Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $376.23/cwt on 28 head, down $19.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −34.67 against this barn's trailing median of $410.90.

Average price

$376.23

▼ 19.08 vs prior sale

28 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	552	384.96	2,124	13thin
Medium and Large 3	559	368.67	2,059	15thin

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $64 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

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 sale28 hd

376.23

—

AL average15 barns · 495 hd

389.83

−13.60

This barn, trailing median26 sales

410.90

−34.67

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	1,574	206.20	3,245	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	191.50	3,079	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	186.31	2,457	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,043	165.94	1,732	15

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)	—	$3,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,496	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,199	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,660	5

Every lot, as filed

90 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	250–300	285	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	436.78/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,140	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	659	378.81/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	394.94/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,460	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	417.43/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	452.73/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,444	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	556.62/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	360.08/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	414.64/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,434	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	477.38/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,105	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	316.00/cwt	315.00–317.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	413.95/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,136	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	382.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,857	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	421.40/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,964	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	541	377.76/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	426.62/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	495.13/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,906	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	462.51/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	366.84/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,077	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	336.20/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	531.87/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	489.78/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	389	491.22/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	520.16/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	389.67/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	409.95/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	443.19/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	148.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,460	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	182.34/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,860	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	171.50/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,880	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	191.50/cwt	190.00–193.00	3,079	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	186.10/cwt	184.00–188.00	2,425	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	212.07/cwt	211.00–217.00	3,580	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,890.00/head	1,860.00–1,920.00	1,890	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,670.00/head	1,640.00–1,700.00	1,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,317	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,400	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,325.00/head	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	452.43/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	523.45/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,463	178.54/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	190.51/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,421	4
Bulls	—	—	1,508	203.47/cwt	202.00–205.00	3,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,353	194.27/cwt	191.00–197.00	2,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	447.42/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	497.43/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,079	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	364.34/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	338.39/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	543.27/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	629.84/cwt	625.00–635.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	418.39/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	393.75/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,016	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	363.99/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	430.71/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	331.68/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	322.53/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	446.08/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,092	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	513.16/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,976	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	426.24/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,319	4

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 549Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 49Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 69Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	345	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	441	475.00–490.00	477.38
11	450–500	490	435.00–440.00	436.78
4	500–550	544	425.00–430.00	426.24
13	550–600	587	410.00–420.00	414.64
4	600–650	623	390.00–400.00	394.94
4	650–700	659	375.00–390.00	378.81
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	780	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
6	300–350	320	515.00–530.00	520.16
8	350–400	389	490.00–500.00	491.22
3	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	625.00–635.00	629.84
1	300–350	330	570.00	570.00
3	350–400	367	540.00–550.00	543.27
1	400–450	405	520.00	520.00
6	450–500	475	445.00–450.00	447.42
6	500–550	540	435.00–445.00	440.05
7	550–600	559	430.00–435.00	430.71
3	600–650	610	415.00–425.00	418.39
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	450.00–460.00	452.73
3	350–400	385	425.00–430.00	426.62
8	400–450	419	410.00–420.00	417.43
14	450–500	486	380.00–390.00	382.00
14	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	374.93
2	650–700	693	315.00–317.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	480.00–495.00	489.78
2	250–300	280	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	318	440.00–445.00	443.19
9	350–400	358	405.00–420.00	409.95
11	400–450	414	385.00–395.00	389.67
7	450–500	484	360.00–370.00	364.34
3	550–600	585	335.00–340.00	338.39
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
13	500–550	512	390.00–397.00	393.75
5	550–600	572	360.00–365.00	363.99
4	600–650	618	340.00–345.00	342.49
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	590.00	590.00
3	250–300	262	555.00–560.00	556.62
12	350–400	385	510.00–520.00	513.16
4	400–450	443	460.00–465.00	462.51
10	450–500	469	440.00–455.00	446.08
5	500–550	516	410.00–420.00	413.95
8	550–600	574	365.00–370.00	366.84
4	600–650	635	355.00–365.00	360.08
3	650–700	667	330.00–335.00	331.68
2	700–750	718	315.00–330.00	322.53
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	525.00–535.00	531.87
6	300–350	333	520.00–525.00	523.45
8	350–400	385	490.00–500.00	495.13
6	400–450	423	440.00–455.00	452.43
16	450–500	466	415.00–430.00	421.40
9	500–550	541	370.00–380.00	377.76
6	550–600	585	350.00–360.00	355.04
4	600–650	618	325.00–340.00	336.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	650.00	650.00
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
6	400–450	418	495.00–510.00	497.43
1	450–500	475	460.00	460.00
1	600–650	610	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	145.00–151.00	148.33
3	—	1,020	182.00–183.00	182.34
7	—	1,096	168.00–174.00	171.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	190.00–193.00	191.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,303	184.00–188.00	186.10
2	—	1,463	178.00–179.00	178.54
4	—	1,271	190.00–192.00	190.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,688	211.00–217.00	212.07
2	—	1,508	202.00–205.00	203.47
2	—	1,353	191.00–197.00	194.27

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)	2	—	—	1,860.00–1,920.00	1,890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,640.00–1,700.00	1,670.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,316.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00–3,450.00	3,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,250.00–3,450.00	3,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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