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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Sep 8

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Aug 25Sep 8Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

476 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 507▼ 487 vs year ago 963 · −50.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 74▼ 74 vs year ago 174 · −42.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 39▲ 28 vs year ago 77 · +36.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 higher with instances up to 20.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.72/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −47.60 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$347.72

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$44.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.11

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	375.94	1,955	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	357.62	1,962	16thin
Medium and Large 3	547	331.19	1,811	13thin

One grade step is worth $44.75/cwt here — about $144 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 sale31 hd

347.72

—

AL average16 barns · 545 hd

363.83

−16.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−47.60

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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $316.09, median $395.31 across 29 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	1,751	195.76	3,428	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,495	183.08	2,737	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,336	170.33	2,276	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	154.39	1,592	45

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)	—	$2,662	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,527	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,866	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,633	6
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,448	22

Every lot

79 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	557.02/cwt	550.00–562.00	1,799	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	502.52/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,799	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	442.45/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,827	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	467.97/cwt	467.00–470.00	1,956	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	412.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,012	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	377.03/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,953	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	369.85/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,119	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,220	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,267	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,205	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	481.73/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,349	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	472.40/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,526	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	457.52/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,638	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	426.97/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,674	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	408	376.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,537	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	409.88/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,721	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	421.19/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,786	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	365.51/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,725	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	376.43/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,792	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,692	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	321.95/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,664	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	356.95/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,867	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	341.99/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,843	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,934	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,913	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	318.47/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,000	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,137	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	727	291.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,120	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	557.39/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,483	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	477.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,519	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	505.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,657	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	429.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,625	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	477.52/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,853	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	453.30/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,759	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	416.28/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,723	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	462.41/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,988	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	433.26/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,906	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,015	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	418.91/cwt	417.00–425.00	2,023	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	387.56/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,872	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	375.94/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,955	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	336.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,796	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	360.62/cwt	360.00–367.00	1,958	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	351.01/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,969	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	322.89/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,831	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	327.42/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,020	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,187	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	316.35/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,176	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,235	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	712	302.38/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,153	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	790	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,307	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,700	209.58/cwt	209.00–210.00	3,563	2
Bulls	—	—	1,736	186.89/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,244	5
Bulls	—	—	1,787	199.09/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,558	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	145.17/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,391	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	154.92/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,619	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	163.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,779	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,976	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	176.78/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,298	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,402	168.04/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,356	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	183.08/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,737	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,900	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,527.27/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,527	22
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,125	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,090.91/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,091	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,774.81/head	1,640.00–1,900.00	1,775	27
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,633.33/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,447.50/head	1,395.00–1,500.00	1,448	22

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 507Year ago 963

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 74Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 39Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	555.00–565.00	557.39
2	300–350	318	470.00–485.00	477.80
6	350–400	388	450.00–460.00	453.30
9	400–450	440	430.00–440.00	433.26
4	450–500	483	417.00–425.00	418.91
11	500–550	543	360.00–367.00	360.62
5	550–600	561	350.00–355.00	351.01
3	600–650	617	325.00–332.00	327.42
3	650–700	688	315.00–317.00	316.35
1	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
2	300–350	328	500.00–510.00	505.27
2	350–400	388	475.00–480.00	477.52
4	400–450	430	460.00–470.00	462.41
2	450–500	458	435.00–445.00	439.97
2	500–550	520	370.00–382.00	375.94
6	650–700	680	320.00–325.00	321.64
1	700–750	705	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	425.00–435.00	429.77
4	400–450	414	405.00–420.00	416.28
12	450–500	483	385.00–390.00	387.56
8	500–550	534	330.00–340.00	336.38
5	550–600	567	320.00–327.00	322.89
3	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	712	300.00–307.00	302.38
2	750–800	790	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
10	350–400	392	420.00–430.00	426.97
4	400–450	420	405.00–415.00	409.88
7	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	365.51
10	500–550	539	340.00–350.00	341.99
2	550–600	585	327.00	327.00
2	600–650	628	317.00–320.00	318.47
1	650–700	685	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	480.00–485.00	481.73
4	300–350	323	470.00–475.00	472.40
2	350–400	358	455.00–460.00	457.52
4	400–450	424	420.00–425.00	421.19
10	450–500	476	375.00–380.00	376.43
6	500–550	523	355.00–367.00	356.95
2	550–600	573	335.00–340.00	337.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	408	370.00–380.00	376.69
3	450–500	488	340.00–350.00	346.62
5	500–550	517	320.00–325.00	321.95
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
3	700–750	727	290.00–295.00	291.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	435.00–445.00	442.45
4	450–500	488	405.00–420.00	412.38
7	500–550	518	375.00–382.00	377.03
2	550–600	573	365.00–375.00	369.85
1	600–650	635	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	550.00–562.00	557.02
2	350–400	358	500.00–505.00	502.52
3	400–450	418	467.00–470.00	467.97
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
1	600–650	605	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,700	209.00–210.00	209.58
5	—	1,787	196.00–202.00	199.09
5	—	1,736	185.00–190.00	186.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	958	142.00–147.00	145.17
15	—	1,091	160.00–165.00	163.09
15	—	1,045	152.00–157.00	154.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	181.00–184.00	183.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,235	160.00	160.00
16	—	1,300	175.00–179.00	176.78
18	—	1,402	167.00–170.00	168.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,400.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	—	1,640.00–1,900.00	1,774.81

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)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,090.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	—	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,527.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,633.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,395.00–1,500.00	1,447.50

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.