Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady on a light supply. There were no pairs recoded. 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 $410.77/cwt on 30 head, up $6.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 26 comparable sales and sits −0.13 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$410.77

▲ 6.94 vs prior sale

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$59.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	436.22	2,323	8thin
Medium and Large 2	531	418.81	2,225	13thin
Medium and Large 3	566	376.54	2,131	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.68/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale30 hd

410.77

—

AL average16 barns · 361 hd

410.29

+0.48

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−0.13

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	1,626	203.87	3,316	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	189.54	2,839	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	181.94	2,332	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	170.28	1,737	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,690	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,035	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,447	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	431.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,525	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	445.95/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,359	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	367.47/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	399.59/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,138	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	484.13/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,324	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	418.32/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	463.93/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,385	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	487.38/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	447.95/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	416.68/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	547.29/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	503.28/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	565.06/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	514.91/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	476.16/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,205	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	430.51/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	459.15/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,703	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,690	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	189.54/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,839	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	175.09/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,241	8
Bulls	—	—	1,793	224.03/cwt	222.00–226.00	4,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,951	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	194.58/cwt	190.00–197.00	3,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	423.28/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	402.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	332.35/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	392.48/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	434.80/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	502.68/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	436.59/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,035	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	520.86/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	458.38/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,168	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	333.49/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	566	376.54/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,131	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	409.31/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,871	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	486.53/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,009	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	465.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	474.88/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,999	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	307.71/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	434.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	281	483.81/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,360	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	177.17/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,864	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	181.99/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,417	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	190.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	541.68/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,961	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,583.33/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,583	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,035.00/head	1,970.00–2,100.00	2,035	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,010.00/head	3,010.00–3,010.00	3,010	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,446.67/head	1,375.00–1,590.00	1,447	3

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 Jun 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 443Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 64Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 72Year ago 76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	545.00	545.00
9	400–450	413	480.00–495.00	486.53
2	450–500	485	460.00–470.00	465.05
5	500–550	529	440.00–450.00	445.95
6	550–600	585	430.00–435.00	431.64
3	650–700	685	370.00	370.00
3	750–800	757	340.00–350.00	346.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	545.00	545.00
2	400–450	418	510.00–520.00	514.91
5	450–500	480	480.00–490.00	484.13
5	500–550	514	455.00–470.00	463.93
3	600–650	623	415.00–425.00	418.32
1	650–700	660	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	560.00–575.00	565.06
4	300–350	319	540.00–550.00	547.29
5	350–400	379	515.00–530.00	520.86
3	400–450	417	500.00–510.00	503.28
9	450–500	473	455.00–465.00	458.38
9	500–550	519	425.00–435.00	430.51
4	550–600	559	390.00–400.00	392.48
4	600–650	638	365.00–375.00	367.47
1	650–700	665	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	770	325.00–340.00	332.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	585.00	585.00
2	300–350	325	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	362	540.00–545.00	541.68
9	450–500	463	475.00–485.00	476.16
5	500–550	518	445.00–460.00	447.95
3	550–600	557	415.00–420.00	416.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	515.00	515.00
4	350–400	364	500.00–510.00	502.68
13	400–450	421	470.00–485.00	474.88
9	450–500	466	430.00–445.00	436.59
9	550–600	566	370.00–385.00	376.54
2	700–750	725	300.00–315.00	307.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	480.00–495.00	487.38
7	350–400	371	455.00–465.00	459.15
6	400–450	427	430.00–445.00	434.80
7	450–500	457	405.00–415.00	409.31
11	500–550	535	395.00–405.00	399.59
4	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	658	330.00–337.00	333.49
2	750–800	765	305.00–310.00	307.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	475.00–490.00	483.81
4	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	434.92
7	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	423.28
10	400–450	432	400.00–410.00	402.95
3	450–500	455	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	728	275.00–285.00	279.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,008	165.00–170.00	167.63
5	—	1,052	176.00–179.00	177.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	189.00–190.00	189.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,280	172.00–178.00	175.09
9	—	1,328	180.00–183.00	181.99
6	—	1,214	190.00–196.00	190.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	222.00–226.00	224.03
1	—	1,405	210.00	210.00
5	—	1,604	190.00–197.00	194.58

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)	3	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,970.00–2,100.00	2,035.00
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	—	—	3,010.00	3,010.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,375.00–1,590.00	1,446.67

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.

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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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