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Name: Dothan Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Dothan, Alabama · Mon, Aug 24

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1996

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 133 vs last sale 362▼ 278 vs year ago 507 · −54.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 44▼ 53 vs year ago 74 · −71.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

97 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 53▲ 58 vs year ago 39 · +148.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold sharply lower on a light test. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower with instances up to 20.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. 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 $330.81/cwt on 14 head, down $20.39 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −64.50 against this barn's trailing median of $395.31.

Average price

$330.81

▼ 20.39 vs prior sale

14 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$23.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	347.73	1,857	4thin
Medium and Large 3	524	324.04	1,698	10thin

One grade step is worth $23.69/cwt here — about $159 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 sale14 hd

330.81

—

AL average16 barns · 393 hd

341.58

−10.77

This barn, trailing median29 sales

395.31

−64.50

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	1,645	191.50	3,150	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	165.12	2,166	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,483	163.98	2,432	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,094	151.15	1,654	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,300	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,167	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$4,206	66
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,920	14

Every lot

75 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	426.62/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,664	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	382.41/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,644	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,746	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	351.10/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,847	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	346.97/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,985	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	337.86/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,953	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	341.21/cwt	340.00–346.00	2,068	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	333.95/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,060	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,187	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,402	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	240	399.90/cwt	395.00–405.00	960	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	447.64/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,186	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	463.62/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,261	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	319	358.71/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,144	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	394.91/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,548	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	381.53/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,576	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	344.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,483	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	349.31/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,617	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	329.02/cwt	326.00–330.00	1,540	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	332.72/cwt	328.00–336.00	1,710	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	327.49/cwt	326.00–328.00	1,880	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	314.44/cwt	312.00–318.00	1,937	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	670	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,776	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,045	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,496	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	238	567.74/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,351	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	555.67/cwt	555.00–560.00	1,461	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,603	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	497.62/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,543	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	442.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,443	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	472.61/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,607	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	457.48/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,684	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	376	408.94/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,538	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	436.58/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,681	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	421.71/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,729	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	352.21/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,504	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	391.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,688	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,570	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	324.49/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	353.64/cwt	345.00–358.00	1,864	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,000	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	718	272.05/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,953	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,069	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,498	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	156.72/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,733	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	165.12/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,166	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	163.98/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,432	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,431.25/head	4,375.00–4,500.00	4,431	20
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,108.70/head	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,109	46
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,640.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,640	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,045.00/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,045	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,920.00/head	1,840.00–2,000.00	1,920	14

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 Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 362Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 44Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 97Last week 53Year ago 39

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	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	390	425.00–430.00	426.62
2	400–450	430	380.00–385.00	382.41
2	450–500	485	360.00	360.00
14	500–550	526	350.00–358.00	351.10
5	550–600	578	335.00–342.00	337.86
5	600–650	617	330.00–335.00	333.95
1	700–750	710	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
12	550–600	572	346.00–352.00	346.97
5	600–650	606	340.00–346.00	341.21
1	700–750	715	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	440.00–455.00	447.64
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	392	390.00–405.00	394.91
3	400–450	413	375.00–385.00	381.53
6	450–500	463	348.00–356.00	349.31
12	500–550	514	328.00–336.00	332.72
4	550–600	574	326.00–328.00	327.49
5	600–650	616	312.00–318.00	314.44
2	700–750	710	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	395.00–405.00	399.90
4	300–350	319	355.00–370.00	358.71
4	400–450	430	340.00–350.00	344.83
4	450–500	468	326.00–330.00	329.02
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	460.00–470.00	463.62
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	263	555.00–560.00	555.67
4	300–350	340	465.00–480.00	472.61
3	350–400	385	435.00–440.00	436.58
6	400–450	431	390.00–400.00	391.59
3	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	527	345.00–358.00	353.64
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	625	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	655	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	560.00–575.00	567.74
3	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	326	440.00–450.00	442.53
8	350–400	376	405.00–420.00	408.94
7	400–450	427	350.00–365.00	352.21
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
9	500–550	519	320.00–330.00	324.49
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	718	270.00–276.00	272.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	665.00	665.00
2	250–300	265	605.00	605.00
4	300–350	310	495.00–505.00	497.62
2	350–400	368	455.00–460.00	457.48
3	400–450	410	420.00–425.00	421.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,106	152.00–158.00	156.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	163.00–165.00	163.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,312	162.00–167.00	165.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,640	197.00	197.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	4,375.00–4,500.00	4,431.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	46	—	—	4,050.00–4,200.00	4,108.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,640.00

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	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00

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)	1	—	—	2,775.00	2,775.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,825.00–2,100.00	2,045.00

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	14	—	—	1,840.00–2,000.00	1,920.00

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.