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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $129.00/cwt ≈ $877/hd at 680 lb · 75 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $102.00/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 970 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 steers $118.41/cwt ≈ $581/hd at 491 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 767 905
Feeder cattle 708 624 793
Slaughter cattle 74 98 69
Replacement cattle 33 45 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs to report. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 75 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 391 5 125.00–132.00 $130.59 $511 +3.98
405–440 414 4 120.00–124.00 $121.06 $501 +3.87
480–495 491 10 117.00–119.00 $118.41 $581 —
530–545 534 4 105.00–115.00 $112.45 $600 —
560–580 567 3 95.00–102.00 $97.39 $552 -12.61
745 745 1 95.00 $95.00 $708 +5.00
760 760 1 90.00 $90.00 $684 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
355 355 1 147.00 $147.00 $522 -3.00
445 445 2 129.00 $129.00 $574 -12.18
615 615 2 125.00 $125.00 $769 —
970 970 19 102.00 $102.00 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 133.00 $133.00 $559 +0.05
470–495 483 2 126.00–128.00 $126.97 $613 -1.46
535–545 540 2 124.00–125.00 $124.50 $672 —
560–570 564 7 120.00–123.00 $121.70 $686 -0.88
605–625 615 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $719 +6.97
660–675 670 3 111.00–115.00 $112.31 $752 +2.31
740 740 1 102.00 $102.00 $755 -3.51

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 283 6 120.00–127.00 $121.13 $343 -2.32
305–340 331 4 114.00–120.00 $115.38 $382 —
420–445 425 5 110.00–113.00 $110.63 $470 -7.50
470–475 474 9 109.00–110.00 $109.11 $517 -7.30
515–530 517 7 104.00–108.00 $104.59 $541 -2.06
565 565 9 103.00 $103.00 $582 +0.55
625 625 1 102.00 $102.00 $638 +4.48
745 745 1 95.00 $95.00 $708 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 316 7 100.00–107.00 $102.89 $325 -7.43
355–375 368 3 97.00–100.00 $97.96 $360 —
405–420 415 3 92.00–96.00 $93.30 $387 —
525–545 535 6 87.00–92.00 $89.55 $479 +2.03
565–570 568 3 85.00–87.00 $86.34 $490 +9.38
640 640 1 82.00 $82.00 $525 —
685 685 1 77.00 $77.00 $527 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 4 112.00 $112.00 $526 -8.00
530 530 1 111.00 $111.00 $588 -4.97
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 +2.14
605 605 6 107.00 $107.00 $647 +4.32
665 665 4 104.00 $104.00 $692 —
760 760 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,003 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 343 9 139.00–145.00 $139.63 $479 -11.80
365–380 378 7 130.00–139.00 $131.24 $496 -9.14
430–445 441 8 121.00–128.00 $122.71 $541 -7.46
465–485 474 7 118.00–120.00 $119.12 $565 -5.33
510–540 516 5 115.00–118.00 $115.63 $597 +5.66
560–580 577 6 105.00–115.00 $106.62 $615 —
605–630 613 3 99.00–101.00 $99.68 $611 -3.84
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 228 3 140.00–145.00 $141.79 $323 —
255–295 265 8 135.00–137.00 $135.56 $359 —
335–345 341 5 127.00–150.00 $133.23 $454 +0.87
365–370 367 3 117.00–127.00 $123.64 $454 +0.59
420–440 432 5 110.00–117.00 $112.72 $487 -3.44
465–485 470 4 98.00–107.00 $104.68 $492 -3.24
565–590 573 3 90.00–98.00 $92.74 $531 —
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 +0.46
670 670 1 87.00 $87.00 $583 —
710 710 1 82.00 $82.00 $582 —
755–775 765 2 75.00–78.00 $76.52 $585 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 160.00 $160.00 $504 -1.35
365–385 376 7 141.00–150.00 $144.74 $544 -8.62
405–415 413 5 132.00–138.00 $133.18 $550 -4.54

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–855 832 85-90% 7 41.00–44.00 $42.32 $352 —
960–1065 1002 85-90% 10 53.00–55.00 $53.85 $540 —
975–1040 1031 85-90% 7 46.00–50.00 $46.54 $480 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1275 1243 80-85% 11 56.00–59.00 $57.32 $712 —
1225–1285 1268 80-85% 7 60.00–63.00 $60.83 $771 —
1420 1420 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $696 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1690 1595 75-80% 5 58.00–60.00 $58.30 $930 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1525 1283 2 61.00–66.00 $63.97 $821 —
1265–1930 1598 2 86.00–89.00 $87.19 $1,393 +13.43
1635 1635 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,243 —

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 300.00–400.00 $342.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 660.00–740.00 $713.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 815.00–885.00 $861.67
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 580.00–630.00 $605.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–750.00 $740.00

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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.