Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 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 $379.38/cwt on 22 head, up $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 28 comparable sales and sits −4.94 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$379.38

▲ 11.33 vs prior sale

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AL average

−16.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	386.45	2,015	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	373.40	1,998	6thin
Medium and Large 1	556	371.01	2,063	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about −$48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

379.38

—

AL average16 barns · 551 hd

390.14

−10.76

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−16.67

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−4.94

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	1,360	208.80	2,840	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	187.60	2,848	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	180.79	2,241	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	167.00	1,732	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)	—	$2,986	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,646	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,097	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,433	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,508	13

Every lot, as filed

84 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	400–450	421	423.83/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,784	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	571.34/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	431.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,497	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	540.99/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	387.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	433.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	454.93/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	409.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	444.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	392.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	458.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,175	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	368.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,449	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	477.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,818	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	511.64/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,663	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	472.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	261	487.54/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,272	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	429.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,557	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	489.89/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	456.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	462.25/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,770	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	179.58/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,202	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	157.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,535	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	178.95/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,960	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	171.38/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,865	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,848	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,490	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,085.00/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,085	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,357.50/head	2,230.00–2,400.00	2,358	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,888.89/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,889	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,284.00/head	2,260.00–2,300.00	2,284	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,507.69/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,811.18/head	2,750.00–2,880.00	2,811	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	411	450.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,853	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	184.65/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,199	5
Bulls	—	—	1,261	204.77/cwt	202.00–207.00	2,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	215.52/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	561.20/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	531.19/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	404.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,687	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	390.75/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,813	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	420.41/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	475.87/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	371.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,063	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	491.28/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,995	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	541.82/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	476.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	445.54/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	471.37/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,230	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	578.80/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	623.17/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	548.71/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	476.12/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,995	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	517.25/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,929	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	444.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,380	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	412.65/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,538	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	474.56/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,988	9

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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 466Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 21Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	261	485.00–495.00	487.54
5	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	472.07
10	350–400	377	440.00–455.00	444.42
16	400–450	421	420.00–430.00	423.83
8	450–500	475	405.00–415.00	409.89
9	500–550	511	390.00–400.00	392.31
2	550–600	568	355.00–365.00	360.07
2	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	750–800	755	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	485.00–495.00	489.89
5	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	456.04
18	350–400	363	425.00–435.00	429.02
13	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	404.54
7	450–500	464	390.00–395.00	390.75
6	500–550	535	370.00–380.00	373.40
3	600–650	608	325.00–335.00	331.68
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
6	350–400	358	475.00–480.00	475.87
11	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	445.54
4	450–500	468	430.00–440.00	434.97
5	550–600	556	370.00–375.00	371.01
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	615.00	615.00
6	250–300	268	565.00–575.00	571.34
4	300–350	344	545.00–560.00	548.71
12	350–400	373	510.00–525.00	517.25
12	400–450	419	470.00–485.00	476.12
6	450–500	462	450.00–465.00	454.93
8	500–550	520	430.00–445.00	433.64
8	550–600	565	380.00–395.00	387.43
2	600–650	628	360.00–370.00	365.06
2	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	705	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	505.00–520.00	511.64
13	350–400	381	470.00–480.00	477.09
7	400–450	411	445.00–455.00	450.77
8	450–500	484	415.00–430.00	420.41
8	550–600	580	360.00–370.00	364.87
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	620.00–630.00	623.17
4	300–350	306	575.00–590.00	578.80
6	350–400	362	540.00–550.00	541.82
8	400–450	406	490.00–500.00	491.28
5	450–500	463	475.00–485.00	476.97
2	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	323	530.00–545.00	540.99
9	400–450	419	470.00–480.00	474.56
8	450–500	474	455.00–465.00	458.80
17	500–550	536	440.00–450.00	444.07
8	550–600	579	430.00–440.00	431.23
15	600–650	615	410.00–415.00	412.65
6	650–700	665	360.00–370.00	368.27
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	455.00–470.00	462.25
2	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	555.00–570.00	561.20
4	400–450	424	530.00–535.00	531.19
7	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	471.37
5	500–550	505	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	179.00–180.00	179.58
2	—	1,415	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,191	183.00–187.00	184.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	157.00–160.00	157.96
5	—	1,095	177.00–182.00	178.95
7	—	1,088	170.00–173.00	171.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	185.00–190.00	187.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	202.00–207.00	204.77
3	—	1,525	213.00–217.00	215.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,230.00–2,400.00	2,357.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,888.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	2,260.00–2,300.00	2,284.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,750.00–2,880.00	2,811.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,507.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	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

Dothan Livestock Co. - Dothan, AL

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