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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 18

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Aug 11Aug 18Aug 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

451 head

▼ 186 vs last sale 637▼ 287 vs year ago 738 · −38.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 62▼ 54 vs year ago 110 · −49.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 54▼ 17 vs year ago 44 · −38.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady There were no pairs recorded. 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 $316.87/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.77 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$316.87

39 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.25

vs AL average

−42.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	325.03	1,692	24
Medium and Large 3	541	303.81	1,643	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $49 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 sale39 hd

316.87

—

AL average16 barns · 575 hd

332.12

−15.25

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−42.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−55.77

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	1,431	191.15	2,735	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,280	172.85	2,213	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	171.01	2,522	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,033	146.94	1,518	16

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)	—	$2,770	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,202	14
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,694	11

Every lot

76 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	454.97/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,788	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	434.88/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,805	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	413.10/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,917	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	493	375.03/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,849	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	384.69/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,989	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	357.57/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,877	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	355.14/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,053	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	345.29/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,020	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	353.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,210	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	333.49/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,194	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	668	308.48/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,061	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,145	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	315.96/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,291	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,199	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	238	472.42/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,124	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	421.90/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,375	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	387.46/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,298	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	356.97/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,307	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	426.64/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,566	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	388.28/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,444	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,517	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	389.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,665	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	345.11/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,501	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	317.57/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,486	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	364.84/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,715	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	350.14/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,695	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	326.63/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,656	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	308.85/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,637	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	289.96/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,653	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	318.96/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,824	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	320.92/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,015	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	306.17/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,923	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	307.32/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,022	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	286.94/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,940	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	278.33/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,037	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,282	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	563.28/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,284	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	507.43/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,385	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	278	479.77/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,334	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,514	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,648	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	482.39/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,592	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	456.93/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,517	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	420.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,566	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	468.37/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,752	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	441.56/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,678	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	437.57/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,790	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	425.11/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,794	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	400.08/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,752	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,866	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,806	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	466	361.27/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,684	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	336.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,717	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	347.45/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,793	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	584	311.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,817	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	309.38/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,903	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	693	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,923	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,168	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,267	186.73/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,366	5
Bulls	—	—	1,650	193.78/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,197	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	148.38/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,413	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	139.57/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,484	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	155.83/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,730	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	185.02/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,315	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	177.03/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,264	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	166.98/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,152	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,522	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,770.00/head	2,680.00–2,860.00	2,770	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,291.25/head	2,225.00–2,490.00	2,291	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,083	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,693.64/head	1,620.00–1,755.00	1,694	11

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 637Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 62Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 54Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	238	470.00–475.00	472.42
4	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
5	300–350	326	420.00–430.00	421.90
9	350–400	372	380.00–395.00	388.28
4	400–450	410	365.00–375.00	369.94
10	450–500	484	347.00–355.00	350.14
19	500–550	507	325.00–340.00	326.63
5	550–600	572	317.00–322.00	318.96
2	600–650	628	300.00–312.00	306.17
7	650–700	676	280.00–292.00	286.94
3	700–750	732	275.00–280.00	278.33
1	750–800	780	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	425.00–430.00	426.64
3	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	389.92
2	450–500	470	360.00–370.00	364.84
4	600–650	628	317.00–325.00	320.92
3	650–700	658	305.00–312.00	307.32
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	385.00–390.00	387.46
5	350–400	366	355.00–360.00	356.97
4	400–450	435	340.00–350.00	345.11
6	450–500	468	315.00–320.00	317.57
11	500–550	530	305.00–312.00	308.85
4	550–600	570	285.00–295.00	289.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	505.00–510.00	507.43
10	300–350	330	475.00–490.00	482.39
6	350–400	380	440.00–450.00	441.56
10	400–450	422	422.00–430.00	425.11
6	450–500	463	385.00–395.00	390.03
4	500–550	516	345.00–355.00	347.45
3	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	615	302.00–317.00	309.38
2	700–750	730	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	560.00–570.00	563.28
3	250–300	290	522.00	522.00
2	300–350	320	515.00	515.00
7	350–400	374	460.00–475.00	468.37
4	400–450	409	435.00–445.00	437.57
2	450–500	455	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	278	475.00–485.00	479.77
3	300–350	332	450.00–460.00	456.93
5	350–400	372	415.00–425.00	420.97
3	400–450	438	395.00–410.00	400.08
7	450–500	466	355.00–370.00	361.27
5	500–550	511	330.00–340.00	336.05
5	550–600	584	305.00–315.00	311.06
2	650–700	693	275.00–280.00	277.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	450.00–460.00	454.97
3	400–450	415	430.00–445.00	434.88
5	450–500	464	410.00–425.00	413.10
5	500–550	517	380.00–392.00	384.69
3	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	355.14
2	650–700	658	330.00–337.00	333.49
2	700–750	725	310.00–322.00	315.96
2	750–800	765	285.00–290.00	287.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	350.00–365.00	353.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	370.00–380.00	375.03
4	500–550	525	355.00–365.00	357.57
4	550–600	585	340.00–347.00	345.29
2	650–700	668	302.00–315.00	308.48
3	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	296.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,110	152.00–157.00	155.83
6	—	952	147.00–151.00	148.38
6	—	1,063	136.00–143.00	139.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,475	170.00–172.00	171.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,289	164.00–169.00	166.98
4	—	1,251	182.00–186.00	185.02
8	—	1,279	174.00–178.00	177.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	208.00	208.00
2	—	1,650	191.00–197.00	193.78
5	—	1,267	186.00–189.00	186.73

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)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,083.33

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)	8	—	—	2,225.00–2,490.00	2,291.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,680.00–2,860.00	2,770.00

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	11	—	—	1,620.00–1,755.00	1,693.64

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.