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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 13

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 6Jul 13Jul 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

549 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 466▲ 73 vs year ago 476 · +15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 26▲ 7 vs year ago 42 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 21▲ 37 vs year ago 32 · +115.6%

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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 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.38/cwt on 22 head, up $11.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +6.74 against this barn's trailing median of $372.64.

Average price

$379.38

▲ 11.33 vs prior sale

22 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$48

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AL average

−16.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	521	386.45	2,015	11thin
Medium and Large 3	535	373.40	1,998	6thin
Medium and Large 1	556	371.01	2,063	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about −$48 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale22 hd

379.38

—

AL average16 barns · 551 hd

390.14

−10.76

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−16.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

372.64

+6.74

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	1,360	208.80	2,840	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	187.60	2,848	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	180.79	2,241	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,037	167.00	1,732	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)	—	$2,986	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,646	22
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,097	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,433	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,508	13

Every lot

84 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 2	270	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,580	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	540.99/cwt	530.00–545.00	1,747	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	561.20/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,065	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	383	462.25/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,770	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	474.56/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,988	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	531.19/cwt	530.00–535.00	2,252	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	471.37/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,230	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	458.80/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,175	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	444.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,380	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	431.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,497	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	412.65/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,538	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	368.27/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,449	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	489.89/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,151	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	261	487.54/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,272	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,682	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	472.07/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,572	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	456.04/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,519	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	475.87/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,704	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	429.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,557	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	444.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,675	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	417	404.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,687	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	423.83/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,784	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	445.54/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,929	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	464	390.75/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,813	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,036	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	409.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,947	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	392.31/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,005	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	373.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,998	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	371.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,063	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,045	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	608	331.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,017	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,214	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,171	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,096	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,254	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,416	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,507	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	571.34/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,531	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	623.17/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,732	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	306	578.80/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,771	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	511.64/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,663	12
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	344	548.71/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,888	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	541.82/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,961	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	517.25/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,929	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	477.09/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,818	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	491.28/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,995	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	411	450.77/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,853	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	476.12/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,995	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	454.93/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,102	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	476.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,208	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	484	420.41/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,035	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	433.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,255	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	387.43/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,189	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	364.87/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,116	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	365.06/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,293	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,343	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,468	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,261	204.77/cwt	202.00–207.00	2,582	5
Bulls	—	—	1,525	215.52/cwt	213.00–217.00	3,287	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	157.96/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,535	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	171.38/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,865	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	178.95/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,960	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	184.65/cwt	183.00–187.00	2,199	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	179.58/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,202	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,415	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,490	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	187.60/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,848	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,811.18/head	2,750.00–2,880.00	2,811	17
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,357.50/head	2,230.00–2,400.00	2,358	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,284.00/head	2,260.00–2,300.00	2,284	10
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,085.00/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,085	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,888.89/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,889	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507.69/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,508	13
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,650.00/head	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 Jul 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 466Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 21Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	261	485.00–495.00	487.54
5	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	472.07
10	350–400	377	440.00–455.00	444.42
16	400–450	421	420.00–430.00	423.83
8	450–500	475	405.00–415.00	409.89
9	500–550	511	390.00–400.00	392.31
2	550–600	568	355.00–365.00	360.07
2	600–650	620	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	650–700	673	330.00–340.00	334.91
2	750–800	755	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	485.00–495.00	489.89
5	300–350	333	450.00–460.00	456.04
18	350–400	363	425.00–435.00	429.02
13	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	404.54
7	450–500	464	390.00–395.00	390.75
6	500–550	535	370.00–380.00	373.40
3	600–650	608	325.00–335.00	331.68
1	650–700	655	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	720	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	570.00	570.00
4	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
6	350–400	358	475.00–480.00	475.87
11	400–450	433	440.00–450.00	445.54
4	450–500	468	430.00–440.00	434.97
5	550–600	556	370.00–375.00	371.01
1	600–650	615	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	615.00	615.00
6	250–300	268	565.00–575.00	571.34
4	300–350	344	545.00–560.00	548.71
12	350–400	373	510.00–525.00	517.25
12	400–450	419	470.00–485.00	476.12
6	450–500	462	450.00–465.00	454.93
8	500–550	520	430.00–445.00	433.64
8	550–600	565	380.00–395.00	387.43
2	600–650	628	360.00–370.00	365.06
2	650–700	660	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	705	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	505.00–520.00	511.64
13	350–400	381	470.00–480.00	477.09
7	400–450	411	445.00–455.00	450.77
8	450–500	484	415.00–430.00	420.41
8	550–600	580	360.00–370.00	364.87
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	620.00–630.00	623.17
4	300–350	306	575.00–590.00	578.80
6	350–400	362	540.00–550.00	541.82
8	400–450	406	490.00–500.00	491.28
5	450–500	463	475.00–485.00	476.97
2	650–700	655	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	323	530.00–545.00	540.99
9	400–450	419	470.00–480.00	474.56
8	450–500	474	455.00–465.00	458.80
17	500–550	536	440.00–450.00	444.07
8	550–600	579	430.00–440.00	431.23
15	600–650	615	410.00–415.00	412.65
6	650–700	665	360.00–370.00	368.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	383	455.00–470.00	462.25
2	400–450	445	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	530	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	555.00–570.00	561.20
4	400–450	424	530.00–535.00	531.19
7	450–500	473	470.00–475.00	471.37
5	500–550	505	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,226	179.00–180.00	179.58
2	—	1,415	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,191	183.00–187.00	184.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	157.00–160.00	157.96
5	—	1,095	177.00–182.00	178.95
7	—	1,088	170.00–173.00	171.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	185.00–190.00	187.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,261	202.00–207.00	204.77
3	—	1,525	213.00–217.00	215.52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,230.00–2,400.00	2,357.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,888.89

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)	10	—	—	2,260.00–2,300.00	2,284.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	2,750.00–2,880.00	2,811.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,300.00

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	13	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,507.69

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	2	—	—	3,600.00–3,700.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.