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Dothan Stockyards

Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Jul 27

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Jul 20Jul 27Aug 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

495 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 541▼ 86 vs year ago 581 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 38▲ 20 vs year ago 33 · +60.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 3 vs year ago 34 · −8.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to 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 $336.52/cwt on 35 head, down $39.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −58.79 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$336.52

▼ 39.71 vs prior sale

35 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$50.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.11

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	377.50	2,010	2thin
Medium and Large 2	549	342.94	1,884	15thin
Medium and Large 3	536	326.62	1,752	18thin

One grade step is worth $50.88/cwt here — about $258 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 sale35 hd

336.52

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

368.64

−32.11

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−58.79

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	1,497	198.08	2,965	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	185.46	2,915	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	181.50	2,325	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	164.73	1,773	27

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)	—	$3,365	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,346	10
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,524	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,235	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,083	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,688	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	5

Every lot

99 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	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,356	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,390	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	293	507.44/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,487	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	506.49/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,585	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	363	390.09/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,416	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	479.28/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,793	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	419	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,409	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	414.56/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,758	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	399.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,906	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	387.57/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,015	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	332.62/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,876	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	366.82/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,157	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,398	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	309.98/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,412	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,201	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	266	400.66/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,066	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	268	454.77/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,219	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	453.26/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,414	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	405.21/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,285	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	329	383.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,262	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	391.50/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,402	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	414.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,569	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	379	361.53/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,370	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	407	344.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,401	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	380.91/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,585	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	441	365.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,613	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	344.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	479	321.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,542	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	353.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,795	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	335.38/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,727	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	324.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	342.19/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,995	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	327.59/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,041	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,254	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,133	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,528	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	519.88/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,471	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	538.18/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,550	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	512.52/cwt	510.00–515.00	1,579	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	463.65/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,479	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	495.11/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,624	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	477.40/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,790	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	410.71/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,552	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	453.72/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,901	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	415.04/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,814	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	394.19/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,742	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	365.08/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,745	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	387.17/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,866	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	507	335.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,703	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	357.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,827	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,805	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	333.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,916	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	322.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,025	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	628	277.96/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,746	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,094	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	261.65/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,771	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,763	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	283.72/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,017	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,272	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,208	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,356	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	206.24/cwt	206.00–207.00	3,770	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,926	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	154.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,656	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	168.61/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,829	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,272	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	177.56/cwt	177.00–178.00	2,406	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	185.46/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,915	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,365.00/head	3,365.00–3,365.00	3,365	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,675.00/head	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,126.67/head	2,000.00–2,190.00	2,127	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,975.00/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	—	1,687.50/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,688	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,523.75/head	2,385.00–2,570.00	2,524	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,235.00/head	2,235.00–2,235.00	2,235	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500.00/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500	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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 495Last week 541Year ago 581

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 38Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 28Year ago 34

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	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	268	450.00–460.00	454.77
3	300–350	317	400.00–415.00	405.21
7	350–400	358	390.00–400.00	391.50
7	400–450	441	360.00–370.00	365.77
11	450–500	479	340.00–350.00	344.36
15	500–550	515	330.00–340.00	335.38
7	550–600	581	320.00–330.00	324.35
2	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	790	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	390.00–405.00	400.66
5	300–350	329	380.00–390.00	383.71
7	350–400	379	355.00–370.00	361.53
7	400–450	407	340.00–350.00	344.32
8	450–500	479	320.00–325.00	321.94
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
3	300–350	312	450.00–460.00	453.26
4	350–400	378	410.00–420.00	414.97
5	400–450	416	375.00–390.00	380.91
9	500–550	508	350.00–365.00	353.41
9	550–600	583	340.00–345.00	342.19
4	600–650	623	320.00–335.00	327.59
2	700–750	710	315.00–320.00	317.52
2	750–800	765	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	510.00–525.00	519.88
4	300–350	328	490.00–500.00	495.11
8	350–400	375	475.00–485.00	477.40
3	400–450	437	410.00–425.00	415.04
9	450–500	482	385.00–395.00	387.17
6	500–550	511	355.00–370.00	357.52
9	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	333.22
12	600–650	628	320.00–330.00	322.47
5	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
4	700–750	711	280.00–285.00	283.72
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	460.00–465.00	463.65
10	350–400	378	405.00–420.00	410.71
12	400–450	442	390.00–400.00	394.19
14	450–500	478	360.00–370.00	365.08
10	500–550	507	330.00–340.00	335.98
8	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	314.93
5	600–650	628	275.00–280.00	277.96
3	650–700	677	260.00–265.00	261.65
1	700–750	705	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	650.00	650.00
3	250–300	288	535.00–545.00	538.18
6	300–350	308	510.00–515.00	512.52
1	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
4	400–450	419	450.00–465.00	453.72
1	500–550	510	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
2	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	314.96
1	750–800	770	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	565.00	565.00
1	250–300	255	545.00	545.00
3	300–350	313	500.00–510.00	506.49
4	350–400	370	445.00	445.00
9	400–450	424	410.00–420.00	414.56
16	450–500	477	395.00–410.00	399.62
2	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.49
4	550–600	564	330.00–340.00	332.62
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
3	750–800	778	305.00–320.00	309.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	293	500.00–515.00	507.44
6	350–400	363	385.00–400.00	390.09
4	400–450	419	335.00–340.00	336.28
3	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
8	350–400	374	470.00–485.00	479.28
1	400–450	435	455.00	455.00
6	500–550	520	380.00–395.00	387.57
8	550–600	588	365.00–380.00	366.82
3	600–650	630	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	685	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	755	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,085	166.00–172.00	168.61
11	—	1,075	152.00–157.00	154.01
4	—	1,055	180.00–185.00	182.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	184.00–189.00	185.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,355	177.00–178.00	177.56
8	—	1,235	182.00–186.00	183.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,695	198.00	198.00
4	—	1,150	192.00	192.00
3	—	1,828	206.00–207.00	206.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,190.00	2,126.67

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	—	—	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,365.00	3,365.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	2,525.00–2,725.00	2,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,687.50

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	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,385.00–2,570.00	2,523.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,235.00	2,235.00

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	5	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,500.00

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.