Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 18, 2021

1,185 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.96/cwt +1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 378 lb · 21 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $134.31/cwt +3.51 vs last sale · ≈ $434/hd at 323 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $147.83/cwt -2.15 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 477 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,185	862	1,189
Feeder cattle	898	735	888
Slaughter cattle	103	82	122
Replacement cattle	184	45	179

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415	411	8	156.00–163.00	$160.41	$659	+1.82
470–495	477	15	147.00–150.00	$147.83	$705	-2.15
525	525	5	143.00	$143.00	$751	+0.51
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	-2.00
605	605	13	134.00	$134.00	$811	—
655	655	2	128.00	$128.00	$838	—
715–735	733	8	122.00–127.00	$122.61	$899	—
795	795	11	120.00	$120.00	$954	—
860	860	2	115.00	$115.00	$989	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	314	5	140.00–147.00	$142.72	$448	-8.28
475–480	478	5	120.00–130.00	$126.03	$602	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	330	4	160.00–162.00	$160.52	$530	—
390	390	2	160.00	$160.00	$624	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	323	18	132.00–137.00	$134.31	$434	+3.51
405–430	415	14	120.00–128.00	$122.80	$510	+0.93
465–495	473	11	117.00–120.00	$117.86	$557	+1.02
525–540	538	14	108.00–117.00	$109.25	$588	-0.61

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	378	21	138.00–144.00	$141.96	$537	+1.49
410–425	424	10	130.00–137.00	$130.68	$554	+1.06
455	455	1	126.00	$126.00	$573	+2.25
505–520	517	9	118.00–120.00	$118.43	$612	+0.13
560–580	566	10	111.00–115.00	$112.23	$635	+0.79
605	605	3	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	4	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$346	+2.42
340–345	342	7	122.00–125.00	$123.70	$423	+8.59
390–395	393	5	112.00–122.00	$115.97	$456	—
405–415	412	3	108.00–112.00	$109.31	$450	+1.44
555–580	575	5	100.00–105.00	$100.97	$581	-1.03
635–640	637	3	90.00–97.00	$92.35	$588	-4.65

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	293	5	160.00–162.00	$160.39	$470	-0.35
305–315	308	4	155.00–159.00	$156.02	$481	+0.18
360–390	370	3	148.00–150.00	$149.30	$552	-3.49
405–425	408	7	145.00–148.00	$145.45	$593	-3.03
455–485	479	13	129.00–145.00	$136.70	$655	+0.41
630–640	633	4	116.00–118.00	$116.51	$738	+7.98
690–695	693	2	112.00–115.00	$113.51	$787	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	190.00	$190.00	$408	—
360–380	369	8	155.00–159.00	$157.09	$580	+0.48
420	420	1	151.00	$151.00	$634	-3.50
520–535	530	13	130.00–135.00	$131.51	$697	+0.17
555–575	565	2	127.00–129.00	$127.98	$723	+1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	282	8	147.00–150.00	$148.14	$418	—
315–325	318	3	142.00–145.00	$143.98	$458	—
495	495	2	133.00	$133.00	$658	+7.78

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1255	1240	80-85%	6	60.00–65.00	$62.47	$775	—
1340–1395	1357	80-85%	10	55.00–59.00	$57.77	$784	+0.27

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1135	1068	85-90%	6	43.00–45.00	$44.42	$474	-7.77
905–1125	1076	85-90%	9	50.00–54.00	$53.25	$573	+1.06

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1415	1398	75-80%	4	57.00–59.00	$57.48	$804	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1905	1718	12	65.00–70.00	$67.69	$1,163	—
1805	1805	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,498	—
2025–2090	2055	13	75.00–78.00	$76.41	$1,570	—

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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	370.00–520.00	$445.00

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Bred Cows

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)	5	840.00–995.00	$964.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,054.55

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	800.00–875.00	$850.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–740.00	$733.33

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	750.00–900.00	$855.88	—

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	20	1,175.00–1,225.00	$1,200.00	—

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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.