Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,184 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.17/cwt -8.94 vs last sale · ≈ $463/hd at 330 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.73/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $688/hd at 570 lb · 18 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $117.86/cwt +1.48 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 624 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,184	1,006	599
Feeder cattle	1,010	829	444
Slaughter cattle	83	98	102
Replacement cattle	91	79	53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
405–435	429	5	157.00–160.00	$157.57	$676	+0.34
455–490	484	11	149.00–155.00	$150.03	$726	+0.91
505–520	517	5	144.00–149.00	$144.98	$750	+0.48
610–615	613	8	131.00–136.00	$133.49	$818	-1.45
660–680	673	6	127.00–131.00	$128.31	$864	-3.57
725–745	732	3	125.00–127.00	$126.32	$925	—
765	765	7	124.00	$124.00	$949	-0.01

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	164.00	$164.00	$713	-0.38
560–570	564	15	139.00–140.00	$139.40	$786	—
610	610	1	139.00	$139.00	$848	—
660–665	664	10	133.00–134.00	$133.80	$888	—
705	705	3	130.00	$130.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895	895	14	117.00	$117.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	378	6	150.00–155.00	$153.44	$580	+13.58
415–435	425	2	142.00–147.00	$144.44	$614	—
525–545	535	2	130.00–137.00	$133.43	$714	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	406	12	135.00–139.00	$135.67	$551	-8.87
455–465	460	4	128.00–130.00	$129.01	$593	-2.63
505–510	508	13	124.00–128.00	$126.47	$642	+4.20
560–590	570	18	119.00–124.00	$120.73	$688	+0.57
620–640	624	18	114.00–119.00	$117.86	$735	+1.48
655	655	3	114.00	$114.00	$747	+1.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	20	138.00–142.00	$140.17	$463	-8.94
355–375	367	10	135.00–137.00	$135.77	$498	-4.86
435–445	439	14	125.00–130.00	$127.17	$558	-5.90
465–480	476	8	121.00–124.00	$121.73	$579	-4.26
515–520	517	8	120.00–121.00	$120.38	$622	+1.76
605–640	615	7	107.00–112.00	$108.49	$667	+0.47

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	366	9	127.00–130.00	$128.38	$470	+4.53
410–445	428	4	117.00–122.00	$119.60	$512	+0.68
520–545	528	3	112.00–115.00	$113.97	$602	—
555–560	558	4	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$586	—
740–745	743	2	95.00–100.00	$97.51	$724	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	373	13	152.00–159.00	$153.13	$571	-7.82
405–435	420	6	148.00–150.00	$149.04	$626	-5.08
455–465	458	4	143.00–148.00	$144.27	$661	+2.64
515–530	523	9	135.00–138.00	$136.31	$713	+1.13
560–570	563	8	127.00–130.00	$127.76	$719	+5.72
610–625	618	4	123.00–127.00	$125.02	$773	+9.17
660–665	663	2	113.00–117.00	$114.99	$762	+5.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	157.00–160.00	$158.47	$452	—
325–335	328	15	147.00–155.00	$149.72	$491	+5.37
370–395	381	7	140.00–147.00	$143.89	$548	—
480–490	484	5	130.00–137.00	$132.83	$643	+7.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	419	7	155.00–158.00	$155.42	$651	—
505–525	518	3	140.00–142.00	$140.65	$729	-2.28
565	565	1	138.00	$138.00	$780	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–995	932	85-90%	7	50.00–55.00	$52.29	$487	—
915–990	947	85-90%	7	41.00–46.00	$43.76	$414	—
1175–1195	1182	85-90%	15	59.00–61.00	$59.67	$705	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1085	1060	80-85%	9	62.00–64.00	$63.09	$669	—
1150–1165	1159	80-85%	5	53.00–56.00	$54.81	$635	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	75-80%	1	57.00	$57.00	$861	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1625	1590	10	79.00–84.00	$83.09	$1,321	—
1965–2170	2119	4	89.00–92.00	$89.70	$1,901	—

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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	19	430.00–540.00	$487.89

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	630.00–650.00	$638.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	705.00–745.00	$715.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	890.00–1,035.00	$962.50

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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	20	700.00–800.00	$760.00	—

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	12	900.00–1,000.00	$950.00	—

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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.