Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $389.40/cwt on 34 head, up $34.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +6.49 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$389.40

▲ 34.65 vs prior sale

34 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$61.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AL average

−26.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	406.51	2,140	17thin
Medium and Large 2	546	375.92	2,053	15thin
Medium and Large 3	525	345.00	1,811	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.51/cwt here — about $329 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $382.90 across 29 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 sale34 hd

389.40

—

AL average16 barns · 402 hd

389.24

+0.16

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−26.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

+6.49

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	1,672	212.15	3,547	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	189.50	2,488	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	179.87	2,431	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	164.28	1,548	8thin

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)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,327	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,383	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,769	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	13

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	456.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	427.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	410.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,992	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	534.90/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	465.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,231	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	546.59/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,809	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	496.49/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	379.01/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,050	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	487.74/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	448.88/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	367.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	488.22/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	351.83/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	325.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,376	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	455.79/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,946	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	427.42/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	437.22/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	411.39/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,193	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	493.30/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	239	503.46/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	431.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	417.40/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	361.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,488	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,260	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,486	6
Bulls	—	—	1,603	205.14/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	216.44/cwt	216.00–217.00	3,896	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	484.11/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,135	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	577.08/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	378.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	483.81/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	412.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,125	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	486.71/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	443.29/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	380.51/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	516.60/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	328.41/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,483	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	362.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	402.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	472.89/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	532.25/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	432.84/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,008	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	153.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,348	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	172.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	373.03/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,768.75/head	2,755.00–2,865.00	2,769	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,168.00/head	2,000.00–2,280.00	2,168	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,541.54/head	1,450.00–1,620.00	1,542	13

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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 297Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 61Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	368	530.00–540.00	534.90
7	400–450	433	485.00–495.00	487.74
12	450–500	479	460.00–470.00	465.78
6	500–550	535	450.00–460.00	455.05
7	550–600	581	420.00–430.00	427.13
2	600–650	635	390.00–395.00	392.46
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	490.00–500.00	493.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
3	500–550	512	485.00–490.00	486.71
6	550–600	558	440.00–450.00	445.02
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	670	380.00–382.00	380.51
1	700–750	705	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
7	300–350	331	540.00–555.00	546.59
3	350–400	375	490.00–500.00	496.49
12	400–450	441	480.00–490.00	484.11
9	450–500	478	455.00–465.00	456.07
7	500–550	533	410.00–420.00	411.39
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	470.00–475.00	472.89
18	400–450	427	450.00–460.00	455.79
4	450–500	490	425.00–435.00	427.42
5	500–550	533	395.00–405.00	402.95
5	550–600	590	360.00–370.00	361.93
2	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	333.32
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	318	575.00–580.00	577.08
4	350–400	373	525.00–540.00	532.25
1	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	512	440.00–445.00	443.29
4	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	362.47
4	700–750	723	340.00–345.00	342.51
3	750–800	763	325.00–335.00	328.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	480.00–495.00	488.22
5	350–400	387	445.00–455.00	448.88
14	400–450	424	435.00–445.00	437.22
10	450–500	485	400.00–415.00	410.73
11	500–550	541	375.00–390.00	379.01
4	550–600	560	360.00–370.00	367.43
8	600–650	626	350.00–355.00	351.83
3	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	729	325.00–330.00	325.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	500.00–515.00	503.46
3	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	431.52
6	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	417.40
5	450–500	476	370.00–375.00	373.03
2	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	318	515.00–520.00	516.60
8	350–400	364	480.00–490.00	483.81
7	450–500	464	430.00–440.00	432.84
14	500–550	515	405.00–420.00	412.57
3	550–600	580	375.00–385.00	378.22
3	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	189.00–190.00	189.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	183.00–185.00	184.03
6	—	1,393	177.00–180.00	178.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	150.00–155.00	153.22
4	—	970	170.00–174.00	172.14
1	—	1,020	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	204.00–208.00	205.14
4	—	1,800	216.00–217.00	216.44
1	—	1,435	223.00	223.00

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	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,755.00–2,865.00	2,768.75
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,450.00–1,620.00	1,541.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,280.00	2,168.00

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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