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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

595 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 3 bulls $136.99/cwt ≈ $445/hd at 325 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.89/cwt ≈ $532/hd at 380 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.71/cwt ≈ $591/hd at 478 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 595 648 800
Feeder cattle 498 515 666
Slaughter cattle 73 76 79
Replacement cattle 24 57 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. There was no pairs to record.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 5 162.00 $162.00 $543 +1.00
360–365 362 7 160.00–162.00 $160.86 $582 +4.48
420–430 427 6 154.00–158.00 $155.31 $663 +6.05
455 455 2 152.00 $152.00 $692 +9.57
520–535 523 9 140.00–148.00 $141.82 $742 +9.79
605 605 1 137.00 $137.00 $829 +13.84
660 660 4 121.00 $121.00 $799 +6.37
775–785 783 4 110.00–115.00 $111.24 $871 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 418 5 160.00–162.00 $160.39 $670 +5.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 152.00 $152.00 $570 —
485–490 488 3 137.00–145.00 $142.35 $695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $464 —
365–395 380 11 137.00–142.00 $139.89 $532 —
410–430 414 10 130.00–135.00 $131.04 $543 -3.80
465–485 478 11 123.00–125.00 $123.71 $591 —
510–540 524 11 117.00–120.00 $118.41 $620 —
565–585 580 4 112.00–115.00 $114.27 $663 -1.06
620 620 3 111.00 $111.00 $688 -3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 6 142.00–146.00 $144.06 $379 —
320–325 321 6 135.00–142.00 $136.18 $437 -0.26
360–375 373 7 130.00–135.00 $130.69 $487 -1.39
410–425 415 9 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $484 -10.01
505–520 508 5 112.00–115.00 $112.61 $572 -1.93
660–690 678 5 102.00–106.00 $103.56 $702 +0.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 256 8 125.00–135.00 $127.54 $327 —
355–370 363 2 120.00–122.00 $120.98 $439 +1.56
420–445 437 3 100.00–110.00 $106.79 $467 -3.84
455–475 462 3 90.00–97.00 $94.60 $437 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 275 6 162.00–167.00 $165.39 $455 —
310–325 314 4 155.00–160.00 $156.29 $491 —
360–380 368 8 150.00–155.00 $153.06 $563 +1.22
410–435 429 4 139.00–147.00 $140.91 $605 -4.11
455–480 459 6 135.00–139.00 $138.30 $635 +6.70
520–535 526 5 122.00–130.00 $125.25 $659 —
580 580 5 116.00 $116.00 $673 +0.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 145.00–147.00 $146.06 $399 —
320–340 325 11 135.00–142.00 $136.99 $445 —
420–435 428 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $567 +12.69
465–480 473 4 117.00–127.00 $122.08 $577 —
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 —
740 740 8 103.00 $103.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 162.00–164.00 $162.99 $518 +4.47
380 380 3 160.00 $160.00 $608 +3.00
410–425 416 7 150.00–160.00 $154.37 $642 -0.25
460–470 465 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $656 -1.65
545 545 4 135.00 $135.00 $736 +2.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1165 1120 80-85% 11 64.00–67.00 $65.99 $739 —
1220–1405 1302 80-85% 9 70.00–73.00 $71.56 $932 —
1270–1455 1304 80-85% 11 54.00–59.00 $57.99 $756 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1135 1063 85-90% 6 47.00–51.00 $48.86 $519 +4.55
1060–1070 1066 85-90% 7 53.00–57.00 $54.71 $583 +10.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530–1565 1548 75-80% 2 63.00–66.00 $64.52 $999 +6.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470–1925 1584 4 76.00–80.00 $77.22 $1,223 —
1295–2160 1872 3 84.00–87.00 $86.31 $1,616 —

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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 11 485.00–570.00 $531.36

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 740.00–850.00 $795.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 565.00–630.00 $586.67

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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.