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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jun 22

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jun 15Jun 22Jul 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 297▲ 8 vs year ago 347 · +2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 61▼ 15 vs year ago 42 · −35.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 27▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $389.40/cwt on 34 head, up $34.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.76 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$389.40

▲ 34.65 vs prior sale

34 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$61.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AL average

−26.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	406.51	2,140	17thin
Medium and Large 2	546	375.92	2,053	15thin
Medium and Large 3	525	345.00	1,811	2thin

One grade step is worth $61.51/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale34 hd

389.40

—

AL average16 barns · 402 hd

389.24

+0.16

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−26.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

+16.76

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	1,672	212.15	3,547	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,313	189.50	2,488	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	179.87	2,431	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	164.28	1,548	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,327	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,383	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,769	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,542	13

Every lot

79 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,769	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	534.90/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,968	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	493.30/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,914	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	487.74/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,112	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	465.78/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,231	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	486.71/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,492	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	455.05/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,435	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	445.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,483	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	427.13/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,482	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	392.46/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,492	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	380.51/cwt	380.00–382.00	2,549	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,644	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	239	503.46/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,203	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,364	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	516.60/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,643	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	488.22/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,582	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	483.81/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,761	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	431.52/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,610	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	448.88/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,737	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	417.40/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,766	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	437.22/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,854	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	432.84/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,008	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	373.03/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,776	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	410.73/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,992	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	412.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,125	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	379.01/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,050	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	367.43/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,058	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	378.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,194	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	351.83/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,202	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	729	325.99/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,376	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,547	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	577.08/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,835	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	546.59/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,809	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	532.25/cwt	525.00–540.00	1,985	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	496.49/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,862	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	472.89/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,778	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	455.79/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,946	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	484.11/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,135	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,230	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	456.07/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,180	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	427.42/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,094	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	443.29/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,270	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	411.39/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,193	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	402.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,148	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,175	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	361.93/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,135	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	362.47/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,403	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	663	333.32/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,210	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	342.51/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,476	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,421	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,394	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	328.41/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,506	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	205.14/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	216.44/cwt	216.00–217.00	3,896	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	153.22/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,348	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	172.14/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,670	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	184.03/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,260	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	2,488	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	178.48/cwt	177.00–180.00	2,486	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,768.75/head	2,755.00–2,865.00	2,769	8
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,541.54/head	1,450.00–1,620.00	1,542	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,525	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,168.00/head	2,000.00–2,280.00	2,168	5

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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 297Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 61Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 27Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	368	530.00–540.00	534.90
7	400–450	433	485.00–495.00	487.74
12	450–500	479	460.00–470.00	465.78
6	500–550	535	450.00–460.00	455.05
7	550–600	581	420.00–430.00	427.13
2	600–650	635	390.00–395.00	392.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	490.00–500.00	493.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	305	580.00	580.00
3	500–550	512	485.00–490.00	486.71
6	550–600	558	440.00–450.00	445.02
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
4	650–700	670	380.00–382.00	380.51
1	700–750	705	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
7	300–350	331	540.00–555.00	546.59
3	350–400	375	490.00–500.00	496.49
12	400–450	441	480.00–490.00	484.11
9	450–500	478	455.00–465.00	456.07
7	500–550	533	410.00–420.00	411.39
1	550–600	565	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	470.00–475.00	472.89
18	400–450	427	450.00–460.00	455.79
4	450–500	490	425.00–435.00	427.42
5	500–550	533	395.00–405.00	402.95
5	550–600	590	360.00–370.00	361.93
2	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	663	330.00–335.00	333.32
1	700–750	745	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	760	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	260	595.00	595.00
5	300–350	318	575.00–580.00	577.08
4	350–400	373	525.00–540.00	532.25
1	450–500	455	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	512	440.00–445.00	443.29
4	650–700	663	360.00–370.00	362.47
4	700–750	723	340.00–345.00	342.51
3	750–800	763	325.00–335.00	328.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	480.00–495.00	488.22
5	350–400	387	445.00–455.00	448.88
14	400–450	424	435.00–445.00	437.22
10	450–500	485	400.00–415.00	410.73
11	500–550	541	375.00–390.00	379.01
4	550–600	560	360.00–370.00	367.43
8	600–650	626	350.00–355.00	351.83
3	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	729	325.00–330.00	325.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	500.00–515.00	503.46
3	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	431.52
6	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	417.40
5	450–500	476	370.00–375.00	373.03
2	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	605	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	535.00	535.00
3	300–350	318	515.00–520.00	516.60
8	350–400	364	480.00–490.00	483.81
7	450–500	464	430.00–440.00	432.84
14	500–550	515	405.00–420.00	412.57
3	550–600	580	375.00–385.00	378.22
3	600–650	605	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,313	189.00–190.00	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	183.00–185.00	184.03
6	—	1,393	177.00–180.00	178.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	150.00–155.00	153.22
4	—	970	170.00–174.00	172.14
1	—	1,020	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,603	204.00–208.00	205.14
4	—	1,800	216.00–217.00	216.44
1	—	1,435	223.00	223.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,755.00–2,865.00	2,768.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,450.00–1,620.00	1,541.54

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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,525.00

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)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,280.00	2,168.00

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.