Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

716 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 3 bulls $95.27/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 735 lb · 15 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $124.04/cwt +7.33 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 429 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $141.44/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	716	595
Feeder cattle	596	498
Slaughter cattle	42	73
Replacement cattle	78	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
575	575	11	143.00	$143.00	$822	—
695	695	7	133.00	$133.00	$924	—
725	725	9	130.00	$130.00	$942	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	409	5	159.00–161.00	$159.42	$652	+4.11
470–490	486	5	150.00–157.00	$151.35	$736	-0.65
505–545	529	5	142.00–148.00	$144.29	$763	+2.47
575–590	580	3	141.00–142.00	$141.34	$820	—
680–685	683	2	123.00–126.00	$124.49	$850	+3.49
710	710	1	123.00	$123.00	$873	—
845	845	3	119.00	$119.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	110.00–119.00	$114.61	$611	—
770–785	783	6	95.00–102.00	$100.85	$790	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235	218	3	160.00–170.00	$166.41	$363	—
310–330	325	4	147.00–150.00	$147.72	$480	+1.70
365–370	368	5	140.00–145.00	$141.98	$522	+2.09
405–415	410	2	132.00–140.00	$135.95	$557	+4.91
475–495	490	8	123.00–127.00	$123.97	$607	+0.26
515–540	523	12	120.00–123.00	$121.03	$633	+2.62
560 value added	560	4	122.00	$122.00	$683	—
560–565	563	2	118.00–120.00	$119.00	$670	+4.73
615–635	628	3	111.00–113.00	$111.65	$701	+0.65
710	710	2	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	375	5	132.00–138.00	$134.30	$504	+3.61
415–445	429	15	120.00–128.00	$124.04	$532	+7.33
465–495	478	9	115.00–120.00	$117.30	$561	—
565–580	573	2	108.00–113.00	$110.47	$633	—
660–695	678	4	100.00–106.00	$102.92	$698	-0.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	376	4	105.00–110.00	$106.21	$399	-14.77
460–490	483	4	90.00–100.00	$97.62	$472	+3.02
665–690	673	3	80.00–85.00	$81.71	$550	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	334	5	150.00–155.00	$154.07	$515	+17.08
365–380	373	4	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$531	—
510–545	522	6	120.00–124.00	$122.61	$640	+5.61
565–580	577	5	115.00–118.00	$115.59	$667	—
610–630	620	4	110.00–115.00	$112.46	$697	—
665–690	678	2	101.00–110.00	$105.42	$715	—
735–740	735	15	95.00–99.00	$95.27	$700	-7.73

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	341	6	160.00–163.00	$160.51	$547	+4.22
360–385	370	10	152.00–157.00	$154.08	$570	+1.02
440–445	442	7	148.00–151.00	$149.71	$662	+8.80
465–495	475	13	140.00–143.00	$141.44	$672	+3.14
520–530	523	4	130.00–139.00	$132.28	$692	+7.03

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	318	8	170.00–175.00	$171.22	$544	+8.23
365–385	377	5	160.00–165.00	$161.94	$611	+1.94
410–420	411	8	154.00–159.00	$154.64	$636	+0.27
460–470	468	6	145.00–150.00	$145.82	$682	+4.81

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1060	945	85-90%	8	52.00–57.00	$54.80	$518	—
1065–1110	1088	85-90%	4	61.00–66.00	$63.45	$690	+8.74

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1040	1038	80-85%	5	60.00–63.00	$61.80	$641	—
1395–1445	1416	80-85%	7	65.00–68.00	$66.31	$939	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1500	1425	75-80%	2	60.00–62.00	$61.05	$870	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1550	1368	5	76.00–81.00	$79.40	$1,086	—
1590–1955	1712	6	89.00–90.00	$89.62	$1,534	—
1645–1800	1723	2	94.00–99.00	$96.61	$1,665	—

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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	22	515.00–575.00	$545.00

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	610.00–670.00	$640.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	740.00–885.00	$812.50

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)	1	860.00	$860.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	970.00–1,170.00	$1,036.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	745.00–815.00	$780.00

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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	12	525.00–675.00	$650.00	—

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	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.