Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower with instances up to 15.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active 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 $351.20/cwt on 34 head, up $4.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −59.57 against this barn's trailing median of $410.77.

Average price

$351.20

▲ 4.17 vs prior sale

34 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$31.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	363.48	1,919	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	352.03	1,948	17thin
Medium and Large 3	556	331.63	1,843	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.85/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.77 across 27 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

351.20

—

AL average16 barns · 403 hd

364.93

−13.73

This barn, trailing median27 sales

410.77

−59.57

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	1,625	206.47	3,356	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	175.15	2,475	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	172.28	2,147	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	156.92	1,617	16

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)	—	$2,958	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,570	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,940	15
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,480	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,660	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,595	14

Every lot, as filed

81 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,300	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,940.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,940	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,958.00/head	2,850.00–3,120.00	2,958	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,570.00/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,570	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,480.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,480	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,595.00/head	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,595	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	444.93/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	142.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,593	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	441.17/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,372	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	363.48/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,919	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	483.67/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	455.15/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	323.03/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	363.27/cwt	360.00–368.00	1,686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.31/cwt	338.00–342.00	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	333.18/cwt	332.00–338.00	1,922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	341.43/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	426.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	373.94/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	329.79/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,058	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	331.98/cwt	330.00–336.00	2,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	361.93/cwt	354.00–366.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	582.45/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	404.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,579	15
Bulls	—	—	1,783	213.71/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	170.90/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,179	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	175.85/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,059	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	175.15/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,475	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	152.93/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	367.78/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,758	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	483.46/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	339.36/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	393.99/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	522.32/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	318.96/cwt	314.00–324.00	1,786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	329.10/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	380.75/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,565	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	420.24/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	337.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	447.18/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	436.63/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	304.96/cwt	302.00–308.00	2,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	278.03/cwt	276.00–280.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	432.53/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	349.89/cwt	346.00–356.00	1,494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	410.18/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	349.16/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	336.67/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	376.49/cwt	375.00–378.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	330.24/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	369.16/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	342	476.68/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	382.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,838	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	353.60/cwt	352.00–358.00	1,913	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	404.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,032	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 Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 532Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 46Year ago 27

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,940.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,850.00–3,120.00	2,958.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,480.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,500.00–1,690.00	1,595.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	450.00–460.00	455.15
2	350–400	380	440.00–450.00	444.93
2	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
1	450–500	465	392.00	392.00
1	500–550	530	378.00	378.00
3	550–600	570	354.00–366.00	361.93
3	650–700	680	338.00–342.00	339.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	475.00–480.00	476.68
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	410	430.00–435.00	432.53
2	450–500	478	375.00–378.00	376.49
3	600–650	642	336.00–338.00	336.67
1	650–700	695	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	475.00–490.00	483.46
6	350–400	377	405.00–420.00	410.18
8	400–450	411	375.00–390.00	380.75
15	450–500	478	365.00–372.00	367.78
3	500–550	525	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	579	320.00–332.00	329.10
2	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	785	268.00	268.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	680.00	680.00
2	250–300	275	580.00–585.00	582.45
4	350–400	363	480.00–495.00	483.67
9	400–450	419	420.00–435.00	426.45
10	500–550	528	360.00–372.00	363.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	540.00	540.00
4	300–350	313	515.00–530.00	522.32
9	350–400	374	435.00–450.00	436.63
14	400–450	430	400.00–410.00	404.83
10	450–500	480	380.00–390.00	382.85
11	500–550	541	352.00–358.00	353.60
6	550–600	576	345.00–350.00	349.16
3	600–650	612	330.00–336.00	331.98
4	650–700	670	302.00–308.00	304.96
2	700–750	713	280.00–290.00	285.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
4	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	334.00–345.00	339.36
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
10	300–350	311	435.00–450.00	441.17
15	350–400	390	400.00–415.00	404.87
9	400–450	438	372.00–378.00	373.94
12	450–500	464	360.00–368.00	363.27
11	500–550	518	340.00–348.00	341.43
5	550–600	577	332.00–338.00	333.18
9	600–650	624	328.00–332.00	329.79
2	650–700	663	320.00–326.00	323.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	440.00–455.00	447.18
3	250–300	277	415.00–430.00	420.24
7	300–350	328	390.00–400.00	393.99
5	350–400	379	365.00–372.00	369.16
10	400–450	427	346.00–356.00	349.89
11	450–500	477	335.00–340.00	337.31
9	500–550	516	328.00–332.00	330.24
2	550–600	560	314.00–324.00	318.96
1	650–700	665	312.00	312.00
2	700–750	718	276.00–280.00	278.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	141.00–145.00	142.86
9	—	963	160.00–165.00	162.26
5	—	1,119	151.00–156.00	152.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,275	170.00–172.00	170.90
5	—	1,171	174.00–177.00	175.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,413	173.00–176.00	175.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	212.00–216.00	213.71
1	—	1,310	192.00	192.00

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

Bulls · 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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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