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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Sep 28

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Sep 14Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

435 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 251▼ 304 vs year ago 739 · −41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 14▼ 37 vs year ago 79 · −46.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▼ 31 vs year ago 52 · −59.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $319.57/cwt on 64 head, down $10.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −75.74 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$319.57

▼ 10.78 vs prior sale

64 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$63.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	354.27	1,823	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	324.34	1,776	40
Medium and Large 3	562	290.29	1,631	16thin

One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

319.57

—

AL average16 barns · 595 hd

350.81

−31.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−75.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $443.73, low $316.09, median $395.31 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,541	182.35	2,809	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,560	143.76	2,243	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	138.94	1,942	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	133.71	1,456	16

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)	—	$2,185	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,895	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,457	15

Every lot, as filed

80 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,617	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,556	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	402.54/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,743	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	374.93/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,811	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	333.03/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,748	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	359.32/cwt	358.00–360.00	1,894	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,974	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	354.95/cwt	352.00–358.00	2,059	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	350.71/cwt	348.00–352.00	2,192	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	325.96/cwt	324.00–328.00	2,184	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,511	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	281	422.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,188	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	452.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,281	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	317	403.08/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,278	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	417.47/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,524	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	366	378.74/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,386	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	392.38/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,483	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	352.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,465	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	370.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,554	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	388.71/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,652	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	360.37/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,669	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	342.83/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,601	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	321.10/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,532	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	509	298.72/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,520	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	316.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,630	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	301.40/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,712	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	283.49/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,610	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	328.69/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,897	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	318.68/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,944	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	626	266.13/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,666	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,016	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	721	265.31/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,913	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	507.56/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,487	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	503.37/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,545	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	477.03/cwt	475.00–490.00	1,560	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	336	454.11/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,526	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	492.52/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,763	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	452.40/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,651	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	392	400.16/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,569	20
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	397.54/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,682	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	413.49/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,757	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,520	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,533	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	354.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,647	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	387.59/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,860	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	355.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,807	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	333.70/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,745	23
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	311.07/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,646	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,926	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	280.85/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,621	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	311.68/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,811	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	273.98/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,666	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	301.26/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,901	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,038	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	291.35/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,952	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,101	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	723	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,898	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	791	272.99/cwt	272.00–276.00	2,159	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	172.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,559	186.33/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,905	10
Bulls	—	—	2,045	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,967	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	141.49/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,535	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	126.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,377	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	136.42/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,494	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,398	138.94/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,942	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	143.76/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,243	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,415.00/head	2,415.00–2,415.00	2,415	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,955.00/head	1,955.00–1,955.00	1,955	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935.00/head	1,890.00–2,025.00	1,935	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,457.33/head	1,340.00–1,560.00	1,457	15

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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 251Year ago 739

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 14Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	433	395.00–410.00	402.54
3	450–500	483	365.00–380.00	374.93
3	500–550	527	358.00–360.00	359.32
6	550–600	580	352.00–358.00	354.95
3	600–650	625	348.00–352.00	350.71
2	650–700	670	324.00–328.00	325.96
2	750–800	775	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	330.00–336.00	333.03
2	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	530	370.00–375.00	372.52
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	390.00–395.00	392.38
10	400–450	420	365.00–375.00	370.06
7	450–500	467	336.00–348.00	342.83
6	500–550	515	310.00–320.00	316.54
3	550–600	568	300.00–304.00	301.40
4	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
5	700–750	721	262.00–270.00	265.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	281	420.00–425.00	422.94
15	300–350	317	400.00–415.00	403.08
4	350–400	366	375.00–380.00	378.74
9	400–450	416	350.00–355.00	352.19
10	450–500	477	310.00–330.00	321.10
4	500–550	509	295.00–300.00	298.72
3	550–600	568	280.00–290.00	283.49
5	600–650	626	260.00–270.00	266.13
3	700–750	705	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	450.00–460.00	452.57
2	350–400	365	415.00–420.00	417.47
4	400–450	425	385.00–390.00	388.71
3	450–500	463	358.00–365.00	360.37
3	550–600	577	325.00–336.00	328.69
3	600–650	610	318.00–320.00	318.68
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	507.56
7	300–350	327	475.00–490.00	477.03
6	350–400	365	445.00–460.00	452.40
8	400–450	423	390.00–405.00	397.54
10	450–500	465	350.00–360.00	354.13
23	500–550	523	330.00–342.00	333.70
17	550–600	581	310.00–325.00	311.68
8	600–650	631	300.00–310.00	301.26
3	650–700	670	290.00–294.00	291.35
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
4	750–800	791	272.00–276.00	272.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	445.00–460.00	454.11
20	350–400	392	395.00–410.00	400.16
7	400–450	429	350.00–360.00	354.20
3	450–500	455	337.00	337.00
5	500–550	529	305.00–320.00	311.07
11	550–600	577	276.00–285.00	280.85
6	600–650	608	270.00–276.00	273.98
2	700–750	723	260.00–265.00	262.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	500.00–510.00	503.37
2	350–400	358	490.00–495.00	492.52
3	400–450	425	410.00–420.00	413.49
11	450–500	480	385.00–400.00	387.59
7	500–550	508	350.00–360.00	355.74
1	550–600	560	344.00	344.00
4	600–650	645	316.00	316.00
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	298.00	298.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,085	140.00–144.00	141.49
4	—	1,095	134.00–139.00	136.42
7	—	1,088	125.00–128.00	126.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,560	143.00–146.00	143.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	138.00–140.00	138.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	170.00–175.00	172.06
1	—	2,045	194.00	194.00
10	—	1,559	183.00–187.00	186.33

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	—	—	1,890.00–2,025.00	1,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,415.00	2,415.00

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	—	—	1,955.00	1,955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,340.00–1,560.00	1,457.33

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.