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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Mar 9

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 429▼ 2 vs year ago 350 · −0.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 12 vs year ago 50 · −24.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 40▲ 0 vs year ago 33 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with instances 15.00 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $360.91/cwt on 19 head, down $24.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −11.72 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$360.91

▼ 24.83 vs prior sale

19 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$62.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.62

vs AL average

−52.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	377.64	1,964	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	345.05	1,855	4thin
Medium and Large 3	585	315.17	1,844	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.47/cwt here — about $120 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 sale19 hd

360.91

—

AL average16 barns · 278 hd

385.54

−24.62

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−52.87

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−11.72

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $416.62, low $307.10, median $372.64 across 30 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	1,595	190.44	3,038	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	170.71	2,149	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	167.02	2,597	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,118	154.58	1,728	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,770	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,698	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,174	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,587	17

Every lot

78 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 2	315	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,811	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	483.74/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,133	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	469.83/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,288	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	448.25/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,412	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	417.96/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,374	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	385.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,289	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,429	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	378.96/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,372	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,479	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	344.63/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,464	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	566.16/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,240	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	537.55/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,425	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	427.08/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,153	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	490.18/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,373	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	501.05/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,668	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	343	453.35/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,555	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	364	380.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,387	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	477.55/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,757	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	422.48/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,652	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	369.81/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,583	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	462.38/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,993	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	396.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,754	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	377.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,964	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	346.73/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,838	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	315.17/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,844	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,237	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	778	271.60/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,113	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	215	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,236	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	596.59/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,312	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	263	549.13/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,444	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,653	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	307	536.68/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,648	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,845	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	571.47/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,852	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	549.97/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,969	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	482.68/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,762	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	525.80/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,930	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	478.07/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,032	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	479.24/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,257	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	447.09/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,159	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	457.77/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,321	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	365.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,950	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	377.56/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,209	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	358.72/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,260	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,228	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	294.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,094	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,557	200.50/cwt	198.00–205.00	3,122	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	185.87/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,197	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,274	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	148.78/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,580	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,199	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,947	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	168.69/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,107	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	175.25/cwt	175.00–176.00	2,245	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	167.02/cwt	165.00–168.00	2,597	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,587.06/head	1,440.00–1,690.00	1,587	17
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,345.00/head	3,345.00–3,345.00	3,345	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,797.50/head	2,700.00–2,895.00	2,798	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,416.67/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,390.00/head	2,390.00–2,390.00	2,390	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,964.00/head	1,890.00–2,075.00	1,964	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 429Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 40Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
2	250–300	270	420.00–435.00	427.08
5	350–400	364	375.00–385.00	380.93
3	400–450	428	360.00–375.00	369.81
2	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	585	305.00–320.00	315.17
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
3	750–800	778	265.00–275.00	271.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	560.00–575.00	566.16
2	250–300	265	535.00–540.00	537.55
9	300–350	333	500.00–510.00	501.05
12	350–400	368	475.00–485.00	477.55
12	400–450	431	460.00–475.00	462.38
12	500–550	520	370.00–385.00	377.64
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	485.00–495.00	490.18
3	300–350	343	450.00–455.00	453.35
12	350–400	391	415.00–425.00	422.48
3	400–450	442	390.00–400.00	396.72
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	530	340.00–350.00	346.73
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	710	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
1	700–750	740	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	495.00	495.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
5	550–600	568	415.00–430.00	417.96
4	600–650	615	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	575.00	575.00
4	400–450	441	480.00–485.00	483.74
3	450–500	487	465.00–480.00	469.83
3	500–550	538	445.00–455.00	448.25
10	550–600	593	385.00–395.00	385.97
4	600–650	626	377.00–385.00	378.96
1	650–700	670	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	715	342.00–350.00	344.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	595.00–600.00	596.59
1	250–300	285	580.00	580.00
4	300–350	324	560.00–575.00	571.47
5	350–400	367	520.00–535.00	525.80
10	400–450	425	475.00–485.00	478.07
7	450–500	483	445.00–460.00	447.09
4	550–600	585	370.00–385.00	377.56
4	600–650	630	355.00–360.00	358.72
1	650–700	675	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	595.00	595.00
2	350–400	358	545.00–555.00	549.97
12	450–500	471	475.00–485.00	479.24
9	500–550	507	455.00–460.00	457.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	575.00	575.00
6	250–300	263	545.00–550.00	549.13
3	300–350	307	535.00–540.00	536.68
7	350–400	365	470.00–485.00	482.68
5	500–550	533	360.00–370.00	365.91
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	710	285.00–300.00	294.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	930	137.00	137.00
9	—	1,199	160.00–165.00	162.37
3	—	1,062	147.00–152.00	148.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	165.00–168.00	167.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	175.00–176.00	175.25
9	—	1,249	164.00–170.00	168.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,557	198.00–205.00	200.50
3	—	1,720	184.00–189.00	185.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	17	—	—	1,440.00–1,690.00	1,587.06

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)	3	—	—	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,890.00–2,075.00	1,964.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,895.00	2,797.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,390.00	2,390.00

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)	1	—	—	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,345.00	3,345.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.