Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $336.52/cwt on 35 head, down $39.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −74.38 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$336.52

▼ 39.71 vs prior sale

35 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$50.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	377.50	2,010	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	342.94	1,884	15thin
Medium and Large 3	536	326.62	1,752	18thin

One grade step is worth $50.88/cwt here — about $258 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.90 across 26 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

336.52

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

368.64

−32.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−74.38

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	1,497	198.08	2,965	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	185.46	2,915	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	181.50	2,325	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	164.73	1,773	27

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)	—	$3,365	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,346	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,524	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,235	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,688	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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	200–250	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	283.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	677	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	324.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	344.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	495.11/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	332.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	414.56/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	399.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	506.49/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	365.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	519.88/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	335.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	322.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	454.77/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	344.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,401	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	415.04/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	391.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,402	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	405.21/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,285	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	477.40/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	394.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	463.65/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,745	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	410.71/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,552	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,805	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	277.96/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	321.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	361.53/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,370	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	390.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,416	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	383.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,262	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	168.61/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,829	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	185.46/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	177.56/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,406	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,272	8
Bulls	—	—	1,695	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,208	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,126.67/head	2,000.00–2,190.00	2,127	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,687.50/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,688	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,365.00/head	3,365.00–3,365.00	3,365	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,523.75/head	2,385.00–2,570.00	2,524	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,235.00/head	2,235.00–2,235.00	2,235	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,675	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	400.66/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,703	10
Bulls	—	—	1,828	206.24/cwt	206.00–207.00	3,770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,656	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	293	507.44/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	387.57/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	512.52/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	538.18/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	366.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,157	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	479.28/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	342.19/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,995	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	353.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	380.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	357.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	453.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,414	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	453.72/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	333.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	387.17/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	309.98/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,412	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 541Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	268	450.00–460.00	454.77
3	300–350	317	400.00–415.00	405.21
7	350–400	358	390.00–400.00	391.50
7	400–450	441	360.00–370.00	365.77
11	450–500	479	340.00–350.00	344.36
15	500–550	515	330.00–340.00	335.38
7	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	324.35
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	390.00–405.00	400.66
5	300–350	329	380.00–390.00	383.71
7	350–400	379	355.00–370.00	361.53
7	400–450	407	340.00–350.00	344.32
8	450–500	479	320.00–325.00	321.94
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	312	450.00–460.00	453.26
4	350–400	378	410.00–420.00	414.97
5	400–450	416	375.00–390.00	380.91
9	500–550	508	350.00–365.00	353.41
9	550–600	583	340.00–345.00	342.19
4	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.59
2	700–750	710	315.00–320.00	317.52
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	510.00–525.00	519.88
4	300–350	328	490.00–500.00	495.11
8	350–400	375	475.00–485.00	477.40
3	400–450	437	410.00–425.00	415.04
9	450–500	482	385.00–395.00	387.17
6	500–550	511	355.00–370.00	357.52
9	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	333.22
12	600–650	628	320.00–330.00	322.47
5	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	711	280.00–285.00	283.72
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	460.00–465.00	463.65
10	350–400	378	405.00–420.00	410.71
12	400–450	442	390.00–400.00	394.19
14	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	365.08
10	500–550	507	330.00–340.00	335.98
8	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	314.93
5	600–650	628	275.00–280.00	277.96
3	650–700	677	260.00–265.00	261.65
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	288	535.00–545.00	538.18
6	300–350	308	510.00–515.00	512.52
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	419	450.00–465.00	453.72
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	314.96
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	255	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	313	500.00–510.00	506.49
4	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	424	410.00–420.00	414.56
16	450–500	477	395.00–410.00	399.62
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.49
4	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	332.62
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	778	305.00–320.00	309.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	507.44
6	350–400	363	385.00–400.00	390.09
4	400–450	419	335.00–340.00	336.28
3	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
8	350–400	374	470.00–485.00	479.28
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	387.57
8	550–600	588	365.00–380.00	366.82
3	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,085	166.00–172.00	168.61
11	—	1,075	152.00–157.00	154.01
4	—	1,055	180.00–185.00	182.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	184.00–189.00	185.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	177.00–178.00	177.56
8	—	1,235	182.00–186.00	183.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,150	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,828	206.00–207.00	206.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,190.00	2,126.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,365.00	3,365.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,385.00–2,570.00	2,523.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,235.00	2,235.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500.00

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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