	127.65
7	—	1,121	140.00–144.00	142.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	135.00–140.00	136.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,388	133.00–136.00	134.50
4	—	1,279	143.00–148.00	146.62
9	—	1,345	139.00–140.00	139.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,950	188.00–194.00	191.85
3	—	1,637	170.00–175.00	171.90
1	—	1,300	160.00	160.00

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	—	—	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,668.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,502.27

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,760.00–1,950.00	1,807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,060.00–2,230.00	2,102.50

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	23	—	—	1,170.00–1,370.00	1,309.13

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

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.