Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 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 $354.75/cwt on 26 head, down $34.14 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 28 comparable sales and sits −29.58 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$354.75

▼ 34.14 vs prior sale

26 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$29.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.36

vs AL average

−56.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	553	365.88	2,024	11thin
Medium and Large 1	577	362.43	2,091	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	336.01	1,808	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.87/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

354.75

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

380.10

−25.36

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−56.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−29.58

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	—	Average	1,294	208.52	2,698	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	187.18	2,635	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,266	179.36	2,271	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	167.51	1,865	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)	—	$2,365	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,016	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,948	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	6

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,995.00/head	1,995.00–1,995.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	177.45/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,303	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	182.33/cwt	181.00–183.00	2,219	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	187.18/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,635	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	163.59/cwt	162.00–166.00	1,700	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	172.77/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,056	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	155.63/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	408.91/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	482.65/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	337.39/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	392.44/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	573.75/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	522.18/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	314.92/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	423.52/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	333.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	453.72/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	440.42/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	366.26/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,220	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	382.43/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	462.51/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	351.08/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	449.23/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,968	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	368.31/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	522.03/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,900	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	462.57/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	511.94/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	346.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	434.11/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,465.00/head	1,400.00–1,530.00	1,465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,947.50/head	1,860.00–2,000.00	1,948	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,483	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	375.58/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	364	422.09/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,536	5
Bulls	—	—	1,251	208.43/cwt	206.00–210.00	2,607	7
Bulls	—	—	1,293	195.90/cwt	194.00–198.00	2,533	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	221.45/cwt	218.00–224.00	3,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	573.13/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	371.71/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	467.37/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	345.51/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,170	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	362.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	491.69/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,006	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	486.63/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	467.95/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	398.01/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	432.57/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	472.46/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	339.18/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	394.64/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	325.52/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,178	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	405.42/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	469.85/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	397.34/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	476.46/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	552.04/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	363.37/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,209	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 295Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,995.00	1,995.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,530.00	1,465.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,860.00–2,000.00	1,947.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,483.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,298	176.00–179.00	177.45
9	—	1,217	181.00–183.00	182.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	186.00–188.00	187.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,039	162.00–166.00	163.59
12	—	1,190	171.00–174.00	172.77
3	—	980	155.00–157.00	155.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	206.00–210.00	208.43
2	—	1,293	194.00–198.00	195.90
2	—	1,445	218.00–224.00	221.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	460.00–475.00	467.37
3	300–350	318	435.00–450.00	440.42
5	350–400	364	420.00–430.00	422.09
4	400–450	426	405.00–420.00	408.91
7	450–500	466	370.00–380.00	375.58
8	500–550	533	330.00–345.00	337.39
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	310.00–320.00	314.92
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	470.00–480.00	476.46
2	350–400	375	460.00–465.00	462.57
6	400–450	416	430.00–435.00	434.11
13	450–500	457	390.00–400.00	394.64
6	500–550	520	375.00–390.00	382.43
5	550–600	593	340.00–350.00	346.02
3	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
9	650–700	669	320.00–330.00	325.52
3	700–750	715	315.00	315.00
2	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	485.00–490.00	486.63
2	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
6	550–600	577	360.00–375.00	362.43
9	600–650	628	342.00–350.00	345.51
2	700–750	715	337.00	337.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	510.00–525.00	522.18
4	350–400	388	475.00–490.00	482.65
6	400–450	438	445.00–450.00	449.23
4	450–500	485	420.00–435.00	423.52
9	500–550	543	365.00–375.00	368.31
5	550–600	567	345.00–355.00	351.08
3	600–650	627	330.00–340.00	333.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	570.00–580.00	573.75
6	300–350	325	545.00–560.00	552.04
5	350–400	372	510.00–520.00	511.94
6	400–450	438	465.00–480.00	469.85
4	450–500	484	450.00–465.00	453.72
14	500–550	509	400.00–415.00	405.42
5	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	606	365.00–370.00	366.26
2	650–700	680	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	775	325.00–330.00	327.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	570.00–580.00	573.13
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	408	490.00–495.00	491.69
1	600–650	630	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	410	450.00	450.00
2	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	518	390.00–395.00	392.44
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	310	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	364	520.00–535.00	522.03
4	400–450	443	470.00–480.00	472.46
2	450–500	493	460.00–465.00	462.51
2	550–600	578	390.00–405.00	397.34
3	600–650	608	360.00–370.00	363.37
5	650–700	675	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
5	750–800	789	335.00–342.00	339.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	465.00–470.00	467.95
2	550–600	560	425.00–440.00	432.57
5	600–650	608	395.00–400.00	398.01
6	650–700	678	370.00–375.00	371.71
2	700–750	715	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	755	355.00	355.00

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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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