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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 12

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 294▼ 187 vs year ago 437 · −42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 57▼ 134 vs year ago 154 · −87.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 28▼ 63 vs year ago 70 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady on a light test. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.97/cwt on 21 head, up $1.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.66 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$309.97

▲ 1.97 vs prior sale

21 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$65.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.03

vs AL average

−62.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	345.00	1,760	1thin
Medium and Large 2	544	315.28	1,714	16thin
Medium and Large 3	530	280.00	1,484	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.00/cwt here — about $276 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

309.97

—

AL average16 barns · 557 hd

324.00

−14.03

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−62.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−62.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.62, low $307.10, median $372.64 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Average	1,465	172.34	2,525	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	146.59	1,958	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,485	138.00	2,049	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	127.06	1,247	7thin

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)	—	$1,730	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,777	6

Every lot, as filed

74 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	488.39/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,538	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	392.40/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,491	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	438.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,674	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	426.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,864	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	392.34/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,824	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	378.99/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,929	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,830	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	357.29/cwt	356.00–360.00	1,919	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,055	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	352.08/cwt	346.00–360.00	2,042	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	341.98/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,182	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,165	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,234	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,393	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	423.25/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,194	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	311	396.08/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,232	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	417.30/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,369	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	362.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,379	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	365.79/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,503	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	378.08/cwt	376.00–380.00	1,618	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	441	326.05/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,438	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	307.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,460	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	341.59/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,646	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,760	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	322.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,649	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	312.21/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,742	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	313.01/cwt	312.00–314.00	1,919	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	641	299.02/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,917	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	290.97/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,110	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	542.68/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,492	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,312	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	513.20/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,683	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	487.67/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,600	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	465.09/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,688	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	416.58/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,604	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	399.72/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,715	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	381.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,669	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,862	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	542	304.68/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,651	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	332.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,908	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	293.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,707	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	324.05/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,889	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,041	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	311.98/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,981	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	313.51/cwt	312.00–315.00	2,063	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	172.34/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,525	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	131.20/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,253	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	125.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,244	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	141.09/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,810	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	148.79/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,019	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,049	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,730.00/head	1,730.00–1,730.00	1,730	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,776.67/head	1,630.00–1,850.00	1,777	6

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 294Year ago 437

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 57Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	485.00–490.00	488.39
3	350–400	382	435.00–445.00	438.10
3	400–450	437	420.00–430.00	426.64
2	450–500	465	385.00–400.00	392.34
6	500–550	537	356.00–360.00	357.29
10	550–600	580	346.00–360.00	352.08
6	600–650	638	338.00–344.00	341.98
1	650–700	660	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	380	385.00–400.00	392.40
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	535	342.00	342.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	377.00–385.00	378.99
1	550–600	560	367.00	367.00
1	650–700	665	336.00	336.00
1	700–750	725	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	420.00–425.00	423.25
7	300–350	328	410.00–420.00	417.30
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	411	365.00–372.00	365.79
9	450–500	482	340.00–355.00	341.59
5	500–550	512	320.00–330.00	322.03
11	550–600	558	310.00–318.00	312.21
4	600–650	641	296.00–300.00	299.02
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	311	390.00–400.00	396.08
7	350–400	381	355.00–365.00	362.04
5	400–450	441	320.00–330.00	326.05
4	450–500	475	300.00–315.00	307.34
4	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	745	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	428	376.00–380.00	378.08
1	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	613	312.00–314.00	313.01
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	725	290.00–292.00	290.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
2	250–300	275	540.00–545.00	542.68
4	300–350	328	480.00–490.00	487.67
6	350–400	385	410.00–420.00	416.58
11	400–450	429	395.00–405.00	399.72
1	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	583	320.00–328.00	324.05
2	600–650	635	310.00–314.00	311.98
2	700–750	705	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	305	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	437	370.00–385.00	381.95
3	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	542	302.00–310.00	304.68
3	550–600	582	290.00–300.00	293.24
2	650–700	675	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	510.00–520.00	513.20
3	350–400	363	460.00–475.00	465.09
2	400–450	438	420.00–430.00	425.03
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	574	330.00–340.00	332.48
1	600–650	630	324.00	324.00
2	650–700	658	312.00–315.00	313.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	129.00–133.00	131.20
5	—	992	125.00–127.00	125.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,485	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	139.00–143.00	141.09
5	—	1,357	148.00–150.00	148.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	171.00–174.00	172.34

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)	1	—	—	1,730.00	1,730.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,630.00–1,850.00	1,776.67

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.