Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $358.48/cwt on 54 head, up $19.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 29 comparable sales and sits −24.42 against this barn's trailing median of $382.90.

Average price

$358.48

▲ 19.44 vs prior sale

54 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,983

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$514

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

$81.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.97

vs AL average

−15.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	387.90	2,180	28
Medium and Large 2	544	330.55	1,798	22
Medium and Large 3	544	306.16	1,666	4thin

One grade step is worth $81.74/cwt here — about $514 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 sale54 hd

358.48

—

AL average14 barns · 370 hd

352.51

+5.97

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−15.55

This barn, trailing median29 sales

382.90

−24.42

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	—	High	1,745	207.16	3,614	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	195.13	2,742	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,347	187.79	2,530	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	167.73	1,746	15

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)	—	$3,520	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,606	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,631	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	348.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	391.26/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,510	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	325.35/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	359.98/cwt	358.00–364.00	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	359.10/cwt	352.00–366.00	1,932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	327.11/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	386.32/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,870	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	344.33/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,028	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	430.45/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,662	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	368.39/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	372.70/cwt	370.00–374.00	1,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	372.40/cwt	368.00–380.00	1,795	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	500.04/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	434.94/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	537.44/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	315.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	545	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,425	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	431.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,752	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	494.72/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.08/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	344.04/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	557.63/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	333.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	391.62/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	312.32/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	403.30/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	337.41/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	374.46/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	410.21/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	398.08/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,262	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	195.13/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	157.73/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,674	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	220.38/cwt	218.00–222.00	3,841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	212.09/cwt	210.00–214.00	4,178	2
Bulls	—	—	1,633	198.09/cwt	195.00–201.00	3,235	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,070.00/head	2,050.00–2,080.00	2,070	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,520.00/head	3,520.00–3,520.00	3,520	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,631.25/head	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,631	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,195.00/head	3,100.00–3,290.00	3,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	407.40/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	184.76/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,568	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	189.72/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,504	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	170.47/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	624.90/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	349.35/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	368.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	566.63/cwt	565.00–570.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,203	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	568.80/cwt	565.00–580.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	379.51/cwt	377.00–382.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	467.58/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	405.97/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	347.61/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	377.81/cwt	374.00–384.00	2,199	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	393.56/cwt	390.00–398.00	2,070	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	358.80/cwt	358.00–360.00	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	359.24/cwt	356.00–362.00	2,288	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	332.20/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,053	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	365.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	461.06/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	343.52/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	350.62/cwt	350.00–356.00	1,897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	384.88/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	406.63/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	475.53/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,740	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	580	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,819	4

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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 495Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	490.00–500.00	494.72
9	350–400	388	400.00–410.00	403.30
7	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	374.46
3	450–500	483	345.00–350.00	348.41
3	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	550.00–565.00	557.63
6	300–350	318	495.00–505.00	500.04
11	350–400	386	427.00–440.00	430.45
6	400–450	423	405.00–415.00	410.21
14	450–500	482	368.00–380.00	372.40
14	500–550	538	352.00–366.00	359.10
7	550–600	589	340.00–346.00	344.33
3	650–700	673	320.00–328.00	325.35
2	700–750	718	310.00–320.00	315.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	670.00	670.00
2	250–300	260	620.00–630.00	624.90
4	300–350	306	565.00–580.00	568.80
8	350–400	366	470.00–485.00	475.53
10	400–450	406	430.00–445.00	431.52
2	450–500	468	400.00–412.00	405.97
2	500–550	508	377.00–382.00	379.51
5	550–600	578	358.00–360.00	358.80
3	600–650	620	348.00–352.00	349.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	330	425.00–435.00	430.08
4	350–400	386	390.00–395.00	391.26
5	400–450	441	362.00–370.00	368.39
7	450–500	476	340.00–347.00	344.04
12	500–550	517	330.00–340.00	333.42
10	550–600	576	320.00–330.00	327.11
2	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	545	445.00	445.00
4	550–600	580	486.00	486.00
3	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	395.00–400.00	398.08
3	350–400	368	365.00–370.00	368.26
4	400–450	435	330.00–345.00	337.41
2	500–550	533	305.00–320.00	312.32
2	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	327	455.00–470.00	461.06
4	350–400	375	425.00–435.00	429.93
3	400–450	420	380.00–395.00	384.88
12	450–500	461	360.00–370.00	365.75
9	500–550	541	350.00–356.00	350.62
9	550–600	586	340.00–348.00	343.52
8	600–650	618	330.00–336.00	332.20
1	650–700	690	324.00	324.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	323	530.00–545.00	537.44
2	350–400	390	430.00–440.00	434.94
4	400–450	418	420.00–425.00	422.43
11	450–500	484	380.00–390.00	386.32
3	500–550	518	370.00–374.00	372.70
3	550–600	567	358.00–364.00	359.98
1	600–650	635	346.00	346.00
1	650–700	670	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	407.40
3	400–450	438	385.00–395.00	391.62
2	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
3	300–350	312	565.00–570.00	566.63
2	350–400	383	465.00–470.00	467.58
9	450–500	463	400.00–415.00	406.63
11	500–550	526	390.00–398.00	393.56
18	550–600	582	374.00–384.00	377.81
11	600–650	637	356.00–362.00	359.24
5	650–700	683	347.00–350.00	347.61
1	700–750	730	346.00	346.00
2	750–800	785	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,405	194.00–198.00	195.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,061	155.00–161.00	157.73
3	—	1,050	178.00	178.00
7	—	1,023	167.00–171.00	170.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,390	183.00–185.00	184.76
11	—	1,320	189.00–191.00	189.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	218.00–222.00	220.38
2	—	1,970	210.00–214.00	212.09
4	—	1,633	195.00–201.00	198.09

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	—	—	2,050.00–2,080.00	2,070.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,520.00	3,520.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,750.00
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	—	—	3,100.00–3,290.00	3,195.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,725.00	2,631.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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