Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $436.19/cwt on 16 head, up $73.20 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +51.87 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$436.19

▲ 73.20 vs prior sale

16 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$344

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

$90.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+43.70

vs AL average

+12.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	450.56	2,396	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	443.59	2,369	7thin
Medium and Large 3	570	360.00	2,052	2thin

One grade step is worth $90.56/cwt here — about $344 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $384.32 across 28 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 sale16 hd

436.19

—

AL average14 barns · 416 hd

392.49

+43.70

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

+12.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

+51.87

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	1,464	195.08	2,856	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	183.00	2,630	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,435	172.51	2,476	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,091	163.14	1,780	41

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,420	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,891	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,125	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,512	12

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	350–400	374	532.37/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	451.48/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,136	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,386	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	496.68/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	478.35/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	553.64/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	361.62/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,304	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	512.41/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	578.90/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	619.89/cwt	615.00–635.00	2,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	515.07/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	453.40/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	428.51/cwt	427.00–430.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	487.23/cwt	480.00–488.00	2,402	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	682.52/cwt	680.00–685.00	2,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	517.59/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	639	410.51/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,623	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	359.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	754.95/cwt	750.00–760.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	552.91/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,112	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	684.04/cwt	680.00–690.00	2,100	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	183.00/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,630	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	158.12/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,637	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,476	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	175.97/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	166.53/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,982	16
Bulls	—	—	1,700	197.41/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,356	3
Bulls	—	—	1,314	186.67/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,453	7
Bulls	—	—	1,549	208.05/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,223	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,511.67/head	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,512	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,890.91/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,891	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,420.00/head	3,420.00–3,420.00	3,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	431.62/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	475.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,010	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	442.26/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,043	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	380.98/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,389	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	571.46/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	403.62/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,313	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	478.31/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	443.59/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	610.89/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	424.18/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	585.23/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	537.75/cwt	535.00–545.00	2,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	450.89/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	339.88/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	713.05/cwt	705.00–720.00	1,961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	426.23/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	452.32/cwt	450.00–457.00	2,388	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	488.04/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,781	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	334.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	473.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	513.36/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	444.22/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	499.93/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,825	6

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 200Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	695.00	695.00
1	250–300	280	675.00	675.00
5	300–350	316	605.00–620.00	610.89
4	350–400	374	530.00–540.00	532.37
3	400–450	442	495.00–500.00	496.68
3	450–500	458	475.00–480.00	478.35
6	500–550	528	450.00–457.00	452.32
1	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
8	300–350	314	550.00–560.00	553.64
4	350–400	375	510.00–520.00	515.07
6	400–450	438	475.00–485.00	478.31
14	450–500	473	450.00–460.00	451.48
7	500–550	534	435.00–445.00	443.59
12	600–650	637	360.00–370.00	361.62
10	700–750	710	336.00	336.00
5	750–800	795	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	555.00	555.00
16	350–400	365	485.00–495.00	488.04
5	400–450	433	445.00–455.00	450.89
10	450–500	469	420.00–430.00	424.18
2	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	395	545.00	545.00
4	400–450	415	495.00	495.00
3	450–500	485	450.00–455.00	453.40
1	500–550	545	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	690	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	680.00–685.00	682.52
1	350–400	355	595.00	595.00
2	400–450	425	542.00	542.00
6	450–500	487	510.00–525.00	512.41
1	500–550	510	500.00	500.00
19	600–650	639	410.00–420.00	410.51
1	700–750	715	380.00	380.00
7	750–800	765	363.00	363.00
6	800–850	821	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	700.00	700.00
4	300–350	338	615.00–635.00	619.89
5	350–400	359	570.00–585.00	578.90
2	400–450	420	510.00–525.00	517.59
10	450–500	493	480.00–488.00	487.23
2	550–600	593	427.00–430.00	428.51
2	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
4	650–700	665	394.00	394.00
9	700–750	744	355.00–360.00	359.45
1	750–800	780	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	705.00–720.00	713.05
4	300–350	325	580.00–590.00	585.23
7	350–400	374	535.00–545.00	537.75
6	400–450	427	510.00–520.00	513.36
5	450–500	479	470.00–480.00	473.80
7	500–550	534	440.00–450.00	444.22
4	550–600	563	425.00–430.00	426.23
2	600–650	605	400.00	400.00
2	700–750	715	330.00–340.00	334.97
2	750–800	795	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	750.00–760.00	754.95
5	300–350	307	680.00–690.00	684.04
5	350–400	382	550.00–565.00	552.91
1	400–450	430	535.00	535.00
3	450–500	455	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	565.00–575.00	571.46
6	350–400	365	495.00–505.00	499.93
12	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	475.09
9	450–500	462	440.00–450.00	442.26
3	500–550	513	425.00–435.00	431.62
11	550–600	573	400.00–410.00	403.62
5	600–650	627	380.00–385.00	380.98
3	650–700	678	330.00–345.00	339.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	182.00–185.00	183.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,035	155.00–160.00	158.12
4	—	990	175.00–177.00	175.97
16	—	1,190	164.00–168.00	166.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,435	170.00–175.00	172.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,700	196.00–198.00	197.41
7	—	1,314	186.00–188.00	186.67
4	—	1,549	203.00–210.00	208.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,125.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,480.00–1,575.00	1,511.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,683.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,890.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,420.00	3,420.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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