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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 27

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

652 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 492▲ 48 vs year ago 604 · +7.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 29▼ 1 vs year ago 61 · −1.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 42▲ 9 vs year ago 48 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with moderate to 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 $321.89/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.75 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$321.89

25 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$48.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.24

vs AL average

−53.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	333.09	1,814	15thin
Medium and Large 2	558	313.70	1,752	7thin
Medium and Large 3	555	285.00	1,582	3thin

One grade step is worth $48.09/cwt here — about $232 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 sale25 hd

321.89

—

AL average15 barns · 658 hd

337.13

−15.24

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−53.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−50.75

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	1,635	185.07	3,026	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	171.91	2,355	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	159.77	2,210	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	142.52	1,503	27

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)	—	$2,540	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,992	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,596	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,509	22

Every lot

73 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,404	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	353.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,621	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	393.70/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,819	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	380.93/cwt	372.00–387.00	1,958	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,113	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	361.47/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,071	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	350.32/cwt	347.00–352.00	2,218	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	332.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,426	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	325.77/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,658	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	316.89/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,722	11
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,958	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	385.14/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,032	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	396.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,264	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	379.73/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,246	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	355.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,363	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	340.13/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,310	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	361.75/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,516	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	343.31/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,452	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	316.95/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,353	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	347.65/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,644	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	336.35/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,591	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	320.44/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,676	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	333.80/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,806	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	328.51/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,866	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	308.65/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,806	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	307.32/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,896	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,869	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	283.30/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,890	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	281.32/cwt	280.00–282.00	2,144	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	544.95/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,324	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,470	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	282	421.86/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,190	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	442.83/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,479	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	334	388.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,299	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,537	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	378.72/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,394	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	401.79/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,539	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	414	385.50/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,596	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	355.54/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,557	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	337.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,601	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	353.29/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,685	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	351.76/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,885	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	335.93/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,817	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	315.06/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,805	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,937	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	644	291.48/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,877	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	678	266.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,809	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	280.05/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,913	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,354	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	186.13/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,164	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,910	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	131.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,290	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	143.48/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,486	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	152.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,748	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	167.56/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,187	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,307	161.56/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,112	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	171.91/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,355	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,460	155.97/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,277	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,540.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,540	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,090.91/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,091	11
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,872.22/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,872	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,595.63/head	1,480.00–1,665.00	1,596	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,509.09/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,509	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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 492Year ago 604

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	540.00–550.00	544.95
8	350–400	383	400.00–415.00	401.79
8	400–450	414	380.00–395.00	385.50
6	450–500	477	350.00–360.00	353.29
10	500–550	541	335.00–345.00	335.93
6	550–600	573	310.00–325.00	315.06
10	600–650	644	290.00–305.00	291.48
2	650–700	683	275.00–285.00	280.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	600.00	600.00
4	300–350	334	440.00–452.00	442.83
1	350–400	360	427.00	427.00
4	500–550	536	350.00–357.00	351.76
2	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	618	312.00–315.00	313.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	415.00–425.00	421.86
8	300–350	334	385.00–400.00	388.88
16	350–400	368	375.00–385.00	378.72
11	400–450	438	350.00–360.00	355.54
11	450–500	474	335.00–345.00	337.79
4	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	678	260.00–270.00	266.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	392.00–400.00	393.70
5	500–550	514	372.00–387.00	380.93
7	550–600	573	357.00–365.00	361.47
3	600–650	633	347.00–352.00	350.32
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	395.00	395.00
11	700–750	730	330.00–335.00	332.29
9	800–850	816	318.00–328.00	325.77
11	850–900	859	312.00–318.00	316.89
7	900–950	942	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	407.00	407.00
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	458	350.00–360.00	353.97
2	650–700	685	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
4	300–350	328	375.00–385.00	379.73
10	350–400	383	355.00–365.00	355.95
9	400–450	423	340.00–350.00	343.31
8	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	336.35
3	500–550	523	317.00–327.00	320.44
4	550–600	585	300.00–317.00	308.65
3	600–650	630	290.00–300.00	296.61
6	650–700	667	280.00–290.00	283.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	390.00–405.00	396.11
5	400–450	419	357.00–365.00	361.75
16	450–500	473	347.00–352.00	347.65
13	500–550	541	330.00–340.00	333.80
2	550–600	568	327.00–330.00	328.51
6	600–650	617	302.00–310.00	307.32
3	750–800	762	280.00–282.00	281.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	380.00–390.00	385.14
8	350–400	385	335.00–345.00	340.13
11	400–450	427	310.00–325.00	316.95
3	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	675	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,307	160.00–164.00	161.56
12	—	1,460	153.00–158.00	155.97
4	—	1,305	166.00–169.00	167.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,036	140.00–146.00	143.48
9	—	982	130.00–134.00	131.41
9	—	1,145	150.00–155.00	152.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	170.00–174.00	171.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,330	177.00	177.00
4	—	1,700	184.00–189.00	186.13

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)	9	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,872.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,480.00–1,665.00	1,595.63

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)	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,090.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,540.00

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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	22	—	—	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,509.09

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.