Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2020

1,167 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 steers $127.72/cwt ≈ $504/hd at 395 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.88/cwt ≈ $489/hd at 426 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $111.57/cwt ≈ $519/hd at 465 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,167	962	957
Feeder cattle	913	—	809
Slaughter cattle	156	—	77
Replacement cattle	98	—	71

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
255–270	265	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$349
390–395	395	21	122.00–128.00	$127.72	$504
575–590	587	11	107.00–110.00	$109.47	$643
620	620	2	105.00	$105.00	$651
660	660	3	100.00	$100.00	$660

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
280–285	283	2	145.00–152.00	$148.53	$420
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483
390	390	1	137.00	$137.00	$534
455–470	465	6	130.00–132.00	$131.35	$611
510–525	513	5	123.00–126.00	$123.61	$634
560–570	566	13	121.00–123.00	$122.24	$692
630–645	638	2	117.00–119.00	$118.01	$753
770	770	6	109.00	$109.00	$839

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270	270	1	172.00	$172.00	$464
305–320	313	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$508
355–365	362	3	145.00–147.00	$145.65	$527
440–445	443	3	140.00–142.00	$140.66	$623
625–635	630	2	122.00–124.00	$123.01	$775
675	675	8	118.00	$118.00	$796
725	725	1	117.00	$117.00	$848

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320	320	1	124.00	$124.00	$397
365–385	377	13	118.00–120.00	$118.83	$448
425–430	426	17	114.00–115.00	$114.88	$489
455–490	465	15	110.00–114.00	$111.57	$519
530–535	531	6	109.00–110.00	$109.83	$583
575–585	581	5	102.00–107.00	$105.02	$610
655–660	660	12	100.00–102.00	$100.17	$661
735–740	736	5	97.00–100.00	$99.40	$732

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
330	330	5	120.00	$120.00	$396
375–395	385	8	122.00–124.00	$122.97	$473
415–445	429	9	117.00–121.00	$117.87	$506
560	560	1	114.00	$114.00	$638
630–645	638	6	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$699

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
270–285	276	7	110.00–115.00	$112.21	$310
310–330	325	8	100.00–110.00	$102.38	$333
360	360	2	95.00	$95.00	$342
455–465	460	2	87.00–92.00	$89.53	$412
520–545	533	2	85.00–87.00	$85.98	$458

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315–345	325	6	147.00–157.00	$150.54	$489
375–390	385	6	130.00–140.00	$133.25	$513
415–445	438	4	125.00–127.00	$125.47	$550
455–485	463	8	118.00–125.00	$123.16	$570
505–520	517	5	112.00–116.00	$112.78	$583
620–645	628	3	102.00–107.00	$103.71	$651
655–680	672	3	95.00–100.00	$96.63	$649
785	785	4	92.00	$92.00	$722

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
245	245	1	170.00	$170.00	$416
285	285	2	167.00	$167.00	$476
305–325	318	3	162.00–167.00	$163.60	$520
410–415	412	5	132.00–138.00	$134.42	$554
455–490	468	8	127.00–130.00	$128.18	$600
510–515	511	5	120.00–123.00	$120.60	$616
570–595	590	5	116.00–119.00	$116.58	$688
605–615	610	2	109.00–114.00	$111.48	$680
735–740	737	3	105.00–108.00	$106.00	$781

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265–290	278	2	141.00–145.00	$142.91	$397
310–330	317	3	132.00–141.00	$135.13	$428
365–390	368	8	115.00–122.00	$121.07	$446
465–495	480	4	108.00–114.00	$110.91	$532
505–540	532	9	102.00–106.00	$105.16	$559
580	580	2	95.00	$95.00	$551
640	640	2	93.00	$93.00	$595
670	670	2	90.00	$90.00	$603

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
890–950	918	85-90%	15	40.00–45.00	$42.41	$389
1005–1050	1035	85-90%	6	34.00–38.00	$36.71	$380
1025–1060	1045	85-90%	7	50.00–52.00	$51.16	$535

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1220–1345	1307	80-85%	13	47.00–49.00	$48.43	$633
1290–1565	1428	80-85%	12	52.00–55.00	$53.64	$766

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1455	1455	75-80%	2	45.00	$45.00	$655
1470	1470	75-80%	2	52.00	$52.00	$764

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1085–1655	1411	7	60.00–65.00	$63.35	$894
1565–1630	1594	9	70.00–75.00	$72.73	$1,159
1825	1825	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,478

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	440.00–530.00	$485.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	785.00–850.00	$817.50
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	620.00–700.00	$654.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	775.00–815.00	$795.00
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,120.00–1,140.00	$1,126.67
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	960.00–1,050.00	$1,005.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	800.00–925.00	$853.57
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,230.00–1,275.00	$1,245.00

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.