Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. Feeder cattle sold steady to 7.00 lower with instances of 15.00 lower on cattle under 500lbs. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $342.26/cwt on 34 head, down $5.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −92.69 against this barn's trailing median of $434.95.

Average price

$342.26

▼ 5.11 vs prior sale

34 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$47.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs AL average

−29.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	347.08	1,902	17thin
Medium and Large 2	565	339.78	1,919	16thin
Medium and Large 3	575	300.00	1,725	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.08/cwt here — about $177 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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $468.81, low $342.26, median $434.95 across 21 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

342.26

—

AL average13 barns · 328 hd

346.56

−4.30

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−29.13

This barn, trailing median21 sales

434.95

−92.69

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	1,240	180.00	2,232	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	162.72	2,213	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	157.19	1,904	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,049	140.76	1,476	23

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)	—	$2,660	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,180	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,975	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,900	3
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,660.00/head	2,660.00–2,660.00	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,180.00/head	2,180.00–2,180.00	2,180	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	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,182	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	305.94/cwt	302.00–310.00	2,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	467.91/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	333.36/cwt	332.00–336.00	1,950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	348.03/cwt	345.00–352.00	1,876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	387.26/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	363.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	311.31/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	314.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	380.86/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	343.05/cwt	340.00–346.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	327.17/cwt	326.00–332.00	1,610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	289.08/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	372.38/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	325.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,716	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	391.06/cwt	386.00–400.00	1,666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	347.98/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,702	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	268.04/cwt	262.00–270.00	2,118	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	304.69/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	276.09/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	342.69/cwt	340.00–348.00	1,446	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	488.49/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,529	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	661	264.47/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	390.53/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,429	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	365.15/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	334.14/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	343.87/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,262	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	131.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,373	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	150.82/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,546	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,539	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	162.72/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,213	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	157.19/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,904	7
Bulls	—	—	1,240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	527.83/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	370.04/cwt	368.00–374.00	1,887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	454.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	486.62/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	350.40/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	329.03/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,096	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	342.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,902	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.46/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	318.65/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	361.08/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,506	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	321.30/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,207	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	332.61/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	389.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	326.02/cwt	322.00–328.00	1,881	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	307.29/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	339.20/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	289.01/cwt	286.00–292.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	414.93/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,566	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 97Year ago 0

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	—	—	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,660.00	2,660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,180.00	2,180.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,133.33
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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	333	350.00–360.00	354.96
5	350–400	367	340.00–350.00	343.87
2	450–500	493	310.00–320.00	314.97
3	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	375.00–385.00	380.86
4	350–400	378	370.00–375.00	372.38
6	400–450	423	340.00–346.00	343.05
5	450–500	492	326.00–332.00	327.17
10	500–550	507	310.00–320.00	314.02
4	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	623	286.00–292.00	289.08
2	700–750	710	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	383	385.00–395.00	389.97
12	400–450	417	355.00–370.00	361.08
5	450–500	461	350.00–352.00	350.40
7	500–550	531	330.00–336.00	332.61
9	550–600	577	322.00–328.00	326.02
2	600–650	623	300.00–315.00	307.29
2	650–700	665	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	480.00	480.00
2	300–350	323	460.00–475.00	467.91
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
7	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	387.26
5	450–500	477	355.00–370.00	363.96
7	500–550	539	345.00–352.00	348.03
9	550–600	585	332.00–336.00	333.36
3	600–650	638	310.00–314.00	311.31
2	650–700	680	302.00–310.00	305.94
1	750–800	770	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	385.07
4	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	365.15
3	450–500	463	330.00–342.00	334.14
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	570.00	570.00
4	250–300	283	520.00–535.00	527.83
3	300–350	340	485.00–490.00	486.62
6	350–400	363	450.00–465.00	454.95
4	400–450	418	410.00–420.00	412.46
2	450–500	465	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	510	368.00–374.00	370.04
14	550–600	556	340.00–350.00	342.16
15	600–650	637	328.00–336.00	329.03
12	650–700	687	320.00–324.00	321.30
2	700–750	715	312.00	312.00
1	750–800	785	302.00	302.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
3	250–300	275	515.00	515.00
1	300–350	310	505.00	505.00
2	350–400	380	410.00–420.00	414.93
8	400–450	426	386.00–400.00	391.06
5	450–500	489	345.00–360.00	347.98
13	500–550	527	320.00–330.00	325.57
3	550–600	557	300.00–314.00	304.69
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	658	286.00–292.00	289.01
3	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	790	262.00–270.00	268.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	485.00–495.00	488.49
1	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
8	350–400	366	385.00–400.00	390.53
3	400–450	422	340.00–348.00	342.69
10	450–500	469	320.00–330.00	325.95
2	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	576	270.00–285.00	276.09
9	650–700	661	260.00–268.00	264.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	365	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	522	338.00–340.00	339.20
3	550–600	578	318.00–320.00	318.65
1	600–650	610	314.00	314.00
2	650–700	665	308.00	308.00
1	700–750	710	296.00	296.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,042	130.00–135.00	131.78
6	—	1,025	148.00–152.00	150.82
8	—	1,074	140.00–145.00	143.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,360	161.00–166.00	162.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	155.00–159.00	157.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	180.00	180.00

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

Steers · 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

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