Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $368.05/cwt on 41 head, down $21.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −16.27 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$368.05

▼ 21.34 vs prior sale

41 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$72.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

vs AL average

−48.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	398.43	2,187	13thin
Medium and Large 2	563	371.85	2,094	17thin
Medium and Large 3	555	326.29	1,811	11thin

One grade step is worth $72.14/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

368.05

—

AL average5 barns · 146 hd

379.49

−11.44

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−48.06

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−16.27

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	1,459	213.27	3,112	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	194.86	2,888	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	190.00	2,337	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	163.64	1,839	6thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,903	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,664	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	11

Every lot, as filed

88 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	450–500	490	420.33/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,060	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	457.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	433.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,504	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	526.72/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	423.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	483.80/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	377.58/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,590	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	521.49/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	496.69/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	451.56/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	359.13/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,101	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	550.21/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	396.18/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	503.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	361.44/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	439	453.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	403.29/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	318.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	542.41/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	395.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	394.07/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,014	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	312.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	477.54/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	457.70/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	194.86/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,888	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	185.52/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,236	5
Bulls	—	—	1,195	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	224.68/cwt	221.00–228.00	3,561	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,075.00–1,295.00	1,175	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,902.50/head	3,765.00–4,040.00	3,903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	491.57/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	503.30/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	334.20/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,808	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	193.09/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,373	4
Bulls	—	—	1,735	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	575.13/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,214	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	368.57/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	375.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	485.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,512	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	514.89/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	557.16/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	416.37/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,253	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	422.17/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,106	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	583.71/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	557.38/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	428.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,414	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	619.95/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	477.48/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	458.99/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	543.32/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,211	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	396.01/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,515	8

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 355Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–545.00	542.41
3	300–350	313	515.00–525.00	521.49
4	350–400	385	480.00–485.00	483.80
6	400–450	422	445.00–455.00	451.56
13	450–500	490	415.00–425.00	420.33
6	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	395.17
11	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	359.13
6	600–650	642	335.00–345.00	341.65
3	700–750	717	315.00–325.00	318.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	485.00–495.00	491.57
6	350–400	380	450.00–465.00	457.70
2	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
9	450–500	477	360.00–375.00	368.57
7	500–550	541	330.00–345.00	334.20
4	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	312.44
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	550.00–565.00	557.38
3	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	429	475.00–485.00	477.48
3	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
7	500–550	541	415.00–425.00	416.37
6	550–600	558	375.00–380.00	377.49
3	600–650	607	355.00–360.00	356.68
3	650–700	663	340.00–345.00	341.71
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	780	320.00–330.00	322.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	525.00	525.00
5	450–500	490	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	523	455.00–465.00	457.05
9	550–600	578	430.00–445.00	433.29
8	600–650	635	395.00–397.00	396.01
14	650–700	686	372.00–388.00	377.58
2	700–750	723	358.00–365.00	361.44
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	439	450.00–460.00	453.92
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	577	400.00–410.00	403.29
2	600–650	623	370.00–380.00	375.14
3	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	645.00	645.00
3	300–350	343	615.00–630.00	619.95
6	350–400	385	570.00–585.00	575.13
3	400–450	407	540.00–545.00	543.32
2	450–500	465	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	518	480.00–490.00	485.02
6	550–600	570	450.00–455.00	452.48
18	600–650	621	420.00–430.00	422.17
4	650–700	658	395.00–400.00	397.49
3	700–750	718	370.00–375.00	371.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	312	545.00–560.00	550.21
3	350–400	392	520.00–530.00	526.72
3	400–450	433	495.00–500.00	496.69
5	450–500	481	455.00–460.00	458.99
8	500–550	538	425.00–435.00	429.93
3	550–600	575	392.00–405.00	396.18
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	388	500.00–510.00	503.30
4	400–450	433	470.00–485.00	477.54
6	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	423.38
5	500–550	511	385.00–400.00	394.07
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	575.00–590.00	583.71
7	350–400	357	555.00–560.00	557.16
6	400–450	435	510.00–520.00	514.89
3	450–500	457	500.00–510.00	503.36
2	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	563	425.00–430.00	428.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,148	167.00–172.00	169.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	194.00–196.00	194.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	183.00–187.00	185.52
1	—	1,360	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,229	190.00–194.00	193.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,585	221.00–228.00	224.68
1	—	1,735	209.00	209.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,075.00–1,295.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,765.00–4,040.00	3,902.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
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	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,400.00

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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