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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Mar 16

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 348▼ 178 vs year ago 499 · −35.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 38▼ 44 vs year ago 61 · −72.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 0 vs year ago 26 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher with instances up to 12.00 higher. 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 $443.56/cwt on 24 head, up $32.52 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +48.24 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$443.56

▲ 32.52 vs prior sale

24 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$46.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	477.00	2,581	5thin
Medium and Large 2	563	439.99	2,477	8thin
Medium and Large 3	533	430.95	2,298	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.05/cwt here — about $282 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 sale24 hd

443.56

—

AL average12 barns · 211 hd

416.82

+26.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

+48.24

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	—	Average	1,445	190.69	2,756	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	172.16	2,049	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	148.74	1,658	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,567	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,035	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,121	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,207	7

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,580	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	577.26/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,818	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	503.97/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,905	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,071	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	489.88/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,033	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,284	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	468.50/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,427	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,639	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,579	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,677	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,570	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,627	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	340.99/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,707	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,378	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	517.52/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,646	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	337	484.90/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,634	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	474.80/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,757	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,875	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	434.45/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,668	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	450.15/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,882	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	479.80/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,030	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	413.06/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,941	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	428.95/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,085	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	454.83/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,215	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	433.70/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,247	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	411.70/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,161	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,904	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	327.57/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,205	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	228	538.65/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,228	8
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	623.99/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,435	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	569.76/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,607	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	591.70/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,822	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	548.58/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,783	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	531.76/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,968	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	372	484.65/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,803	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,025	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	414	477.33/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,976	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	457.60/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,110	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	478.59/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,230	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	440.05/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,266	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	457.46/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,438	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,684	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	582	406.70/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,367	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,505	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	408.97/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,482	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,459	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,584	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,294	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	744	342.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,548	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	758	281.64/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,135	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	784	321.89/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,524	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,130	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	195.53/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,134	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,519	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,688	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	159.95/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,831	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	168.59/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,973	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	177.51/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,166	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,207.14/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,207	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 348Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 38Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 33Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	480.00–495.00	484.90
13	350–400	384	430.00–445.00	434.45
5	450–500	470	410.00–415.00	413.06
3	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	595	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	318	515.00–520.00	517.52
6	350–400	370	470.00–480.00	474.80
2	400–450	418	445.00–455.00	450.15
5	450–500	486	425.00–435.00	428.95
3	500–550	525	410.00–415.00	411.70
1	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	673	325.00–330.00	327.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	423	470.00–485.00	479.80
6	450–500	487	450.00–465.00	454.83
4	500–550	518	430.00–445.00	433.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	560.00–575.00	569.76
4	300–350	325	545.00–560.00	548.58
3	350–400	370	525.00–535.00	531.76
4	400–450	405	500.00	500.00
11	450–500	466	475.00–485.00	478.59
4	500–550	533	450.00–465.00	457.46
4	550–600	593	420.00–425.00	422.51
5	600–650	607	400.00–415.00	408.97
2	650–700	680	380.00	380.00
4	700–750	744	340.00–350.00	342.49
8	750–800	784	320.00–325.00	321.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	228	530.00–540.00	538.65
13	350–400	372	480.00–490.00	484.65
11	400–450	414	475.00–480.00	477.33
8	450–500	461	455.00–465.00	457.60
8	500–550	515	435.00–445.00	440.05
3	550–600	582	400.00–410.00	406.70
2	600–650	643	380.00–385.00	382.49
2	650–700	690	330.00–335.00	332.52
3	750–800	758	275.00–285.00	281.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	620.00–635.00	623.99
3	300–350	308	585.00–595.00	591.70
2	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
3	550–600	565	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	415	485.00–495.00	489.88
2	450–500	480	480.00	480.00
3	500–550	518	465.00–475.00	468.50
6	550–600	593	430.00–440.00	434.98
1	600–650	645	415.00	415.00
2	650–700	690	370.00–375.00	372.48
2	700–750	735	355.00–360.00	357.48
5	750–800	794	340.00–345.00	340.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	570.00–585.00	577.26
1	350–400	380	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	435	525.00	525.00
2	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
3	550–600	580	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	705	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	500.00–505.00	503.97
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,566.67

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)	2	—	—	2,035.00	2,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,207.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00

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	2	—	—	3,300.00–3,600.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	193.00–198.00	195.53
1	—	1,130	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	157.00–163.00	159.95
3	—	1,125	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,085	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	166.00–170.00	168.59
2	—	1,220	176.00–179.00	177.51

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.