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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

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

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

683 head

▲ 207 vs last sale 476▲ 48 vs year ago 635 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 42▼ 43 vs year ago 118 · −36.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 32▲ 18 vs year ago 59 · +30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with some weight classes up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.01/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −81.26 against this barn's trailing median of $430.26.

Average price

$349.01

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$32.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

vs AL average

−26.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	369.41	1,991	5thin
Medium and Large 2	548	352.84	1,934	18thin
Medium and Large 3	530	336.79	1,784	14thin

One grade step is worth $32.62/cwt here — about $207 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 sale37 hd

349.01

—

AL average15 barns · 429 hd

349.62

−0.62

National average142 barns · 5,388 hd

375.74

−26.73

This barn, trailing median23 sales

430.26

−81.26

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.81, low $342.26, median $430.26 across 23 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	1,767	191.97	3,392	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	166.13	2,069	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	165.24	2,474	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	149.49	1,610	42

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	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,939	33
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,814	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,279	23

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,559	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	451.50/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,481	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	422.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,416	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	477.42/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,781	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	438.36/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,653	18
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	416.42/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,716	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	377.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,655	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,886	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	380.86/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,813	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	363.47/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,759	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	344.81/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,772	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	370.66/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,939	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	360.19/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,923	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	345.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,942	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	367.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,069	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	569	316.74/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,802	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	329.09/cwt	327.00–337.00	2,014	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	313.96/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,135	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	306.00/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,166	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,175	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	271	447.33/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,212	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	384.40/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,272	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	365.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,216	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	422.38/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,423	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	343.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,229	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	375.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,400	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	391.02/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,509	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	378.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,579	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,378	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	351.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,524	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	341.65/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,582	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,513	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	358.92/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,719	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	309.98/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,575	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	345.43/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,776	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	331.13/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,732	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,843	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	319.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,832	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	303.39/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,857	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	292.99/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,940	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,059	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,043	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,363	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	486.34/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,498	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	312	447.82/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,397	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,702	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	407.85/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,521	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	446.90/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,743	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	407	423.36/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,723	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,814	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	381.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,673	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	362.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,738	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	350.50/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,774	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	338.57/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,750	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	538	325.23/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,750	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,858	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,754	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	318.94/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,872	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	313.98/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,953	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	302.21/cwt	300.00–309.00	2,043	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	742	293.65/cwt	292.00–297.00	2,179	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	175.96/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	188.90/cwt	188.00–190.00	3,287	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	206.73/cwt	204.00–208.00	4,192	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	148.44/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,544	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,667	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	142.67/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,616	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	163.38/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,031	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	171.62/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,147	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,497	165.24/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,474	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,700.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,700	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,255.56/head	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,256	18
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,826.15/head	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,826	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,814.00/head	1,790.00–1,850.00	1,814	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,560.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,560	15
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279.13/head	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,279	23

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 476Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 42Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 32Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	308	485.00–495.00	486.34
5	350–400	390	445.00–455.00	446.90
12	400–450	407	420.00–430.00	423.36
23	500–550	517	335.00–342.00	338.57
9	550–600	587	315.00–320.00	318.94
3	600–650	622	312.00–315.00	313.98
4	650–700	676	300.00–309.00	302.21
3	700–750	742	292.00–297.00	293.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	370	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	420	432.00	432.00
4	500–550	506	350.00–352.00	350.50
2	550–600	563	325.00–335.00	329.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	440.00–450.00	447.82
4	350–400	373	400.00–415.00	407.85
5	400–450	439	375.00–385.00	381.08
14	450–500	479	360.00–370.00	362.77
4	500–550	538	320.00–327.00	325.23
4	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	305.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	415.00–430.00	422.72
9	400–450	438	370.00–380.00	377.90
11	450–500	484	362.00–366.00	363.47
10	500–550	514	340.00–347.00	344.81
4	550–600	569	315.00–322.00	316.74
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	745	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	445.00–455.00	451.50
18	350–400	377	435.00–440.00	438.36
11	400–450	412	415.00–420.00	416.42
12	450–500	476	380.00–390.00	380.86
9	500–550	534	355.00–367.00	360.19
9	550–600	562	340.00–350.00	345.49
10	600–650	612	327.00–337.00	329.09
5	650–700	680	312.00–317.00	313.96
2	700–750	708	305.00–307.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–480.00	477.42
1	450–500	460	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	523	370.00–372.00	370.66
2	550–600	563	365.00–370.00	367.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	271	440.00–450.00	447.33
7	300–350	331	380.00–390.00	384.40
6	350–400	373	370.00–380.00	375.23
5	400–450	434	345.00–355.00	351.08
12	450–500	463	340.00–342.00	341.65
8	500–550	523	327.00–335.00	331.13
12	550–600	574	315.00–325.00	319.10
7	600–650	612	300.00–312.00	303.39
3	650–700	662	292.00–295.00	292.99
2	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	765	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	420.00–435.00	422.38
9	350–400	386	390.00–400.00	391.02
14	400–450	417	375.00–385.00	378.68
8	450–500	479	357.00–365.00	358.92
7	500–550	514	345.00–348.00	345.43
1	550–600	555	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	705	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	360.00–370.00	365.19
3	350–400	358	340.00–350.00	343.40
3	400–450	422	325.00–330.00	326.64
4	450–500	470	322.00	322.00
2	500–550	508	305.00–315.00	309.98
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,028	204.00–208.00	206.73
4	—	1,740	188.00–190.00	188.90
2	—	1,430	174.00–178.00	175.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	162.00–164.00	163.38
5	—	1,251	169.00–175.00	171.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,040	146.00–151.00	148.44
15	—	1,133	138.00–143.00	142.67
13	—	1,052	157.00–160.00	158.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,497	164.00–168.00	165.24

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)	15	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,720.00–1,950.00	1,826.15

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)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,790.00–1,850.00	1,814.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,100.00–2,450.00	2,255.56

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	—	—	1,200.00–1,460.00	1,279.13

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.