Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 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 $308.00/cwt on 21 head, up $0.90 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.84 against this barn's trailing median of $382.84.

Average price

$308.00

▲ 0.90 vs prior sale

21 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.85

vs AL average

−37.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	511	327.06	1,671	7thin
Medium and Large 3	541	298.47	1,616	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.59/cwt here — about $55 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $307.10, median $382.84 across 30 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 sale21 hd

308.00

—

AL average16 barns · 565 hd

324.85

−16.85

National average39 barns · 2,187 hd

345.38

−37.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

382.84

−74.84

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	1,550	170.53	2,643	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	138.36	2,138	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,394	135.05	1,882	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	980	125.01	1,225	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)	—	$2,181	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,963	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,574	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	—	1,807.50/head	1,790.00–1,825.00	1,808	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,040.00/head	1,950.00–2,130.00	2,040	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,840.00/head	2,840.00–2,840.00	2,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,573.85/head	1,500.00–1,620.00	1,574	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,365.00/head	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	132.34/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,870	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	146.96/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	180.53/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	385.15/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	371.65/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	303.86/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.55/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	602.53/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	421.95/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,844	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	1000–1050	1,016	266.23/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,705	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	349.33/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	462.45/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	381.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	327.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	462.43/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	349.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	356.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	375.97/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	326.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	378.31/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	461	356.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	426.22/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,377	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	432.44/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	395.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	319.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,714	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,536	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	128.37/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,288	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,108	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	138.36/cwt	137.00–140.00	2,138	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,873	3
Bulls	—	—	1,498	163.16/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,444	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 435Year ago 614

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 42Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 52

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)	2	—	—	1,790.00–1,825.00	1,807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,130.00	2,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,380.00	2,365.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,840.00	2,840.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,500.00–1,620.00	1,573.85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	335	375.00–390.00	385.15
3	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	371.65
3	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
10	500–550	528	300.00–310.00	303.86
4	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	1000–1050	1,016	265.00–280.00	266.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	323	420.00–430.00	426.22
2	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	413	375.00–385.00	378.31
5	450–500	463	355.00–365.00	356.97
7	500–550	511	320.00–330.00	327.06
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	675	275.00–285.00	279.96
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
5	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	490.00	490.00
1	450–500	455	415.00	415.00
1	500–550	535	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	460.00–465.00	462.43
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	473	375.00–385.00	381.03
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	570	345.00–355.00	349.87
1	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	405	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	600.00–605.00	602.53
1	250–300	275	580.00	580.00
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	437	420.00–430.00	421.95
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	525	375.00–380.00	377.55
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	555.00	555.00
3	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
4	350–400	363	460.00–470.00	462.45
4	400–450	418	405.00–410.00	407.49
5	450–500	477	370.00–380.00	375.97
7	500–550	529	345.00–355.00	349.33
6	550–600	565	325.00–330.00	326.64
3	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	377	420.00–435.00	432.44
5	400–450	417	390.00–400.00	395.83
8	450–500	461	350.00–360.00	356.30
5	500–550	537	310.00–325.00	319.13
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,413	130.00–134.00	132.34
2	—	1,340	146.00–148.00	146.96
3	—	1,332	140.00–142.00	140.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	132.00–134.00	132.98
6	—	1,003	128.00–130.00	128.37
13	—	916	120.00–122.00	121.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	137.00–140.00	138.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	180.00–182.00	180.53
1	—	1,435	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,498	160.00–164.00	163.16

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

Heifers · 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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