Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $401.45/cwt on 37 head, down $12.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 28 comparable sales and sits +17.13 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$401.45

▼ 12.32 vs prior sale

37 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,202

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$55.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs AL average

−22.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	419.47	2,261	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	403.53	2,178	21
Medium and Large 3	594	364.17	2,163	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.29/cwt here — about $98 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 sale37 hd

401.45

—

AL average13 barns · 397 hd

402.71

−1.26

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−22.62

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

+17.13

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	1,820	204.68	3,726	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,460	177.74	2,595	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,374	172.74	2,374	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	153.49	1,542	18

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)	—	$2,360	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,354	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,611	18

Every lot, as filed

87 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 3	300–350	338	456.95/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	344	546.65/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	471.36/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	459.13/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	401.99/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	537.34/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	377.55/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,129	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	489.68/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	527.18/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	594	364.17/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	419.52/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,202	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	467.38/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,211	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	544.91/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	442.16/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,096	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	361.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	402.48/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	603.30/cwt	600.00–610.00	2,220	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	479.95/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	318.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	380.09/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	388.81/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	514.08/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	416.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	362.93/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	460.59/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	486.62/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	435.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	547.41/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	466.62/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	357.31/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	525.18/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	633.21/cwt	630.00–640.00	1,741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	565.07/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,034	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	173.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,459	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	143.07/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,321	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	162.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,765	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	183.57/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,322	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	154.45/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,557	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	177.74/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,595	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	166.27/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,266	4
Bulls	—	—	1,932	214.03/cwt	212.00–218.00	4,135	3
Bulls	—	—	1,818	207.97/cwt	206.00–209.00	3,781	6
Bulls	—	—	1,713	188.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,325.00/head	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,611.11/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,611	18
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,660.00/head	2,600.00–2,780.00	2,660	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,360.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,360	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,962.50/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,963	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	717	319.98/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,294	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	547.60/cwt	545.00–555.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	413.19/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,206	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	506.48/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,884	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	473.56/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,273	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	493.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	332.41/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	389.42/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	428.76/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	515.14/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,406	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	583.56/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,844	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	436.94/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	452.17/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,324	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	507.90/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,905	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	501.65/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	422.43/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	610.96/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	586.18/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,630	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	394.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	531.76/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,808	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	375.92/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,402	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 668Last week 543Year ago 663

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 73Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 70Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	530.00–545.00	537.34
14	250–300	273	510.00–520.00	515.14
5	300–350	338	455.00–465.00	456.95
10	350–400	380	420.00–435.00	428.76
7	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
7	450–500	466	385.00–395.00	389.42
6	550–600	594	360.00–365.00	364.17
2	600–650	628	325.00–340.00	332.41
2	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
6	300–350	344	545.00–555.00	546.65
7	350–400	372	500.00–515.00	506.48
3	400–450	418	480.00–495.00	489.68
12	450–500	473	460.00–475.00	467.38
5	500–550	520	435.00–440.00	436.94
5	550–600	558	400.00–405.00	401.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	545.00	545.00
5	300–350	317	525.00–535.00	527.18
8	350–400	371	460.00–475.00	471.36
6	400–450	423	455.00–460.00	459.13
15	450–500	474	435.00–450.00	442.16
13	500–550	525	415.00–430.00	419.52
8	550–600	564	375.00–385.00	377.55
5	600–650	622	360.00–370.00	361.96
1	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	705	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	778	315.00–320.00	318.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	535.00–550.00	544.91
7	400–450	425	510.00–520.00	514.08
11	450–500	479	480.00–495.00	486.62
8	500–550	538	455.00–470.00	460.59
11	550–600	579	430.00–440.00	435.33
5	600–650	631	415.00–420.00	416.98
5	650–700	674	380.00–395.00	388.81
5	700–750	721	360.00–375.00	362.93
1	750–800	785	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	565	375.00–385.00	380.09
1	650–700	670	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	600.00–610.00	603.30
2	450–500	475	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	525	475.00–485.00	479.95
2	650–700	670	400.00–405.00	402.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	275	630.00–640.00	633.21
5	300–350	307	605.00–615.00	610.96
6	350–400	360	560.00–570.00	565.07
4	400–450	410	540.00–550.00	547.41
3	500–550	518	465.00–470.00	466.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	645.00	645.00
3	250–300	275	625.00	625.00
11	300–350	316	580.00–590.00	583.56
4	350–400	380	545.00–555.00	547.60
8	400–450	420	520.00–530.00	525.18
3	450–500	458	500.00–505.00	501.65
7	500–550	514	450.00–455.00	452.17
4	550–600	560	415.00–425.00	422.43
4	650–700	678	350.00–365.00	357.31
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	250–300	278	580.00–590.00	586.18
9	300–350	340	525.00–535.00	531.76
14	350–400	375	500.00–515.00	507.90
10	400–450	433	490.00–500.00	493.05
11	450–500	480	470.00–480.00	473.56
9	500–550	534	405.00–420.00	413.19
2	550–600	580	390.00–400.00	394.91
5	600–650	639	370.00–385.00	375.92
3	700–750	717	310.00–325.00	319.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,418	170.00–175.00	173.44
2	—	1,265	180.00–187.00	183.57
4	—	1,363	166.00–167.00	166.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	142.00–147.00	143.07
6	—	1,083	162.00–165.00	162.96
6	—	1,008	154.00–155.00	154.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,460	177.00–179.00	177.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,932	212.00–218.00	214.03
6	—	1,818	206.00–209.00	207.97
3	—	1,713	185.00–190.00	188.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,350.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,611.11
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,780.00	2,660.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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