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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 7

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

477 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 347▼ 223 vs year ago 700 · −31.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 42▼ 80 vs year ago 118 · −67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 45▲ 2 vs year ago 27 · +7.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $325.38/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −47.26 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$325.38

63 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$28.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs AL average

−16.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	338.92	1,822	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	324.37	1,811	43
Medium and Large 3	542	310.50	1,683	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $139 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 sale63 hd

325.38

—

AL average5 barns · 194 hd

323.59

+1.78

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−16.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−47.26

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	1,609	180.39	2,902	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	174.03	2,765	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,354	170.05	2,302	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	992	154.65	1,534	6thin

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)	—	$2,430	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,107	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,359	9

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,516	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	436.85/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,909	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	443.38/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,053	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	385.74/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,902	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	366.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,960	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	563	323.30/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,820	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	355.29/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,050	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,053	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	340.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,127	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	329.31/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,071	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	327.90/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,151	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	316.90/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,142	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,134	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	295.67/cwt	295.00–297.00	2,093	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	283.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,186	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	425.05/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,326	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	402.53/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,385	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	389.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,502	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	387	348.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,348	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	364.94/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,533	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	393.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,669	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,560	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,698	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	332.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,736	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	340.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,805	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,685	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	331.02/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,903	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	319.94/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,849	28
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,981	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	306.63/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,926	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	288.63/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,940	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	276.01/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,954	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	259.92/cwt	257.00–267.00	2,007	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	511.50/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,391	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	442.35/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,438	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	491.71/cwt	490.00–497.00	1,613	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	414.81/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,381	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	472.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,704	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	436.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,681	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	380.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,482	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	412	368.28/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,517	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	446.32/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,866	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	401.26/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,830	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	369.89/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,738	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	513	312.54/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,603	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	332.19/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,771	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	313.08/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,828	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	304.52/cwt	302.00–307.00	1,858	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	295.13/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,986	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,897	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	287.45/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,041	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	174.24/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,392	4
Bulls	—	—	1,868	184.37/cwt	181.00–188.00	3,444	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	4,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	146.77/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,441	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	162.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,629	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	174.18/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,290	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	167.86/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,261	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,425	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	174.03/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,765	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,587.50/head	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,588	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,300	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,720.00/head	1,720.00–1,720.00	1,720	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358.89/head	1,250.00–1,495.00	1,359	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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 347Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 42Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 45Year ago 27

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	—	—	1,720.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,275.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,675.00	2,587.50

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	9	—	—	1,250.00–1,495.00	1,358.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	197.00	197.00
4	—	1,373	172.00–176.00	174.24
2	—	1,868	181.00–188.00	184.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	164.00–169.00	167.86
2	—	1,525	159.00	159.00
8	—	1,315	172.00–176.00	174.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	171.00–175.00	174.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	160.00–167.00	162.53
3	—	982	145.00–150.00	146.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	410.00–420.00	414.81
7	350–400	389	370.00–385.00	380.87
3	400–450	412	365.00–370.00	368.28
4	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	312.54
2	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	685	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	440.00–445.00	442.35
3	350–400	385	430.00–440.00	436.58
4	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	369.89
9	500–550	533	330.00–340.00	332.19
14	550–600	584	310.00–325.00	313.08
4	600–650	610	302.00–307.00	304.52
4	650–700	673	290.00–300.00	295.13
4	700–750	710	280.00–290.00	287.45
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	505.00–525.00	511.50
4	300–350	328	490.00–497.00	491.71
5	350–400	361	470.00–480.00	472.02
8	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	446.32
4	450–500	456	400.00–405.00	401.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	355.00–360.00	356.71
8	550–600	563	322.00–327.00	323.30
1	650–700	695	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	435.00–445.00	436.85
7	450–500	493	380.00–390.00	385.74
5	500–550	534	365.00–370.00	366.97
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
8	600–650	629	325.00–332.00	329.31
10	650–700	676	312.00–320.00	316.90
6	700–750	708	295.00–297.00	295.67
5	750–800	770	280.00–290.00	283.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	463	440.00–450.00	443.38
19	550–600	577	352.00–365.00	355.29
12	600–650	624	340.00–350.00	340.82
10	650–700	656	327.00–328.00	327.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	345.00–350.00	348.36
2	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	540	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	395.00–405.00	402.53
10	350–400	386	385.00–395.00	389.09
4	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	364.94
4	450–500	464	335.00–340.00	336.28
15	500–550	522	330.00–335.00	332.63
28	550–600	578	315.00–327.00	319.94
6	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	306.63
3	650–700	672	287.00–292.00	288.63
2	700–750	708	272.00–280.00	276.01
7	750–800	772	257.00–267.00	259.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	420.00–435.00	425.05
8	400–450	424	390.00–400.00	393.58
4	450–500	475	355.00–360.00	357.47
10	500–550	530	340.00–345.00	340.50
2	550–600	575	330.00–332.00	331.02
3	600–650	625	317.00	317.00

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.