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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Dec 15

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 176 vs last sale 287▼ 258 vs year ago 721 · −35.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 29▼ 9 vs year ago 57 · −15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 55▼ 11 vs year ago 43 · −25.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $371.08/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −24.23 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$371.08

25 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	400.00	2,020	1thin
Medium and Large 2	547	377.85	2,066	20
Medium and Large 3	546	330.00	1,803	4thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $217 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

371.08

—

AL average16 barns · 414 hd

372.33

−1.25

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−24.23

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	—	Low	1,389	180.77	2,511	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	176.02	2,795	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	169.48	2,097	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	148.03	1,442	25

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)	—	$2,650	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,128	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,895	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,480	14

Every lot

74 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	481.81/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,624	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	452.07/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,618	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	436.62/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,891	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	409.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,947	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,691	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	402.94/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,132	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,195	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	357.56/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,253	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	593.14/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,352	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	477.36/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,313	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	309	412.90/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,276	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	463.62/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,465	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	434.81/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,448	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	374.47/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,389	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	417.45/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,557	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	426.99/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,763	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	379.42/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,681	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	344.97/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,528	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	325.14/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,551	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	364.31/cwt	362.00–367.00	1,785	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	365.40/cwt	365.00–367.00	1,885	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	308.44/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,613	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,926	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,943	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,993	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,518	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,642	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	583.87/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,571	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	292	484.89/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,416	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	515.08/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,597	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	442.58/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,496	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	491.63/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,686	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	462.42/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,725	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	386	428.83/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,655	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	447.45/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,736	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	447.47/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,835	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	433.48/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,881	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	407.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,805	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	407.47/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,895	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	389.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,853	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	385.56/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,067	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,047	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	335.91/cwt	332.00–347.00	2,079	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	350.98/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,187	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	338.49/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,244	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	315.96/cwt	312.00–320.00	2,174	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,116	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	785	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,214	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	172.54/cwt	172.00–173.00	2,226	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	186.26/cwt	185.00–187.00	2,710	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	149.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,374	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	137.86/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,308	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	158.65/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,644	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	164.96/cwt	163.00–167.00	1,980	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	172.87/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,187	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	176.02/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,795	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,385.00/head	2,270.00–2,500.00	2,385	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,895.00/head	1,790.00–2,000.00	1,895	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,613.33/head	1,550.00–1,645.00	1,613	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480.00/head	1,400.00–1,560.00	1,480	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1

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 Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 287Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 29Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 55Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	172.00–173.00	172.54
3	—	1,455	185.00–187.00	186.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,265	170.00–176.00	172.87
6	—	1,200	163.00–167.00	164.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	175.00–179.00	176.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	922	145.00–150.00	149.07
10	—	949	137.00–140.00	137.86
9	—	1,036	157.00–160.00	158.65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	292	480.00–495.00	484.89
11	300–350	338	440.00–450.00	442.58
8	350–400	386	420.00–430.00	428.83
4	400–450	443	400.00–415.00	407.46
14	450–500	476	385.00–395.00	389.23
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	710	298.00	298.00
1	750–800	785	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	245	670.00	670.00
5	250–300	269	575.00–590.00	583.87
6	300–350	343	490.00–500.00	491.63
16	350–400	388	445.00–455.00	447.45
11	400–450	434	430.00–440.00	433.48
10	450–500	465	405.00–410.00	407.47
16	500–550	536	380.00–395.00	385.56
4	550–600	590	347.00	347.00
4	600–650	619	332.00–347.00	335.91
2	650–700	688	312.00–320.00	315.96
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	690.00	690.00
2	300–350	310	510.00–520.00	515.08
2	350–400	373	460.00–465.00	462.42
2	400–450	410	445.00–450.00	447.47
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	623	350.00–352.00	350.98
2	650–700	663	335.00–342.00	338.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	405.00–415.00	412.90
8	350–400	371	365.00–380.00	374.47
2	400–450	443	340.00–350.00	344.97
3	450–500	477	320.00–335.00	325.14
3	500–550	523	305.00–315.00	308.44
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	590.00–600.00	593.14
4	250–300	275	470.00–485.00	477.36
4	300–350	333	430.00–440.00	434.81
24	350–400	373	415.00–425.00	417.45
9	400–450	443	375.00–385.00	379.42
15	450–500	490	362.00–367.00	364.31
1	500–550	535	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	560	347.00	347.00
1	650–700	660	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	460.00–475.00	463.62
10	400–450	413	425.00–430.00	426.99
5	500–550	516	365.00–367.00	365.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	490	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	480.00–490.00	481.81
5	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	452.07
9	400–450	433	430.00–445.00	436.62
3	450–500	475	405.00–420.00	409.89
5	500–550	529	395.00–405.00	402.94
3	550–600	570	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	630	355.00–360.00	357.56
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,645.00	1,613.33

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)	6	—	—	2,270.00–2,500.00	2,385.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,790.00–2,000.00	1,895.00

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	14	—	—	1,400.00–1,560.00	1,480.00

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	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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.