Cattle Market Pulse

Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 30, 2020

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Dothan Livestock Co. report →

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.16/cwt +0.16 vs last sale · ≈ $542/hd at 395 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.42/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 510 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $158.50/cwt -5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 788 1,426 1,158
Feeder cattle 664 1,159 993
Slaughter cattle 84 123 103
Replacement cattle 40 144 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available:

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 157.00 $157.00 $699 +2.43
455–485 481 8 150.00–157.00 $150.83 $725 —
505–515 508 6 140.00–147.00 $142.36 $723 +5.71
560–585 573 8 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $799 +10.48
610 610 1 137.00 $137.00 $836 —
705 705 5 118.00 $118.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 6 167.00–172.00 $170.26 $644 +0.26
420–445 437 3 160.00–163.00 $160.96 $703 +0.11
570 570 6 145.00 $145.00 $826 +10.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–535 517 5 130.00–137.00 $132.90 $687 —
620–645 628 3 115.00–120.00 $118.29 $743 +2.27
705–720 715 3 112.00–115.00 $112.99 $808 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 147.00 $147.00 $375 +1.27
385–395 395 25 137.00–141.00 $137.16 $542 +0.16
425–440 439 17 132.00–135.00 $132.17 $580 +0.31
460–465 461 5 126.00–129.00 $126.61 $584 +1.22
505–535 520 8 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $627 -3.75
570–580 573 3 117.00–119.00 $117.67 $674 -0.89
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 +1.58
625 value added 625 2 118.00 $118.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 4 135.00–140.00 $136.28 $427 —
355–395 382 3 130.00–133.00 $132.07 $505 +4.51
460–495 462 17 117.00–122.00 $117.32 $542 -1.38
510–530 521 7 112.00–113.00 $112.58 $587 -1.39
560–580 570 6 111.00–112.00 $111.51 $636 -0.85
615–620 619 4 107.00–110.00 $107.75 $667 -2.79
665 665 1 106.00 $106.00 $705 +2.51
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 +3.00
765 765 1 101.00 $101.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 9 120.00–125.00 $121.63 $379 +3.72
375–385 383 4 115.00–118.00 $115.74 $443 —
480–490 485 2 103.00–113.00 $107.95 $524 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 3 170.00–175.00 $171.65 $469 —
380–390 385 4 156.00–162.00 $159.04 $612 -4.79
410–445 422 12 149.00–153.00 $150.41 $635 -3.61
455–465 457 10 143.00–149.00 $144.22 $659 -0.64
510–520 510 22 133.00–142.00 $133.42 $680 +5.69
585 585 3 127.00 $127.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 207.00 $207.00 $486 +21.00
305–315 310 2 175.00–177.00 $175.98 $546 —
365–380 375 6 165.00–170.00 $166.62 $625 -8.45
405–430 423 19 158.00–160.00 $158.50 $670 -5.71
455 455 7 153.00 $153.00 $696 +3.75
515 515 1 145.00 $145.00 $747 +9.83
620–630 625 2 118.00–122.00 $119.98 $750 —
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 278 6 140.00–150.00 $143.05 $398 —
480–490 488 4 130.00–139.00 $136.78 $667 +5.46
515–545 530 2 120.00–128.00 $124.11 $658 —
570–585 576 5 112.00–117.00 $114.03 $657 —
610–615 611 9 105.00–112.00 $106.57 $651 +6.57
770–795 787 3 88.00–95.00 $90.28 $711 +0.28

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1030 1004 85-90% 8 41.00–46.00 $44.21 $444 —
1000–1060 1039 85-90% 14 50.00–55.00 $53.28 $554 —
1110 1110 85-90% 3 35.00 $35.00 $388 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1290 1251 80-85% 9 58.00–61.00 $59.37 $743 —
1455–1530 1470 80-85% 5 52.00–56.00 $55.17 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1695 1595 75-80% 2 55.00–59.00 $57.13 $911 -4.78

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 2 69.00 $69.00 $1,021 —
1100–1765 1516 8 75.00–78.00 $77.18 $1,170 —
1825–1945 1885 2 83.00–84.00 $83.48 $1,574 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 460.00–520.00 $490.00

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,160.00 $1,160.00
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–860.00 $806.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 480.00–650.00 $565.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 600.00–700.00 $640.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,066.67 —

↑ Back to top

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.