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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Feb 23

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Feb 16Feb 23Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 325▲ 10 vs year ago 390 · +2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 72▼ 42 vs year ago 93 · −45.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 27▼ 101 vs year ago 155 · −65.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 lower with instances up to 12.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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 $425.23/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +29.91 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$425.23

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$12.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.24

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	429.86	2,409	18thin
Medium and Large 3	534	417.64	2,230	11thin

One grade step is worth $12.22/cwt here — about $179 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 sale29 hd

425.23

—

AL average15 barns · 317 hd

426.47

−1.24

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

+29.91

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	1,665	192.15	3,199	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	184.91	2,579	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	176.82	2,286	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	151.78	1,546	19

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)	—	$3,018	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,909	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,878	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,227	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,943	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,562	26

Every lot

73 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	1,747	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,564	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,922	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,706	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,135	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,212	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	533.18/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,319	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	509.93/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,432	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,600	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,536	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	616.77/cwt	615.00–620.00	1,764	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	586.37/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,865	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	530.23/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,723	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	327	470.26/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,538	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	453.27/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,664	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	513.42/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,905	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	485.12/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,989	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	427.56/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,796	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	455.51/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,981	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	453.36/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,072	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	438.55/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,105	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	408.86/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,106	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	376.75/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,970	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,301	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,062	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	382.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,233	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	362.54/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,299	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	738	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,306	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	694.71/cwt	690.00–705.00	1,619	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	591.98/cwt	575.00–600.00	1,569	9
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	640.36/cwt	635.00–650.00	1,761	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	666.27/cwt	665.00–675.00	1,872	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	584.33/cwt	580.00–595.00	1,876	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	332	505.20/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,677	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	554.11/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,862	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	545.49/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,986	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	516.40/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,967	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	466.83/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,816	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	536.19/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,193	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	484.92/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,003	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	442.32/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,836	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	488.76/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,292	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	417.64/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,230	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	438.57/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,351	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	422.90/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,453	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,288	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	386.49/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,373	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,363	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	338.24/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,469	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	323.51/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,549	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	183.55/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,671	5
Bulls	—	—	1,717	207.93/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,570	3
Bulls	—	—	2,110	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,009	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,331	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	152.91/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,495	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,900	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	190.97/cwt	190.00–193.00	2,410	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	169.17/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,167	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,320	179.51/cwt	176.00–182.00	2,370	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	184.91/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,579	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,017.50/head	2,970.00–3,065.00	3,018	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,230.00/head	2,230.00–2,230.00	2,230	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,877.50/head	1,825.00–1,930.00	1,878	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,845.00/head	1,740.00–1,915.00	1,845	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,561.54/head	1,380.00–1,675.00	1,562	26
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,475.00/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,475	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,950.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,942.86/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,943	7

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 325Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 72Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 27Year ago 155

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	635.00–650.00	640.36
5	300–350	336	550.00–560.00	554.11
8	350–400	381	510.00–520.00	516.40
9	400–450	413	475.00–490.00	484.92
8	500–550	536	435.00–450.00	438.57
10	550–600	580	420.00–435.00	422.90
7	600–650	614	385.00–395.00	386.49
6	700–750	730	335.00–345.00	338.24
2	750–800	788	320.00–327.00	323.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	265	575.00–600.00	591.98
3	300–350	332	500.00–515.00	505.20
9	350–400	389	455.00–470.00	466.83
2	400–450	415	435.00–450.00	442.32
11	500–550	534	405.00–425.00	417.64
2	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	695	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	690.00–705.00	694.71
8	250–300	281	665.00–675.00	666.27
7	300–350	321	580.00–595.00	584.33
9	350–400	364	540.00–550.00	545.49
8	400–450	409	530.00–540.00	536.19
8	450–500	469	485.00–490.00	488.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	640.00	640.00
8	250–300	286	615.00–620.00	616.77
4	300–350	325	525.00–535.00	530.23
11	400–450	435	450.00–460.00	455.51
8	450–500	480	435.00–445.00	438.55
4	500–550	515	405.00–420.00	408.86
6	550–600	584	380.00–395.00	382.38
4	600–650	634	360.00–370.00	362.54
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	460.00–475.00	470.26
3	350–400	367	450.00–460.00	453.27
4	400–450	420	425.00–430.00	427.56
4	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	523	370.00–380.00	376.75
1	550–600	565	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	738	310.00–315.00	312.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	580.00–595.00	586.37
7	350–400	371	505.00–520.00	513.42
3	400–450	410	480.00–495.00	485.12
3	450–500	457	450.00–460.00	453.36
1	500–550	535	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	565	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	560.00	560.00
3	400–450	435	530.00–540.00	533.18
3	450–500	477	505.00–520.00	509.93
2	500–550	520	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	325	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	685.00	685.00
1	300–350	305	630.00	630.00
1	350–400	365	585.00	585.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	150.00–155.00	152.91
8	—	935	140.00–145.00	142.39
6	—	1,163	160.00–165.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	183.00–187.00	184.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,320	176.00–182.00	179.51
8	—	1,281	167.00–170.00	169.17
3	—	1,262	190.00–193.00	190.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	180.00–186.00	183.55
3	—	1,717	203.00–210.00	207.93
2	—	2,110	190.00	190.00

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	—	—	1,740.00–1,915.00	1,845.00

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)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,930.00	1,877.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,230.00	2,230.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,970.00–3,065.00	3,017.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,380.00–1,675.00	1,561.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,942.86

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,950.00

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.