Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $412.51/cwt on 35 head, down $31.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 27 comparable sales and sits +1.74 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$412.51

▼ 31.05 vs prior sale

35 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$70.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	455.02	2,380	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	424.90	2,318	12thin
Medium and Large 3	551	384.62	2,118	16thin

One grade step is worth $70.39/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.77 across 27 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 sale35 hd

412.51

—

AL average15 barns · 219 hd

427.63

−15.12

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

+1.74

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	—	Low	1,675	200.08	3,351	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	178.90	2,505	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	173.96	2,347	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	161.19	1,638	11

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)	—	$2,457	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,179	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,943	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,478	8

Every lot, as filed

83 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 2	350–400	375	479.73/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	326.54/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	509.90/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	309	469.43/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,451	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	381.57/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	422.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	391.24/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	449.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	411.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	350.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	353.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,260	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	512.56/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	539	349.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	468.29/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	486.69/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	445.50/cwt	445.00–447.00	2,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	422.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,072	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	440.98/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	431.06/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	363.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	534.85/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	498.20/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,152	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	372.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	490.08/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,269	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	178.52/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,442	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	166.18/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,658	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	157.94/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	178.90/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,505	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	170.92/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,285	6
Bulls	—	—	1,830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	200.66/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,823	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,477.50/head	1,370.00–1,585.00	1,478	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,740.00/head	2,740.00–2,740.00	2,740	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,822.86/head	1,720.00–1,960.00	1,823	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,456.67/head	2,385.00–2,600.00	2,457	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,785.00/head	2,785.00–2,785.00	2,785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	321.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	446.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	401.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	452.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	405.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	477.32/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	504.73/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,160	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	496.09/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,332	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	358.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	461.61/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,133	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	357.47/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	502.55/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,975	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	478.62/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,015	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	596.34/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	531.94/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	426.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	463.05/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,348	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	548.82/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	339	491.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	371.60/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	414.87/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,356	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 Mar 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 321Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	510.00–520.00	512.56
6	350–400	375	470.00–485.00	479.73
3	400–450	442	440.00–455.00	449.96
14	450–500	491	420.00–435.00	422.03
9	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	411.39
8	550–600	559	390.00–400.00	391.24
5	600–650	640	345.00–355.00	353.06
2	650–700	675	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	700–750	718	320.00–330.00	326.54
1	750–800	760	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	505.00–515.00	509.90
7	300–350	309	465.00–480.00	469.43
7	350–400	389	415.00–425.00	422.25
9	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	405.28
6	450–500	484	380.00–390.00	381.57
5	500–550	539	340.00–355.00	349.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	495.00–500.00	496.09
6	400–450	425	470.00–485.00	477.32
2	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	434.98
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
12	600–650	622	370.00–385.00	374.95
4	650–700	659	355.00–360.00	358.76
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
1	400–450	440	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
4	550–600	593	437.00–445.00	440.98
5	600–650	614	425.00–435.00	431.06
6	650–700	690	360.00–370.00	363.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	555.00	555.00
1	450–500	485	525.00	525.00
4	600–650	611	445.00–447.00	445.50
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
10	750–800	787	350.00–360.00	350.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	530.00–540.00	534.85
2	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	432	495.00–505.00	498.20
9	450–500	473	485.00–490.00	486.69
9	500–550	517	465.00–475.00	468.29
2	600–650	630	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	625.00	625.00
3	250–300	268	590.00–600.00	596.34
5	300–350	335	545.00–555.00	548.82
10	350–400	393	495.00–510.00	502.55
12	400–450	421	470.00–485.00	478.62
9	450–500	462	450.00–465.00	461.61
6	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	434.93
6	550–600	568	405.00–425.00	414.87
7	600–650	612	365.00–375.00	372.06
4	650–700	663	355.00–365.00	357.47
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	763	315.00–325.00	321.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
8	350–400	357	530.00–545.00	531.94
6	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	504.73
14	450–500	463	485.00–495.00	490.08
5	500–550	507	460.00–475.00	463.05
2	550–600	563	430.00–440.00	434.93
1	600–650	630	420.00	420.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	480.00–495.00	491.46
5	350–400	367	450.00–465.00	452.90
3	400–450	440	440.00–450.00	446.74
3	450–500	487	420.00–430.00	426.78
7	500–550	541	400.00–410.00	401.37
9	550–600	558	360.00–375.00	371.60
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	176.00–181.00	178.52
6	—	1,337	169.00–172.00	170.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	147.00	147.00
7	—	998	165.00–169.00	166.18
2	—	955	157.00–159.00	157.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	178.00–182.00	178.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,550	197.00–203.00	200.66
1	—	1,770	216.00	216.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	—	1,370.00–1,585.00	1,477.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,740.00	2,740.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,720.00–1,960.00	1,822.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,385.00–2,600.00	2,456.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
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	—	—	2,785.00	2,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

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

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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