Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.57/cwt on 64 head, down $10.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.05 against this barn's trailing median of $408.62.

Average price

$319.57

▼ 10.78 vs prior sale

64 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	354.27	1,823	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	324.34	1,776	40
Medium and Large 3	562	290.29	1,631	16thin

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $191 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

28 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $316.09, median $408.62 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 sale64 hd

319.57

—

AL average16 barns · 595 hd

350.81

−31.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

408.62

−89.05

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	1,541	182.35	2,809	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	143.76	2,243	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	138.94	1,942	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	133.71	1,456	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,185	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,895	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,457	15

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	143.76/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,243	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,377	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	141.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	422.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	321.10/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	311.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	400.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,569	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	273.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	336	454.11/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	283.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	311.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,811	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	333.70/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,745	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	301.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,901	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	266.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	280.85/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	342.83/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,554	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	403.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,278	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	354.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	402.54/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	301.40/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	316.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	477.03/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,560	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	452.40/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,651	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	291.35/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	350.71/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	325.96/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	359.32/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	507.56/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	265.31/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	354.95/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	791	272.99/cwt	272.00–276.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	318.68/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	387.59/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	388.71/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,652	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.49/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	374.93/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	360.37/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	452.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,281	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	503.37/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	355.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	328.69/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	492.52/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,763	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,967	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	186.33/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,905	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	378.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	509	298.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	352.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	333.03/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,748	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,935.00/head	1,890.00–2,025.00	1,935	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,457.33/head	1,340.00–1,560.00	1,457	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,415.00/head	2,415.00–2,415.00	2,415	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,955.00/head	1,955.00–1,955.00	1,955	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	138.94/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,942	6
Bulls	—	—	1,403	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,414	5

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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 251Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 14Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	143.00–146.00	143.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,088	125.00–128.00	126.60
4	—	1,095	134.00–139.00	136.42
5	—	1,085	140.00–144.00	141.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	138.00–140.00	138.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,045	194.00	194.00
10	—	1,559	183.00–187.00	186.33
5	—	1,403	170.00–175.00	172.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	420.00–425.00	422.94
15	300–350	317	400.00–415.00	403.08
4	350–400	366	375.00–380.00	378.74
9	400–450	416	350.00–355.00	352.19
10	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	321.10
4	500–550	509	295.00–300.00	298.72
3	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	283.49
5	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	266.13
3	700–750	705	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	390.00–395.00	392.38
10	400–450	420	365.00–375.00	370.06
7	450–500	467	336.00–348.00	342.83
6	500–550	515	310.00–320.00	316.54
3	550–600	568	300.00–304.00	301.40
4	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
5	700–750	721	262.00–270.00	265.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	450.00–460.00	452.57
2	350–400	365	415.00–420.00	417.47
4	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	388.71
3	450–500	463	358.00–365.00	360.37
3	550–600	577	325.00–336.00	328.69
3	600–650	610	318.00–320.00	318.68
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	445.00–460.00	454.11
20	350–400	392	395.00–410.00	400.16
7	400–450	429	350.00–360.00	354.20
3	450–500	455	337.00	337.00
5	500–550	529	305.00–320.00	311.07
11	550–600	577	276.00–285.00	280.85
6	600–650	608	270.00–276.00	273.98
2	700–750	723	260.00–265.00	262.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	507.56
7	300–350	327	475.00–490.00	477.03
6	350–400	365	445.00–460.00	452.40
8	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	397.54
10	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	354.13
23	500–550	523	330.00–342.00	333.70
17	550–600	581	310.00–325.00	311.68
8	600–650	631	300.00–310.00	301.26
3	650–700	670	290.00–294.00	291.35
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	791	272.00–276.00	272.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	503.37
2	350–400	358	490.00–495.00	492.52
3	400–450	425	410.00–420.00	413.49
11	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	387.59
7	500–550	508	350.00–360.00	355.74
1	550–600	560	344.00	344.00
4	600–650	645	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	330.00–336.00	333.03
2	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	433	395.00–410.00	402.54
3	450–500	483	365.00–380.00	374.93
3	500–550	527	358.00–360.00	359.32
6	550–600	580	352.00–358.00	354.95
3	600–650	625	348.00–352.00	350.71
2	650–700	670	324.00–328.00	325.96
2	750–800	775	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	370.00–375.00	372.52
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,890.00–2,025.00	1,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,415.00	2,415.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,955.00	1,955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,340.00–1,560.00	1,457.33

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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