Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $384.36/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −26.55 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$384.36

25 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$55.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	403.86	2,169	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	381.65	2,032	12thin
Medium and Large 3	554	348.60	1,931	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.26/cwt here — about $238 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.90 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

384.36

—

AL average5 barns · 117 hd

387.91

−3.55

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−26.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,723	191.55	3,300	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	184.00	2,548	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	172.75	2,169	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	149.33	1,702	15

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,690	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,937	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,553	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,013	8

Every lot, as filed

72 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	319.84/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	311.11/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	381.46/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	361.87/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	411.62/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	328.32/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	391.70/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	567.80/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,136	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	517.92/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	454.25/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	558.70/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	693.29/cwt	690.00–700.00	1,789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	407.11/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	433.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	372.19/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	385.18/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	392.48/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	387.48/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,270	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	452.83/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	488.42/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	402.83/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	357.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,128	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	589.75/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,575	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	423.28/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	385.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	304.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	530.09/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	342	470.82/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,610	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,794	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,690.00/head	2,690.00–2,690.00	2,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,552.50/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,553	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,937.14/head	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,937	7
Bulls	—	—	1,442	187.24/cwt	185.00–191.00	2,700	7
Bulls	—	—	2,203	206.44/cwt	203.00–209.00	4,548	10
Bulls	—	—	1,369	176.71/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,419	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	177.54/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,225	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	170.83/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,147	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,177	148.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	160.81/cwt	159.00–163.00	1,766	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	133.61/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	433.25/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	524.85/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	346.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	473.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	366.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	407.45/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,398	4

How this sale compares

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 Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 463Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 48Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 32Year ago 58

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	400.00–415.00	407.45
6	350–400	362	380.00–395.00	385.18
6	450–500	483	360.00–370.00	366.76
7	550–600	594	317.00–327.00	319.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	295	550.00	550.00
8	300–350	306	470.00–485.00	473.80
6	400–450	433	410.00–420.00	411.62
7	450–500	469	380.00–385.00	381.46
8	500–550	523	357.00–365.00	361.87
3	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	346.57
3	600–650	608	325.00–335.00	328.32
2	700–750	725	307.00–315.00	311.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	675.00	675.00
1	250–300	265	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	325	520.00–535.00	524.85
3	400–450	425	430.00–440.00	433.25
9	500–550	513	370.00–380.00	372.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	655.00	655.00
2	300–350	318	560.00–575.00	567.80
2	350–400	383	520.00–530.00	524.97
1	400–450	440	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	480	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	535	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
3	450–500	475	390.00–395.00	391.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	590.00	590.00
1	450–500	495	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	565	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	635	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	267	580.00–595.00	589.75
3	300–350	325	505.00–525.00	517.92
9	350–400	375	485.00–495.00	488.42
6	400–450	442	420.00–430.00	423.28
9	450–500	487	395.00–405.00	402.83
8	500–550	511	380.00–390.00	387.48
4	550–600	575	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	628	365.00–370.00	366.68
8	650–700	693	320.00–335.00	327.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	690.00–700.00	693.29
4	300–350	309	555.00–570.00	558.70
7	400–450	434	450.00–465.00	454.25
5	450–500	464	430.00–440.00	433.92
7	500–550	529	405.00–420.00	407.11
2	550–600	565	390.00–395.00	392.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	525.00–535.00	530.09
13	300–350	342	465.00–480.00	470.82
7	350–400	374	450.00–460.00	452.83
4	400–450	443	400.00–410.00	404.97
6	450–500	473	380.00–390.00	385.19
2	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	357.21
2	550–600	583	335.00–345.00	339.98
6	700–750	725	300.00–310.00	304.86
4	750–800	780	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	4	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,300.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,690.00	2,690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,552.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,890.00–2,000.00	1,937.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,442	185.00–191.00	187.24
10	—	2,203	203.00–209.00	206.44
8	—	1,369	175.00–179.00	176.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	176.00–179.00	177.54
5	—	1,257	169.00–173.00	170.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,177	147.00–150.00	148.14
6	—	1,098	159.00–163.00	160.81
4	—	1,155	130.00–137.00	133.61

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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