Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $140.38/cwt +7.13 vs last sale · ≈ $531/hd at 378 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.97/cwt ≈ $602/hd at 519 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $137.72/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 423 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	1,167	973
Feeder cattle	624	913	832
Slaughter cattle	98	156	80
Replacement cattle	45	98	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	150.00	$150.00	$548	+4.35
415–435	423	5	140.00–142.00	$141.18	$597	+0.52
455–460	457	7	137.00–138.00	$137.43	$628	—
505–515	514	7	133.00–135.00	$134.72	$692	—
560–565	561	11	125.00–129.00	$128.27	$720	—
705–710	708	2	111.00–116.00	$113.51	$804	-3.49
760–795	778	2	103.00–106.00	$104.47	$813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	373	2	140.00–143.00	$141.51	$528	+4.51
410–445	433	3	132.00–135.00	$132.95	$576	—
475–495	485	6	125.00–132.00	$128.43	$623	-2.92
560–595	591	9	119.00–123.00	$122.58	$724	+0.34
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	-8.01
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—
725–740	733	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$773	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	3	120.00–130.00	$126.61	$485	-1.11
430–440	432	5	114.00–118.00	$117.19	$506	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	+0.53
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	130.00	$130.00	$344	—
315	315	2	127.00	$127.00	$400	+7.00
365	365	4	124.00	$124.00	$453	+1.03
405–440	436	9	122.00–123.00	$122.90	$536	+5.03
495	495	4	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
510–535	519	14	112.00–118.00	$115.97	$602	—
555–580	559	6	107.00–112.00	$107.86	$603	-6.14
620–645	628	3	102.00–104.00	$102.68	$645	-6.83

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	8	122.00–125.00	$123.45	$352	—
355–390	381	4	120.00–122.00	$120.47	$459	+1.64
415–430	421	7	117.00–119.00	$118.13	$497	+3.25
455–460	459	10	114.00–117.00	$116.41	$534	+4.84
510–525	520	3	106.00–108.00	$106.65	$555	-3.18
560–585	573	4	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$587	-2.57
615–640	621	4	97.00–99.00	$97.52	$606	—
665	665	1	97.00	$97.00	$645	-3.17
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	112.00–114.00	$112.99	$325	+0.78
340–345	342	6	107.00–112.00	$110.32	$377	+7.94
480–495	491	7	99.00–106.00	$100.96	$496	+11.43
525–530	526	4	85.00–95.00	$87.52	$460	+1.54
575–590	586	4	75.00–83.00	$76.96	$451	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	227	3	162.00–167.00	$165.38	$375	—
295	295	3	157.00	$157.00	$463	—
305–325	310	11	150.00–155.00	$151.43	$469	+0.89
355–395	378	18	138.00–145.00	$140.38	$531	+7.13
425–445	437	9	128.00–134.00	$130.17	$569	+4.70
480–490	483	7	123.00–128.00	$124.45	$601	+1.29
515–535	532	6	109.00–115.00	$109.97	$585	-2.81
620–635	628	4	102.00–105.00	$103.52	$650	-0.19
665–675	670	2	90.00–96.00	$93.02	$623	-3.61
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	-2.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	7	160.00–165.00	$161.35	$521	-2.25
355–365	362	3	150.00–155.00	$153.36	$555	—
415–435	423	12	136.00–139.00	$137.72	$583	+3.30
455–485	478	9	130.00–134.00	$130.85	$625	+2.67
530–535	532	8	122.00–125.00	$123.87	$659	+3.27
560–575	568	2	114.00–120.00	$116.96	$664	+0.38
625	625	1	114.00	$114.00	$712	+2.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	3	127.00–135.00	$132.36	$408	-2.77
375–390	384	5	120.00–125.00	$123.05	$473	+1.98
410–445	428	4	112.00–120.00	$116.16	$497	—
460–490	472	5	105.00–110.00	$107.92	$509	-2.99
515–525	517	5	95.00–100.00	$96.02	$496	-9.14
610–620	615	2	85.00–94.00	$89.54	$551	-3.46

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–985	965	85-90%	15	44.00–48.00	$46.45	$448	—
945–1010	978	85-90%	12	31.00–35.00	$33.07	$323	—
1000–1125	1083	85-90%	9	50.00–55.00	$53.46	$579	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1185	1130	80-85%	3	59.00–62.00	$61.10	$690	—
1040–1185	1153	80-85%	9	53.00–57.00	$56.20	$648	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1465	1455	75-80%	4	57.00–61.00	$57.98	$844	+12.98

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	60.00	$60.00	$684	—
1360–1765	1495	6	85.00–88.00	$86.18	$1,288	—
1565–1585	1580	4	70.00–75.00	$73.76	$1,165	+1.03

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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	18	330.00–520.00	$425.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	645.00–655.00	$650.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	595.00–630.00	$602.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	705.00–785.00	$745.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	950.00–960.00	$955.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–875.00	$833.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	525.00–630.00	$577.50	—

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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.