Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 16, 2020

1,426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.39/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 461 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.42/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $707/hd at 618 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $118.56/cwt +1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 569 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,426	1,277	1,264
Feeder cattle	1,159	935	969
Slaughter cattle	123	137	109
Replacement cattle	144	205	186

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady while Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. 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
345	345	1	172.00	$172.00	$593	—
390	390	1	170.00	$170.00	$663	+2.00
420–430	422	6	160.00–165.00	$160.85	$679	-2.02
475	475	2	149.00	$149.00	$708	—
510–520	513	8	143.00–146.00	$143.76	$737	—
555–570	569	10	134.00–142.00	$134.78	$767	-3.14
610–620	616	9	129.00–131.00	$130.12	$802	-1.88
670–685	683	17	127.00–129.00	$128.77	$879	+1.77
770–780	779	18	124.00–126.00	$125.89	$981	+4.89
825	825	2	123.00	$123.00	$1,015	+3.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–375	372	3	158.00–159.00	$158.66	$590	—
405–445	413	10	153.00–155.00	$154.57	$638	+4.07
515–535	527	5	133.00–139.00	$136.65	$720	+3.13
570–590	586	10	125.00–130.00	$129.03	$756	—
690	690	1	122.00	$122.00	$842	+4.48
745	745	1	122.00	$122.00	$909	+8.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	154.00	$154.00	$454	—
405–420	413	2	142.00–145.00	$143.53	$593	—
465	465	1	132.00	$132.00	$614	-2.00
620–630	625	2	114.00–118.00	$116.02	$725	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	152.00	$152.00	$327	—
255–295	268	3	145.00–147.00	$145.73	$391	—
315–335	318	7	138.00–141.00	$138.45	$440	—
375	375	8	137.00	$137.00	$514	-1.08
405–435	414	17	130.00–136.00	$131.86	$546	+1.86
455–485	461	32	125.00–127.00	$125.39	$578	-4.08
505–510	506	4	122.00–125.00	$124.24	$629	+4.35
565–570	569	18	117.00–119.00	$118.56	$675	+1.56
605–645	618	19	112.00–117.00	$114.42	$707	+1.61
680 value added	680	11	118.00	$118.00	$802	—
730–740	735	11	109.00–112.00	$110.63	$813	—
785	785	16	109.00	$109.00	$856	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	370	8	126.00–132.00	$127.56	$472	-2.44
405–410	408	6	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$496	-2.02
465–485	476	9	117.00–120.00	$118.70	$565	-2.39
515–540	532	6	113.00–116.00	$113.97	$606	-0.03
560–595	583	6	111.00–113.00	$112.36	$655	—
615–630	622	11	110.00–111.00	$110.54	$688	—
680–685	683	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$707	—
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	-1.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	320	4	112.00–120.00	$117.91	$377	-2.14
430–445	441	4	110.00–112.00	$110.49	$487	-1.51
525–540	536	7	102.00–107.00	$105.60	$566	+0.60
645	645	1	92.00	$92.00	$593	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	328	13	167.00–174.00	$168.13	$551	—
355–360	357	11	162.00–167.00	$163.83	$585	+5.70
435–440	437	6	152.00–158.00	$154.02	$673	+1.45
455–460	458	13	140.00–147.00	$144.86	$663	+10.24
505–545	532	3	125.00–129.00	$127.73	$680	-0.27
620–645	628	3	117.00–119.00	$118.32	$743	+4.29
655–660	656	4	108.00–114.00	$109.51	$718	+2.57

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	3	186.00	$186.00	$381	—
355–370	365	12	172.00–180.00	$175.07	$639	+10.58
415–435	430	8	163.00–168.00	$164.21	$706	+5.68
455–460	456	4	149.00–150.00	$149.25	$681	—
505–520	508	6	135.00–136.00	$135.17	$687	+3.67
570–585	583	6	127.00–134.00	$128.14	$747	+0.15

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	4	160.00–162.00	$161.49	$522	—
380–395	385	3	147.00–155.00	$149.74	$576	—
425–440	437	9	140.00–143.00	$140.65	$615	—
455–460	458	3	130.00–134.00	$131.32	$601	—
610	610	1	100.00	$100.00	$610	+13.55
725	725	5	100.00	$100.00	$725	+20.00
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1340	1304	80-85%	8	67.00–71.00	$69.57	$907	—
1300–1335	1313	80-85%	13	59.00–62.00	$60.83	$799	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–985	946	85-90%	10	41.00–46.00	$44.64	$422	+1.78
975–1140	1091	85-90%	10	51.00–56.00	$54.66	$596	-3.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1615	1569	75-80%	4	61.00–65.00	$61.91	$971	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245	1245	4	60.00	$60.00	$747	-16.00
1335–1345	1340	8	81.00–86.00	$83.49	$1,119	—
1540–1750	1674	11	74.00–78.00	$76.66	$1,283	—

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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	495.00–610.00	$552.50

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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)	8	780.00–850.00	$815.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	620.00–760.00	$666.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	560.00–600.00	$568.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	975.00–1,040.00	$991.25
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	790.00–845.00	$803.75

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	900.00–1,075.00	$1,011.36	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,250.00–1,400.00	$1,290.91	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–800.00	$775.00	—

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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.