Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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 $339.35/cwt on 52 head, down $19.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −44.98 against this barn's trailing median of $384.32.

Average price

$339.35

▼ 19.13 vs prior sale

52 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.49

vs AL average

−27.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	348.96	1,928	19thin
Medium and Large 2	541	340.32	1,842	19thin
Medium and Large 3	511	324.98	1,660	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $268 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 sale52 hd

339.35

—

AL average16 barns · 561 hd

353.84

−14.49

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−27.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

384.32

−44.98

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	1,388	208.87	2,898	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,398	175.90	2,459	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	170.00	2,006	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	153.76	1,537	8thin

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)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,144	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,742	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,889	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,303	9

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1	350–400	363	426.70/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	471.73/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	365.23/cwt	364.00–374.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	422.30/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	556.74/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	679.77/cwt	675.00–690.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	415.97/cwt	412.00–425.00	1,780	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	609.57/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	388.72/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	337.02/cwt	334.00–339.00	2,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	352.88/cwt	352.00–360.00	2,255	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	489.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,619	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	389.90/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,872	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	343.94/cwt	334.00–346.00	2,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	385.76/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.10/cwt	345.00–348.00	1,961	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	366.22/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	419.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	593.58/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	339.32/cwt	338.00–346.00	1,914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	313.94/cwt	310.00–318.00	2,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	399.75/cwt	398.00–410.00	1,523	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	437.38/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	535.21/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	478.19/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	354.18/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	353.22/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	362.79/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,228	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	326.02/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,849	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	625	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	477.45/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	340.49/cwt	340.00–342.00	2,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	393.91/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,037	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	149.51/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	507	325.36/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	361.76/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,339	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	299.34/cwt	298.00–300.00	2,056	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,312.50/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,820.00/head	1,700.00–1,980.00	1,820	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,888.89/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,889	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,303.33/head	1,230.00–1,395.00	1,303	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,488.89/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,489	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	2,487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,395	210.69/cwt	210.00–213.00	2,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	216.95/cwt	216.00–218.00	3,684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,006	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	175.90/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,459	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	155.68/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	396.53/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,681	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	311.97/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	403.07/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,338	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	467.34/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	274	422.47/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,158	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	395.37/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	428.26/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	417.75/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	371.06/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	572	346.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	451.73/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	311.92/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	536.82/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	492	336.52/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,656	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	373.08/cwt	366.00–377.00	1,791	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	368.49/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	348.79/cwt	347.00–356.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	301.18/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	331.58/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	433.72/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.71/cwt	360.00–368.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	337.35/cwt	336.00–340.00	1,882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	464.95/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	340.88/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	372.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,932	11

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 418Year ago 637

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 45Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 15Year ago 54

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	605.00–620.00	609.57
6	300–350	313	470.00–480.00	471.73
9	350–400	363	420.00–430.00	426.70
12	400–450	419	385.00–400.00	388.72
8	450–500	469	364.00–374.00	365.23
5	500–550	517	350.00–357.00	354.18
14	550–600	565	345.00–348.00	347.10
10	600–650	611	334.00–339.00	337.02
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	346.00	346.00
1	650–700	670	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
5	300–350	325	425.00–440.00	433.72
7	350–400	381	398.00–410.00	399.75
3	400–450	425	365.00–375.00	368.49
5	450–500	494	347.00–356.00	348.79
16	500–550	538	340.00–345.00	340.88
3	550–600	558	336.00–340.00	337.35
3	650–700	682	310.00–316.00	311.92
5	700–750	719	300.00–302.00	301.18
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	465.00–470.00	467.34
8	250–300	274	420.00–430.00	422.47
6	300–350	332	400.00–410.00	403.07
6	350–400	370	355.00–365.00	361.76
5	400–450	430	350.00	350.00
11	450–500	492	330.00–342.00	336.52
13	500–550	507	320.00–330.00	325.36
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	620	310.00–314.00	311.97
6	650–700	687	298.00–300.00	299.34
2	700–750	730	286.00	286.00
3	750–800	785	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	477.45
4	450–500	473	415.00–430.00	422.30
5	500–550	517	390.00–400.00	393.91
20	600–650	614	362.00–370.00	362.79
5	650–700	671	350.00–354.00	353.22
4	700–750	721	340.00–342.00	340.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	378	435.00–440.00	437.38
7	400–450	434	415.00–430.00	419.39
7	450–500	491	380.00–390.00	385.76
11	500–550	519	370.00–375.00	372.32
6	550–600	575	360.00–368.00	362.71
9	600–650	639	352.00–360.00	352.88
6	650–700	674	334.00–346.00	343.94
1	700–750	715	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	363	425.00–430.00	428.26
11	400–450	424	390.00–400.00	396.53
2	450–500	480	365.00–377.00	371.06
1	500–550	545	362.00	362.00
3	550–600	572	340.00–350.00	346.59
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	790	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	675.00–690.00	679.77
3	250–300	292	550.00–560.00	556.74
6	300–350	312	530.00–545.00	535.21
6	350–400	382	475.00–485.00	478.19
2	400–450	408	435.00–440.00	437.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	590.00–600.00	593.58
3	250–300	283	530.00–540.00	536.82
12	300–350	331	485.00–495.00	489.09
6	350–400	377	445.00–455.00	451.73
13	400–450	428	412.00–425.00	415.97
9	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	389.90
8	500–550	521	364.00–370.00	366.22
6	550–600	564	338.00–346.00	339.32
5	600–650	611	330.00–334.00	331.58
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	720	310.00–318.00	313.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	455.00–470.00	464.95
6	350–400	378	410.00–425.00	417.75
9	400–450	427	392.00–400.00	395.37
11	450–500	480	366.00–377.00	373.08
4	500–550	540	357.00	357.00
7	550–600	567	325.00–332.00	326.02
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	715	282.00	282.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	165.00	165.00
4	—	1,011	149.00–151.00	149.51
3	—	948	154.00–158.00	155.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	174.00–178.00	175.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,225	203.00	203.00
4	—	1,395	210.00–213.00	210.69
2	—	1,698	216.00–218.00	216.95

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	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)	4	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,700.00–1,980.00	1,820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,488.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,230.00–1,395.00	1,303.33

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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