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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, May 4

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

481 head

▼ 187 vs last sale 668▼ 203 vs year ago 684 · −29.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 45▼ 65 vs year ago 124 · −52.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 41▼ 80 vs year ago 101 · −79.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply 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 $429.80/cwt on 45 head, down $0.73 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 29 comparable sales and sits +34.49 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$429.80

▼ 0.73 vs prior sale

45 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$26.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.09

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	563	437.56	2,463	32
Medium and Large 3	555	410.72	2,278	13thin

One grade step is worth $26.83/cwt here — about $185 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 sale45 hd

429.80

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

422.72

+7.09

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

+34.49

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	1,538	189.33	2,911	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,319	167.53	2,210	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	146.55	1,483	28

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)	—	$2,086	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,966	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,267	3thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	546.05/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,408	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	523.84/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,431	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	498.67/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,598	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	458.86/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,400	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	432.74/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,449	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	432.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,631	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	418.29/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,627	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	380.12/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,554	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,663	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	243	586.21/cwt	585.00–590.00	1,424	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,596	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,815	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	314	492.08/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,545	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	546.77/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,832	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	362	486.54/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,761	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	518.36/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,954	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,094	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	480.91/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,025	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	444.62/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,907	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	510.12/cwt	505.00–515.00	2,194	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	484.43/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,238	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	450.13/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,174	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,041	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	448.95/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,339	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	373.42/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,987	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	421.39/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,250	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	423.78/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,356	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	397.03/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,342	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,305	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	693	332.45/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,304	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	306.69/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,208	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	777	286.65/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,227	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	277	561.52/cwt	560.00–565.00	1,555	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,813	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	539.44/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,775	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	593.37/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,000	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	567.53/cwt	560.00–570.00	1,952	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,204	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	382	499.83/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,909	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	546.14/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,108	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	567.52/cwt	565.00–570.00	2,315	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,021	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	521.22/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,304	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	517.99/cwt	515.00–520.00	2,367	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	458.20/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,167	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	501.17/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,436	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,283	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	460.42/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,477	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	425.58/cwt	385.00–440.00	2,451	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	394.43/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,489	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	643	365.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,347	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	364.07/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,414	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	672	346.75/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,330	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	338.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,491	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,647	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	197.66/cwt	196.00–199.00	2,945	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	180.99/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,869	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,426	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	135.52/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,313	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	157.07/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,710	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	172.10/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,036	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	166.23/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,257	21
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,085.71/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,086	7
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,795.00/head	1,720.00–1,840.00	1,795	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 668Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 45Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	490.00–495.00	492.08
3	350–400	362	480.00–490.00	486.54
8	400–450	429	435.00–450.00	444.62
4	450–500	483	420.00–425.00	422.51
3	500–550	532	370.00–380.00	373.42
3	600–650	605	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	720	305.00–310.00	306.69
3	750–800	777	285.00–290.00	286.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	595.00	595.00
3	350–400	395	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	430	505.00–515.00	510.12
10	450–500	462	480.00–495.00	484.43
5	500–550	521	445.00–455.00	448.95
4	550–600	556	420.00–435.00	423.78
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	585.00–590.00	586.21
2	250–300	285	560.00	560.00
3	300–350	335	540.00–550.00	546.77
3	350–400	377	515.00–520.00	518.36
5	400–450	421	475.00–490.00	480.91
4	450–500	483	445.00–455.00	450.13
16	500–550	534	415.00–430.00	421.39
7	550–600	590	395.00–410.00	397.03
4	600–650	623	365.00–375.00	369.94
6	650–700	693	330.00–345.00	332.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	441	540.00–550.00	546.05
8	450–500	464	520.00–535.00	523.84
5	500–550	523	455.00–465.00	458.86
11	550–600	566	430.00–440.00	432.74
3	600–650	628	415.00–420.00	418.29
3	650–700	672	370.00–385.00	380.12
2	750–800	795	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	495.00–510.00	498.67
5	600–650	609	430.00–440.00	432.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	675	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	590.00–595.00	593.37
2	350–400	380	580.00	580.00
2	400–450	408	565.00–570.00	567.52
5	450–500	457	515.00–520.00	517.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	625.00	625.00
4	300–350	344	560.00–570.00	567.53
5	350–400	386	540.00–555.00	546.14
8	400–450	442	515.00–525.00	521.22
8	450–500	486	500.00–510.00	501.17
11	500–550	538	455.00–470.00	460.42
21	550–600	576	385.00–440.00	425.58
10	600–650	631	390.00–405.00	394.43
5	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	364.07
5	700–750	735	335.00–345.00	338.92
2	750–800	790	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	560.00–565.00	561.52
5	300–350	329	530.00–545.00	539.44
9	350–400	382	490.00–505.00	499.83
5	400–450	430	470.00	470.00
13	450–500	473	450.00–465.00	458.20
6	500–550	525	430.00–440.00	434.90
7	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	643	360.00–370.00	365.02
3	650–700	672	340.00–350.00	346.75
1	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	795	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,085.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,720.00–1,840.00	1,795.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650.00

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	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	196.00–199.00	197.66
2	—	1,585	179.00–183.00	180.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,089	155.00–160.00	157.07
8	—	969	145.00–150.00	147.18
10	—	969	132.00–140.00	135.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,358	162.00–168.00	166.23
6	—	1,183	171.00–177.00	172.10

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.