Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $409.16/cwt on 18 head, up $17.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +24.83 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$409.16

▲ 17.22 vs prior sale

18 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$53.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs AL average

−19.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	428.92	2,338	5thin
Medium and Large 2	549	418.13	2,293	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	375.03	2,027	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.89/cwt here — about $311 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.43, low $334.51, median $384.32 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 sale18 hd

409.16

—

AL average14 barns · 331 hd

406.02

+3.13

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−19.21

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

+24.83

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	1,795	197.54	3,545	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,458	179.53	2,618	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	177.73	2,352	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	160.33	1,780	22

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)	—	$2,940	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,341	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,506	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	8

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,273	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	443.32/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	441.10/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	449.97/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	463.35/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	513.15/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	422.65/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	541.68/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	375.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	486.65/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	462.53/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	451.72/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	546.22/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	493.23/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	574.77/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	166.70/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,899	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,694	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	179.53/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,618	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	183.67/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,368	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	177.86/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,316	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	172.44/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,388	14
Bulls	—	—	1,704	182.54/cwt	182.00–186.00	3,110	5
Bulls	—	—	1,886	214.24/cwt	213.00–218.00	4,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,812	199.17/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,609	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,528	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,940.00/head	2,940.00–2,940.00	2,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,615.00/head	2,450.00–2,780.00	2,615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,937.50/head	3,825.00–4,050.00	3,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,158.33/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,158	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,325.00/head	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	448.37/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	418.27/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	481.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	474.94/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	481.64/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	377.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	266	475.86/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,266	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 348Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 56Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 16Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
2	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
3	350–400	387	480.00–485.00	481.64
6	400–450	420	470.00–480.00	474.94
5	450–500	477	435.00–445.00	441.10
6	500–550	538	420.00–425.00	422.49
2	550–600	580	400.00–410.00	405.04
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	715	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	470.00–480.00	475.86
2	300–350	340	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	443	445.00–455.00	449.97
4	500–550	528	370.00–385.00	377.54
1	550–600	590	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	625	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	545.00	545.00
1	350–400	355	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	468	460.00–465.00	463.35
2	500–550	515	440.00–450.00	444.90
3	550–600	565	415.00–425.00	418.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	545.00–550.00	546.22
3	450–500	457	540.00–545.00	541.68
3	600–650	623	440.00–445.00	443.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	395	570.00	570.00
3	450–500	482	500.00–520.00	513.15
3	500–550	527	480.00–490.00	486.65
4	550–600	558	460.00–470.00	462.53
4	600–650	623	415.00–430.00	422.65
2	650–700	665	370.00–380.00	375.04
1	700–750	745	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	445.00–455.00	451.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	330	570.00–580.00	574.77
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	365	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	428	490.00–500.00	493.23
5	450–500	471	480.00–490.00	481.93
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
2	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
3	450–500	490	445.00–450.00	448.37
1	550–600	595	390.00	390.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,139	164.00–168.00	166.70
9	—	1,075	155.00–160.00	157.57
2	—	1,110	135.00–140.00	137.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,458	177.00–181.00	179.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,289	182.00–186.00	183.67
21	—	1,302	176.00–179.00	177.86
14	—	1,385	171.00–174.00	172.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,704	182.00–186.00	182.54
4	—	1,886	213.00–218.00	214.24
5	—	1,812	195.00–200.00	199.17

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,940.00	2,940.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,780.00	2,615.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,158.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,825.00–4,050.00	3,937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,250.00–4,400.00	4,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00

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

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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