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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 9

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 140 vs last sale 591▼ 315 vs year ago 766 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

81 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 52▼ 64 vs year ago 145 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 72▼ 10 vs year ago 86 · −11.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with some weight classes up to 15.00 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 $320.33/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.30 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$320.33

31 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$29.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.33

vs AL average

−20.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	331.81	1,754	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	317.96	1,741	15thin
Medium and Large 3	569	302.22	1,720	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.59/cwt here — about $35 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

320.33

—

AL average13 barns · 486 hd

318.01

+2.33

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−20.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−52.30

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	1,639	186.77	3,061	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	175.00	2,826	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	162.75	2,078	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	143.89	1,575	24

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)	—	$2,576	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,340	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,068	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,395	12

Every lot

74 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	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	407.59/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,500	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	428.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,762	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,581	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	405.98/cwt	405.00–407.00	1,941	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,836	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	381.97/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,979	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	371.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,933	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,103	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,109	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	407.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,289	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	388.88/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,268	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	382.94/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,390	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	373.43/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,393	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	360.84/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,375	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,544	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	359.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,522	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,433	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	351.78/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,611	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,589	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	336.73/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,647	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	332.88/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,711	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	322.83/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,708	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,673	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	313.69/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,769	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	301.03/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,731	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,946	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	313.08/cwt	307.00–317.00	1,979	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,990	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	482.55/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,303	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	427.37/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,402	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	411.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,374	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	398.04/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,513	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	407	380.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,549	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	392.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,660	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	350.61/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,651	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	361.62/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,729	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	333.30/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,726	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	522	320.26/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,672	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	323.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,859	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	311.34/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,806	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	308.85/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,890	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,986	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	279.68/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,977	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,085	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,203	169.61/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,040	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	191.38/cwt	187.00–194.00	3,464	9
Bulls	—	—	1,941	202.51/cwt	199.00–208.00	3,931	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	147.37/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,530	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	137.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,540	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,142	150.59/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,720	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	157.57/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,974	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	165.75/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,140	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,826	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,706.67/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,707	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,441.30/head	2,365.00–2,500.00	2,441	23
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,087.50/head	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,088	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,068.18/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,068	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,566.67/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,567	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395.00/head	1,245.00–1,545.00	1,395	12

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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 591Year ago 766

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 145

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 72Year ago 86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
4	400–450	411	425.00–430.00	428.69
2	450–500	483	375.00–385.00	380.13
3	500–550	520	370.00–375.00	371.73
1	550–600	575	357.00	357.00
4	600–650	623	335.00–340.00	337.57
1	650–700	655	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	478	405.00–407.00	405.98
5	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	381.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	405.00–410.00	407.59
2	400–450	425	372.00	372.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.37
3	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
8	400–450	423	390.00–400.00	392.54
9	450–500	478	360.00–375.00	361.62
12	500–550	518	332.00–340.00	333.30
3	550–600	575	320.00–330.00	323.22
9	600–650	612	305.00–312.00	308.85
2	650–700	685	285.00–295.00	289.96
3	700–750	707	277.00–285.00	279.68
3	750–800	782	265.00–270.00	266.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	480.00–485.00	482.55
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
1	350–400	370	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	410.00–415.00	411.47
16	350–400	380	395.00–405.00	398.04
7	400–450	407	375.00–385.00	380.68
11	450–500	471	345.00–355.00	350.61
3	500–550	522	317.00–322.00	320.26
3	550–600	580	310.00–312.00	311.34
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	316	405.00–415.00	407.90
10	350–400	373	370.00–377.00	373.43
12	400–450	424	355.00–365.00	359.08
12	450–500	489	332.00–340.00	336.73
7	500–550	529	320.00–325.00	322.83
8	550–600	564	310.00–320.00	313.69
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	380.00–392.00	382.94
2	400–450	415	372.00	372.00
4	450–500	458	350.00–357.00	351.78
9	500–550	514	332.00–340.00	332.88
2	550–600	595	327.00	327.00
5	600–650	632	307.00–317.00	313.08
1	650–700	670	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	387.00–400.00	388.88
7	350–400	381	355.00–365.00	360.84
6	400–450	430	330.00–335.00	333.29
2	450–500	485	325.00–330.00	327.55
1	500–550	545	307.00	307.00
4	550–600	575	297.00–305.00	301.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,810	187.00–194.00	191.38
7	—	1,203	166.00–172.00	169.61
5	—	1,941	199.00–208.00	202.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	154.00–158.00	157.57
19	—	1,291	164.00–169.00	165.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,121	132.00–138.00	137.42
5	—	1,142	150.00–153.00	150.59
9	—	1,038	143.00–148.00	147.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	175.00	175.00

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)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,975.00–2,200.00	2,087.50

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)	23	—	—	2,365.00–2,500.00	2,441.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,706.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,068.18

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	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	12	—	—	1,245.00–1,545.00	1,395.00

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.