Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $437.38/cwt on 35 head, up $7.57 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 26 comparable sales and sits +26.47 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$437.38

▲ 7.57 vs prior sale

35 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

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

$71.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	473.29	2,447	6thin
Medium and Large 2	557	438.80	2,444	22
Medium and Large 3	547	402.13	2,200	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.16/cwt here — about $247 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $336.52, median $410.90 across 26 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 sale35 hd

437.38

—

AL average14 barns · 345 hd

428.29

+9.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

+26.47

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	1,625	196.96	3,201	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	179.00	2,434	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	171.30	2,145	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	152.93	1,561	10

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)	—	$2,495	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,273	8

Every lot, as filed

65 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	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	425.81/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,048	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	413.35/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	534.38/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,009	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	584.75/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	485.03/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	452.54/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	473.13/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	366.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	457.44/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	429.57/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,191	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	484.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	463.44/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,979	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	473.29/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,447	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	419.49/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,429	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	517.38/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	603.71/cwt	600.00–605.00	2,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	545.90/cwt	535.00–570.00	2,407	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	422.36/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,260	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	561.29/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	479.14/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	446.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,295	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	489.29/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,099	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	589.77/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	456	452.52/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	611.04/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	487.23/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	627.33/cwt	620.00–635.00	2,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	375.15/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	347.56/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,224	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	458.11/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,451	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	372.83/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,468	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,990.00/head	2,990.00–2,990.00	2,990	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,475	5
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	1,272.50/head	1,115.00–1,325.00	1,273	8
Bulls	—	—	1,377	180.41/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	201.98/cwt	198.00–204.00	3,460	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	211.14/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,811	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	174.49/cwt	174.00–176.00	2,122	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	164.91/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,185	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	156.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,710	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	145.78/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,429	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	165.53/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,677	2

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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 481Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 59Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	470.00–480.00	473.13
3	400–450	425	440.00	440.00
7	450–500	481	415.00–430.00	425.81
5	500–550	533	360.00–370.00	366.14
2	550–600	565	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	368	480.00–490.00	485.03
6	400–450	427	460.00–470.00	463.44
10	450–500	468	445.00–460.00	452.54
13	500–550	510	425.00–435.00	429.57
4	550–600	578	380.00–385.00	382.47
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	575.00–590.00	584.75
9	350–400	376	530.00–540.00	534.38
8	400–450	429	480.00–495.00	489.29
3	450–500	490	470.00	470.00
7	500–550	514	440.00–455.00	446.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	635.00	635.00
4	300–350	338	620.00–635.00	627.33
4	350–400	384	600.00–605.00	603.71
1	400–450	410	585.00	585.00
6	450–500	478	510.00–525.00	517.38
6	500–550	517	470.00–480.00	473.29
3	600–650	617	410.00–415.00	413.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	293	605.00–615.00	611.04
2	300–350	320	585.00–595.00	589.77
4	350–400	389	550.00–565.00	561.29
10	400–450	441	535.00–570.00	545.90
4	450–500	478	480.00–495.00	487.23
11	500–550	535	450.00–465.00	458.11
11	550–600	579	410.00–425.00	419.49
7	650–700	662	370.00–380.00	372.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
4	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
5	400–450	415	475.00–485.00	479.14
6	450–500	456	450.00–465.00	452.52
4	500–550	535	415.00–430.00	422.36
3	550–600	563	370.00–385.00	375.15
4	600–650	640	340.00–350.00	347.56
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	510	450.00	450.00
1	550–600	570	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	555.00	555.00
1	450–500	460	535.00	535.00
2	500–550	513	480.00–490.00	484.93
2	550–600	568	455.00–460.00	457.44
1	600–650	605	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	595.00	595.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,990.00	2,990.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,450.00–2,575.00	2,475.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,115.00–1,325.00	1,272.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	178.00–182.00	180.41
8	—	1,713	198.00–204.00	201.98
3	—	1,805	209.00–215.00	211.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	174.00–176.00	174.49
2	—	1,325	162.00–168.00	164.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	179.00	179.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,093	155.00–160.00	156.45
5	—	980	145.00–147.00	145.78
2	—	1,013	165.00–166.00	165.53

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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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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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