Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	264	716	632
Feeder cattle	217	596	452
Slaughter cattle	26	42	87
Replacement cattle	21	78	93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470	463	2	147.00–152.00	$149.46	$692	-1.89
520–535	528	3	120.00–142.00	$132.96	$702	-11.33
640–645	643	2	120.00–121.00	$120.50	$775	—
745	745	1	116.00	$116.00	$864	-7.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	137.00	$137.00	$815	-6.00
605	605	1	136.00	$136.00	$823	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–475	473	2	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$591	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	307	7	125.00–135.00	$129.33	$397	—
430–445	433	5	120.00–122.00	$120.41	$521	-3.63
480–495	483	5	115.00–118.00	$115.61	$558	-1.69
535–540	538	3	108.00–112.00	$109.33	$588	—
575	575	3	107.00	$107.00	$615	-3.47
760–780	770	2	93.00–97.00	$95.03	$732	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	125.00	$125.00	$538	-10.95
455–475	463	5	120.00–122.00	$120.82	$559	-3.15
525–545	535	4	116.00–120.00	$118.04	$632	-2.99
605–625	615	2	107.00–112.00	$109.46	$673	-2.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	359	5	107.00–110.00	$108.78	$391	+2.57
410–420	415	4	90.00–100.00	$94.94	$394	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	4	138.00–141.00	$139.49	$458	-14.58
360–395	378	4	135.00–138.00	$136.43	$516	-6.02
505–540	531	4	120.00–125.00	$121.19	$644	-1.42
615–625	618	3	105.00–114.00	$110.97	$686	-1.49
725	725	1	102.00	$102.00	$740	+6.73
760–765	763	2	95.00–98.00	$96.50	$736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	287	3	157.00–162.00	$158.63	$455	—
305–310	308	4	147.00–157.00	$151.96	$468	-8.55
355–360	358	2	145.00–147.00	$145.99	$523	-8.09
420–445	428	3	140.00–145.00	$141.73	$607	-7.98
515–525	520	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$684	-0.79

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	423	3	147.00–150.00	$148.02	$626	-6.62

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1000	959	85-90%	7	59.00–63.00	$60.62	$581	—
905–1185	963	85-90%	5	53.00–55.00	$54.32	$523	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1275	1231	80-85%	5	72.00–76.00	$75.17	$925	—
1250–1375	1313	80-85%	2	66.00–68.00	$66.95	$879	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	75-80%	1	69.00	$69.00	$1,035	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1655–2030	1843	2	82.00–86.00	$84.20	$1,552	—
1920	1920	1	78.00	$78.00	$1,498	—

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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)	7	725.00–900.00	$875.00

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)	2	945.00–1,065.00	$1,005.00

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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	10	775.00–840.00	$801.00	—

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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.