Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher on feeder cattle under 500 lbs. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recorded. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.93/cwt on 27 head, down $2.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 28 comparable sales and sits +7.61 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$391.93

▼ 2.79 vs prior sale

27 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$73.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.72

vs AL average

−31.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	417.48	2,234	13thin
Medium and Large 2	555	381.75	2,117	9thin
Medium and Large 3	515	343.83	1,771	5thin

One grade step is worth $73.65/cwt here — about $463 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

391.93

—

AL average16 barns · 403 hd

399.65

−7.72

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−31.26

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

+7.61

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	1,560	199.23	3,107	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,320	182.00	2,402	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	175.34	2,294	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	157.72	1,608	29

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)	—	$3,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,854	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,657	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,316	7

Every lot, as filed

76 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	500–550	515	343.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	144.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,382	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	167.40/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,661	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	158.37/cwt	156.00–162.00	1,672	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	496.64/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	447.40/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	426.63/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	364.90/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	539.95/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	393.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	451.77/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,173	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	472.88/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,085	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	335.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	447.24/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	354.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	372.08/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	522.55/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	349.79/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	505.58/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	477.33/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,962	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	503.57/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	581	390.61/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,269	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	425.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	424.52/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	612	309.95/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	414.90/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,178	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	441.63/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	171.82/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,251	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	182.60/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,352	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	177.78/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,332	7
Bulls	—	—	1,445	189.48/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,738	2
Bulls	—	—	1,813	209.34/cwt	207.00–211.00	3,795	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	199.05/cwt	198.00–200.00	2,966	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,656.67/head	1,625.00–1,720.00	1,657	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,316.43/head	1,235.00–1,425.00	1,316	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,854.00/head	1,790.00–1,870.00	1,854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	462.60/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	277.65/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	542.35/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	501.96/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,098	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	467.02/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	405.15/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,281	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	588.86/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	508.05/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	576.74/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	524.92/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	397.44/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	487.60/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	317.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	502.15/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,134	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	381.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,326	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	428.05/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,187	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	486.51/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,287	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	447.45/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	527.62/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,688	2

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 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 537Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 30Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	336	505.00–510.00	505.58
14	350–400	360	455.00–470.00	462.60
6	400–450	438	440.00–450.00	441.63
9	450–500	477	420.00–430.00	424.52
5	500–550	515	335.00–350.00	343.83
3	600–650	612	305.00–320.00	309.95
2	700–750	730	270.00–285.00	277.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	418	500.00–510.00	501.96
1	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
7	500–550	511	425.00–432.00	428.05
6	550–600	563	400.00–415.00	405.15
4	600–650	610	380.00–385.00	381.28
2	650–700	680	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	320	520.00–535.00	527.62
4	350–400	375	485.00–490.00	487.60
7	400–450	441	470.00–480.00	472.88
15	450–500	481	445.00–460.00	451.77
4	500–550	534	390.00–405.00	393.83
5	550–600	571	370.00–380.00	372.08
4	600–650	635	350.00–355.00	352.52
5	650–700	661	330.00–345.00	335.95
2	700–750	735	310.00–325.00	317.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
9	350–400	368	500.00–510.00	503.57
9	400–450	411	475.00–485.00	477.33
7	450–500	474	445.00–460.00	447.24
7	500–550	538	415.00–430.00	425.86
7	550–600	581	385.00–395.00	390.61
6	600–650	625	350.00–360.00	354.84
2	650–700	670	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	625.00	625.00
4	250–300	268	585.00–600.00	588.86
3	300–350	308	535.00–550.00	539.95
2	350–400	378	520.00–525.00	522.55
5	400–450	437	505.00–510.00	508.05
12	450–500	470	475.00–495.00	486.51
4	500–550	534	440.00–450.00	447.45
4	600–650	620	390.00–405.00	397.44
1	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	730	335.00–340.00	337.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	565.00–580.00	576.74
2	350–400	388	535.00–550.00	542.35
3	400–450	442	520.00–535.00	524.92
2	450–500	465	510.00	510.00
5	500–550	509	465.00–470.00	467.02
2	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	495.00–500.00	496.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	470	470.00	470.00
8	500–550	525	405.00–425.00	414.90
2	550–600	558	370.00–380.00	375.02
3	600–650	632	345.00–360.00	349.79
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	575.00	575.00
2	400–450	425	495.00–510.00	502.15
2	500–550	525	445.00–450.00	447.40
3	600–650	613	420.00–430.00	426.63
2	700–750	725	360.00–370.00	364.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	955	142.00–147.00	144.70
7	—	992	167.00–170.00	167.40
16	—	1,056	156.00–162.00	158.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	182.00	182.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,310	170.00–173.00	171.82
2	—	1,288	181.00–184.00	182.60
7	—	1,312	177.00–179.00	177.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	189.00–190.00	189.48
2	—	1,813	207.00–211.00	209.34
4	—	1,490	198.00–200.00	199.05

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)	3	—	—	1,625.00–1,720.00	1,656.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,790.00–1,870.00	1,854.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,235.00–1,425.00	1,316.43

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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