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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 6

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jun 22Jul 6Jul 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

466 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 355▼ 11 vs year ago 477 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 27▼ 12 vs year ago 38 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 38▼ 8 vs year ago 29 · −27.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with instances up to 15.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. 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 $368.05/cwt on 41 head, down $21.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −4.59 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$368.05

▼ 21.34 vs prior sale

41 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$72.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.44

vs AL average

−48.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	398.43	2,187	13thin
Medium and Large 2	563	371.85	2,094	17thin
Medium and Large 3	555	326.29	1,811	11thin

One grade step is worth $72.14/cwt here — about $375 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 sale41 hd

368.05

—

AL average5 barns · 146 hd

379.49

−11.44

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−48.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

−4.59

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	1,459	213.27	3,112	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	194.86	2,888	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	190.00	2,337	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	163.64	1,839	6thin

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)	—	$3,903	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,664	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	11

Every lot

88 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	1,838	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	619.95/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,126	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,894	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	575.13/cwt	570.00–585.00	2,214	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	543.32/cwt	540.00–545.00	2,211	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	439	453.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,993	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,336	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,377	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	485.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,512	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	457.05/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,390	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,579	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	577	403.29/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,327	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	433.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,504	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	422.17/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,622	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	375.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,337	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	396.01/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,515	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,615	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	686	377.58/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,590	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	371.64/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,668	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	361.44/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,613	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,680	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	542.41/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,519	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	557.38/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,728	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	521.49/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,632	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	491.57/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,647	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	457.70/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,739	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	483.80/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,863	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	451.56/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,906	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	477.48/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,048	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	368.57/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,758	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	420.33/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,060	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	395.17/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,067	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	541	416.37/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,253	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	541	334.20/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,808	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,106	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	312.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,812	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	359.13/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,101	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	356.68/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,165	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	341.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,193	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	341.71/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,266	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	318.35/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,283	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	322.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,516	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,488	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,711	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	312	550.21/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,717	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	583.71/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,839	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	557.16/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,989	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	503.30/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,953	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	526.72/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,065	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	496.69/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,151	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	477.54/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,068	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	514.89/cwt	510.00–520.00	2,240	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	503.36/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,300	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	423.38/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,003	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	458.99/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,208	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	511	394.07/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,014	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	538	429.93/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,313	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	428.73/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,414	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	396.18/cwt	392.00–405.00	2,278	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,272	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,503	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	224.68/cwt	221.00–228.00	3,561	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,634	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	169.46/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,945	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	185.52/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,236	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	193.09/cwt	190.00–194.00	2,373	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,720	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,482	194.86/cwt	194.00–196.00	2,888	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	—	1,175.00/head	1,075.00–1,295.00	1,175	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,902.50/head	3,765.00–4,040.00	3,903	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
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	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,400	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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 355Year ago 477

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 27Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	540.00–545.00	542.41
3	300–350	313	515.00–525.00	521.49
4	350–400	385	480.00–485.00	483.80
6	400–450	422	445.00–455.00	451.56
13	450–500	490	415.00–425.00	420.33
6	500–550	523	390.00–400.00	395.17
11	550–600	585	355.00–360.00	359.13
6	600–650	642	335.00–345.00	341.65
3	700–750	717	315.00–325.00	318.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	485.00–495.00	491.57
6	350–400	380	450.00–465.00	457.70
2	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
9	450–500	477	360.00–375.00	368.57
7	500–550	541	330.00–345.00	334.20
4	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	312.44
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	550.00–565.00	557.38
3	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
8	400–450	429	475.00–485.00	477.48
3	450–500	455	445.00	445.00
7	500–550	541	415.00–425.00	416.37
6	550–600	558	375.00–380.00	377.49
3	600–650	607	355.00–360.00	356.68
3	650–700	663	340.00–345.00	341.71
1	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
4	750–800	780	320.00–330.00	322.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	525.00	525.00
5	450–500	490	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	523	455.00–465.00	457.05
9	550–600	578	430.00–445.00	433.29
8	600–650	635	395.00–397.00	396.01
14	650–700	686	372.00–388.00	377.58
2	700–750	723	358.00–365.00	361.44
1	750–800	755	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	439	450.00–460.00	453.92
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	577	400.00–410.00	403.29
2	600–650	623	370.00–380.00	375.14
3	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	645.00	645.00
3	300–350	343	615.00–630.00	619.95
6	350–400	385	570.00–585.00	575.13
3	400–450	407	540.00–545.00	543.32
2	450–500	465	520.00	520.00
4	500–550	518	480.00–490.00	485.02
6	550–600	570	450.00–455.00	452.48
18	600–650	621	420.00–430.00	422.17
4	650–700	658	395.00–400.00	397.49
3	700–750	718	370.00–375.00	371.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	620.00	620.00
1	250–300	290	590.00	590.00
3	300–350	312	545.00–560.00	550.21
3	350–400	392	520.00–530.00	526.72
3	400–450	433	495.00–500.00	496.69
5	450–500	481	455.00–460.00	458.99
8	500–550	538	425.00–435.00	429.93
3	550–600	575	392.00–405.00	396.18
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	520.00	520.00
3	350–400	388	500.00–510.00	503.30
4	400–450	433	470.00–485.00	477.54
6	450–500	473	420.00–430.00	423.38
5	500–550	511	385.00–400.00	394.07
1	600–650	640	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	575.00–590.00	583.71
7	350–400	357	555.00–560.00	557.16
6	400–450	435	510.00–520.00	514.89
3	450–500	457	500.00–510.00	503.36
2	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	563	425.00–430.00	428.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,148	167.00–172.00	169.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	194.00–196.00	194.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	183.00–187.00	185.52
1	—	1,360	200.00	200.00
4	—	1,229	190.00–194.00	193.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,195	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,585	221.00–228.00	224.68
1	—	1,735	209.00	209.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	1,075.00–1,295.00	1,175.00

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)	2	—	—	3,765.00–4,040.00	3,902.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,400.00

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.