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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

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

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

537 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 321▲ 147 vs year ago 390 · +37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 17▼ 48 vs year ago 78 · −61.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 26▼ 97 vs year ago 127 · −76.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 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 $412.51/cwt on 35 head, down $31.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 29 comparable sales and sits +17.20 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$412.51

▼ 31.05 vs prior sale

35 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$70.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	455.02	2,380	7thin
Medium and Large 2	546	424.90	2,318	12thin
Medium and Large 3	551	384.62	2,118	16thin

One grade step is worth $70.39/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd

412.51

—

AL average15 barns · 219 hd

427.63

−15.12

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

+17.20

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	1,675	200.08	3,351	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	178.90	2,505	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	173.96	2,347	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	161.19	1,638	11

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)	—	$2,457	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,179	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,943	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,740	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,478	8

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,785	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	534.85/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,792	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,995	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,276	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	432	498.20/cwt	495.00–505.00	2,152	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,354	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,298	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	486.69/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,302	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,546	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	468.29/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,421	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,546	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	440.98/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,615	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	445.50/cwt	445.00–447.00	2,722	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	431.06/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,647	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,555	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	363.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,507	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	350.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,762	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	509.90/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,326	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	309	469.43/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,451	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	512.56/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,732	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	496.09/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,801	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	479.73/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,799	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	389	422.25/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,643	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	405.28/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,690	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	477.32/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,029	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	449.96/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,989	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	381.57/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,847	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	491	422.03/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,072	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,253	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	411.39/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,168	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	539	349.10/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,882	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,331	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	391.24/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,187	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,332	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	353.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,260	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	358.76/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,364	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,278	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	326.54/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,345	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,409	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,406	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	596.34/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,598	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,931	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	548.82/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,839	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	339	491.46/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,666	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	531.94/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,899	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	452.90/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,662	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	502.55/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,975	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	478.62/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,015	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	504.73/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,160	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	446.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,966	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	461.61/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,133	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	490.08/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,269	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	426.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,078	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	463.05/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,348	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,275	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	401.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,171	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	558	371.60/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,074	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	434.93/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,449	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	414.87/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,356	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	372.06/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,277	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,646	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	357.47/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,370	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	321.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,454	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	200.66/cwt	197.00–203.00	3,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	3,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,349	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	157.94/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,508	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	166.18/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,658	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,676	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	170.92/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,285	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	178.52/cwt	176.00–181.00	2,442	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	178.90/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,505	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,477.50/head	1,370.00–1,585.00	1,478	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,740.00/head	2,740.00–2,740.00	2,740	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,785.00/head	2,785.00–2,785.00	2,785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,456.67/head	2,385.00–2,600.00	2,457	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,822.86/head	1,720.00–1,960.00	1,823	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 321Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 127

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	510.00–520.00	512.56
6	350–400	375	470.00–485.00	479.73
3	400–450	442	440.00–455.00	449.96
14	450–500	491	420.00–435.00	422.03
9	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	411.39
8	550–600	559	390.00–400.00	391.24
5	600–650	640	345.00–355.00	353.06
2	650–700	675	335.00–340.00	337.43
3	700–750	718	320.00–330.00	326.54
1	750–800	760	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	505.00–515.00	509.90
7	300–350	309	465.00–480.00	469.43
7	350–400	389	415.00–425.00	422.25
9	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	405.28
6	450–500	484	380.00–390.00	381.57
5	500–550	539	340.00–355.00	349.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	363	495.00–500.00	496.09
6	400–450	425	470.00–485.00	477.32
2	500–550	518	430.00–440.00	434.98
1	550–600	555	420.00	420.00
12	600–650	622	370.00–385.00	374.95
4	650–700	659	355.00–360.00	358.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	605.00	605.00
1	400–450	440	535.00	535.00
2	450–500	455	505.00	505.00
3	500–550	525	485.00	485.00
4	550–600	593	437.00–445.00	440.98
5	600–650	614	425.00–435.00	431.06
6	650–700	690	360.00–370.00	363.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	555.00	555.00
1	450–500	485	525.00	525.00
4	600–650	611	445.00–447.00	445.50
1	650–700	655	390.00	390.00
10	750–800	787	350.00–360.00	350.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	530.00–540.00	534.85
2	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
9	400–450	432	495.00–505.00	498.20
9	450–500	473	485.00–490.00	486.69
9	500–550	517	465.00–475.00	468.29
2	600–650	630	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	625.00	625.00
3	250–300	268	590.00–600.00	596.34
5	300–350	335	545.00–555.00	548.82
10	350–400	393	495.00–510.00	502.55
12	400–450	421	470.00–485.00	478.62
9	450–500	462	450.00–465.00	461.61
6	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	434.93
6	550–600	568	405.00–425.00	414.87
7	600–650	612	365.00–375.00	372.06
4	650–700	663	355.00–365.00	357.47
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00
3	750–800	763	315.00–325.00	321.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	585.00	585.00
8	350–400	357	530.00–545.00	531.94
6	400–450	428	500.00–515.00	504.73
14	450–500	463	485.00–495.00	490.08
5	500–550	507	460.00–475.00	463.05
2	550–600	563	430.00–440.00	434.93
1	600–650	630	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	480.00–495.00	491.46
5	350–400	367	450.00–465.00	452.90
3	400–450	440	440.00–450.00	446.74
3	450–500	487	420.00–430.00	426.78
7	500–550	541	400.00–410.00	401.37
9	550–600	558	360.00–375.00	371.60
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	176.00–181.00	178.52
6	—	1,337	169.00–172.00	170.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	147.00	147.00
7	—	998	165.00–169.00	166.18
2	—	955	157.00–159.00	157.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	178.00–182.00	178.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	183.00	183.00
2	—	1,550	197.00–203.00	200.66
1	—	1,770	216.00	216.00

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	8	—	—	1,370.00–1,585.00	1,477.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,740.00	2,740.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,720.00–1,960.00	1,822.86

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)	3	—	—	2,385.00–2,600.00	2,456.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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	—	—	2,785.00	2,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00

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.