Sale reports / Alabama / Dothan Stockyards / 2026-06-01

Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

443 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 271▼ 148 vs year ago 591 · −25.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 42▲ 12 vs year ago 52 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 53▲ 0 vs year ago 72 · +0.0%

Also sold hereCattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 4.00 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 $403.83/cwt on 33 head, down $26.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 29 comparable sales and sits +8.52 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$403.83

▼ 26.44 vs prior sale

33 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	424.94	2,337	14thin
Medium and Large 3	551	388.27	2,141	19thin

One grade step is worth $36.67/cwt here — about $196 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

403.83

—

AL average15 barns · 309 hd

412.90

−9.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

+8.52

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	1,502	202.97	3,048	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,623	193.46	3,140	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	183.51	2,446	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	165.11	1,673	22

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)	—	$2,610	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,344	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,843	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,739	9
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,462	18

Every lot

86 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	533.37/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,717	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	574.75/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,937	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,757	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	524.91/cwt	515.00–530.00	2,010	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	492.09/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,057	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,240	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	472.10/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,285	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	461.68/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,336	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	516	416.19/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,148	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	448.19/cwt	447.00–450.00	2,501	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	434.33/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,536	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,231	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	409.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,595	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	657	378.97/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,490	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,574	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,433	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,627	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,444	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	492.33/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,615	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	343	438.80/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,505	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	474.20/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,717	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	384	422.62/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,623	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	436.94/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,822	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	386.77/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,694	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,046	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	414.21/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,984	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	370.85/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,791	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	413.27/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,128	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	393.27/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,065	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	356.60/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,908	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	367.83/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,119	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	357.15/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,229	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	622.58/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,419	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,484	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	584.91/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,609	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	624.95/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,737	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	583.37/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,820	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	533.43/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,787	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	338	495.11/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,673	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	524.82/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,984	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	504.80/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,918	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,892	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	482.03/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,044	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	429	453.49/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,945	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	465.68/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,124	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	431.13/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,005	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	435.67/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,261	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	397.95/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,101	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	382.63/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,162	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	414.21/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,407	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	392.10/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,443	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,173	187.76/cwt	187.00–193.00	2,202	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	222.53/cwt	219.00–224.00	3,489	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	211.96/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,919	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,508	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	172.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,752	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	162.97/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,747	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	187.69/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,378	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,399	179.32/cwt	176.00–180.00	2,509	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	193.46/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,140	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,166.67/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,583.33/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,823.33/head	2,700.00–2,885.00	2,823	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,616.67/head	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,617	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,280.77/head	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,281	13
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,843.18/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,843	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,462.22/head	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,462	18

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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 271Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 42Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 53Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	490.00–500.00	492.33
7	350–400	362	470.00–485.00	474.20
10	400–450	417	435.00–445.00	436.94
7	450–500	479	410.00–420.00	414.21
9	500–550	525	390.00–400.00	393.27
7	550–600	576	365.00–370.00	367.83
1	650–700	660	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	430.00–440.00	438.80
8	350–400	384	415.00–425.00	422.62
3	400–450	438	380.00–390.00	386.77
6	450–500	483	370.00–375.00	370.85
3	500–550	535	350.00–360.00	356.60
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	720	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	335	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	355	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	405	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	465	440.00	440.00
3	500–550	515	410.00–415.00	413.27
9	600–650	624	355.00–365.00	357.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	620.00–630.00	622.58
2	250–300	275	580.00–590.00	584.91
6	300–350	335	530.00–540.00	533.43
4	350–400	380	500.00–510.00	504.80
10	400–450	424	480.00–485.00	482.03
15	450–500	456	465.00–475.00	465.68
7	500–550	519	430.00–440.00	435.67
7	550–600	581	410.00–425.00	414.21
7	600–650	623	390.00–405.00	392.10
2	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	490.00–500.00	495.11
2	350–400	390	485.00	485.00
7	400–450	429	445.00–460.00	453.49
8	450–500	465	420.00–435.00	431.13
7	500–550	528	395.00–400.00	397.95
12	550–600	565	375.00–390.00	382.63
2	650–700	670	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	645.00	645.00
4	250–300	278	620.00–630.00	624.95
6	300–350	312	580.00–590.00	583.37
6	350–400	378	520.00–535.00	524.82
1	400–450	405	505.00	505.00
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	758	340.00–345.00	342.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	530.00–540.00	533.37
3	350–400	383	515.00–530.00	524.91
7	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	492.09
14	450–500	484	470.00–485.00	472.10
6	500–550	506	460.00–470.00	461.68
7	550–600	584	430.00–440.00	434.33
3	600–650	633	405.00–420.00	409.89
5	650–700	657	370.00–385.00	378.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
7	500–550	516	405.00–425.00	416.19
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
5	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	695	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	570.00–585.00	574.75
1	400–450	435	515.00	515.00
10	550–600	558	447.00–450.00	448.19
1	650–700	660	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	710	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	988	150.00–155.00	152.65
12	—	1,013	170.00–174.00	172.92
3	—	1,072	162.00–165.00	162.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	192.00–195.00	193.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,267	185.00–189.00	187.69
11	—	1,399	176.00–180.00	179.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,173	187.00–193.00	187.76
3	—	1,568	219.00–224.00	222.53
7	—	1,849	211.00–214.00	211.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,166.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,583.33

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)	13	—	—	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,280.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,843.18

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	—	—	2,700.00–2,885.00	2,823.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,616.67

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	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,540.00	1,462.22

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.