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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Oct 19

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

639 head

▲ 389 vs last sale 250▲ 147 vs year ago 492 · +29.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 20▲ 17 vs year ago 29 · +58.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 7▲ 6 vs year ago 42 · +14.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady to firm. There were no pairs recorded. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $327.56/cwt on 38 head, up $7.57 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −67.75 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$327.56

▲ 7.57 vs prior sale

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$47.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	358.51	1,821	4thin
Medium and Large 2	529	333.21	1,764	20
Medium and Large 3	560	310.66	1,738	14thin

One grade step is worth $47.85/cwt here — about $83 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

327.56

—

AL average15 barns · 536 hd

340.32

−12.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−67.75

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	1,654	174.09	2,879	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	141.51	1,754	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,402	138.93	1,948	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,057	118.92	1,257	23

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)	—	$2,248	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,141	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,748	12
Open Heifers	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,773	3thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,109	11
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,264	14

Every lot, as filed

97 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,434	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	482.46/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,616	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	470.05/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,702	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	392.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,653	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	367.46/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,591	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,827	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,892	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	370.98/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,833	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	386.01/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,953	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	363.99/cwt	362.00–365.00	1,922	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	562	341.34/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,918	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	352.24/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,990	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	364.43/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,095	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,166	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	341.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,130	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	337.00/cwt	336.00–338.00	2,251	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,199	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	610.23/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,312	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	456.92/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,042	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	448.10/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,277	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,253	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	456.74/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,471	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	396.47/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,292	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	422.61/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,437	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	374.68/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,375	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	405.10/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,531	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	360.05/cwt	356.00–365.00	1,473	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	376.71/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,545	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	336.03/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,445	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	358.19/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,655	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	317.91/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,501	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	340.43/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,641	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	322.34/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,683	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	536	305.76/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,639	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	556	272.52/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,515	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	312.45/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,781	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	289.70/cwt	288.00–294.00	1,860	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	257.63/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,654	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	273.30/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,809	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	208	508.89/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,058	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	652.59/cwt	650.00–660.00	1,423	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,348	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	257	522.02/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,342	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,497	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	491.73/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,401	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	482.70/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,540	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	513.62/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,649	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	444.44/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,462	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	472.55/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,715	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	455.10/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,720	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	421.61/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,594	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	400.29/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,693	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	367.19/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,605	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	377.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,766	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	357.42/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,680	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	328.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,591	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	358.51/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,821	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	337.18/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,726	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	312.76/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,651	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	323.93/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,846	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	591	308.56/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,824	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	294.90/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,852	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	309.25/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,951	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	676	264.76/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,790	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	293.97/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,017	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,814	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	276.83/cwt	274.00–288.00	2,026	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	172.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,049	130.17/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,365	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	118.87/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,259	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	107.75/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,144	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	138.83/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,678	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	145.53/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,870	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	138.93/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,948	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,607.50/head	2,590.00–2,625.00	2,608	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,145.00/head	2,145.00–2,145.00	2,145	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,045.00/head	2,045.00–2,045.00	2,045	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,823.33/head	1,800.00–1,870.00	1,823	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,577.50/head	1,485.00–1,670.00	1,578	10
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,170.00/head	3,170.00–3,170.00	3,170	1
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	2
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,109.09/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,109	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,264.29/head	1,185.00–1,370.00	1,264	14

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 Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 250Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 20Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 7Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	218	650.00–660.00	652.59
1	250–300	265	565.00	565.00
4	300–350	321	510.00–525.00	513.62
4	350–400	363	470.00–480.00	472.55
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
10	450–500	468	370.00–385.00	377.38
4	500–550	508	357.00–360.00	358.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	550.00	550.00
5	250–300	257	520.00–525.00	522.02
11	300–350	319	480.00–490.00	482.70
6	350–400	378	450.00–460.00	455.10
11	400–450	423	395.00–410.00	400.29
6	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	357.42
14	500–550	512	335.00–345.00	337.18
6	550–600	570	320.00–332.00	323.93
4	600–650	631	307.00–310.00	309.25
5	650–700	686	290.00–300.00	293.97
5	700–750	732	274.00–288.00	276.83
2	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	208	505.00–520.00	508.89
6	250–300	285	490.00–495.00	491.73
5	300–350	329	435.00–450.00	444.44
9	350–400	378	415.00–425.00	421.61
7	400–450	437	360.00–370.00	367.19
7	450–500	484	325.00–330.00	328.66
7	500–550	528	310.00–320.00	312.76
7	550–600	591	300.00–310.00	308.56
4	600–650	628	290.00–300.00	294.90
5	650–700	676	260.00–272.00	264.76
1	700–750	720	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	605.00–615.00	610.23
6	300–350	322	455.00–460.00	456.74
3	400–450	410	375.00–380.00	376.71
9	450–500	462	352.00–360.00	358.19
2	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	585.00	585.00
3	250–300	285	445.00–455.00	448.10
4	300–350	340	415.00–425.00	422.61
8	350–400	378	400.00–410.00	405.10
9	400–450	409	356.00–365.00	360.05
9	450–500	482	337.00–345.00	340.43
10	500–550	522	320.00–332.00	322.34
7	550–600	570	308.00–316.00	312.45
7	600–650	642	288.00–294.00	289.70
3	650–700	662	270.00–275.00	273.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	450.00–465.00	456.92
4	250–300	293	425.00–430.00	427.48
7	300–350	326	395.00–405.00	396.47
9	350–400	367	365.00–380.00	374.68
12	400–450	430	330.00–340.00	336.03
5	450–500	472	315.00–322.00	317.91
7	500–550	536	300.00–310.00	305.76
4	550–600	556	270.00–280.00	272.52
5	600–650	642	252.00–266.00	257.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	435	415.00–425.00	420.11
3	450–500	485	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	506	385.00–390.00	386.01
4	550–600	575	362.00–372.00	364.43
1	600–650	605	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	335	480.00–485.00	482.46
3	350–400	362	465.00–480.00	470.05
11	400–450	421	390.00–400.00	392.66
12	450–500	494	370.00–382.00	370.98
3	500–550	528	362.00–365.00	363.99
11	550–600	565	350.00–358.00	352.24
7	600–650	624	340.00–350.00	341.41
2	650–700	668	336.00–338.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
8	400–450	433	360.00–370.00	367.46
3	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	562	340.00–342.00	341.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,955	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,628	170.00–174.00	172.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,049	128.00–131.00	130.17
9	—	1,059	117.00–121.00	118.87
7	—	1,062	107.00–110.00	107.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,209	138.00–139.00	138.83
4	—	1,285	143.00–148.00	145.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,402	138.00–140.00	138.93

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,145.00	2,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,160.00	2,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,590.00–2,625.00	2,607.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,485.00–1,670.00	1,577.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,045.00	2,045.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–1,870.00	1,823.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,109.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	—	2,575.00	2,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	—	3,170.00	3,170.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,185.00–1,370.00	1,264.29

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.