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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

543 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.45/cwt -17.38 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 407 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.25/cwt ≈ $619/hd at 483 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.59/cwt -11.36 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 533 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 543 996 642
Feeder cattle 459 800 519
Slaughter cattle 56 50 78
Replacement cattle 28 146 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–440 435 13 145.00–147.00 $145.16 $631 -16.63
505–540 529 13 136.00–140.00 $137.17 $726 -12.92
565–585 572 6 134.00–135.00 $134.34 $768 -8.34
605–645 635 4 128.00–132.00 $128.95 $819 —
710–745 733 6 112.00–119.00 $116.74 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 386 11 135.00–145.00 $141.51 $546 -9.94
590–595 593 2 122.00–127.00 $124.49 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 135.00 $135.00 $479 —
405 405 1 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
480–485 483 16 127.00–129.00 $128.25 $619 —
520–530 521 9 123.00–126.00 $123.34 $643 -8.35
555–560 558 4 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $675 -8.00
605–625 615 2 115.00–116.00 $115.49 $710 -12.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 330 3 132.00–140.00 $134.59 $444 —
355–375 365 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $476 -12.44
415–430 426 12 124.00–129.00 $125.22 $533 -13.82
510–545 531 5 117.00–122.00 $120.08 $638 -7.82
590 590 5 117.00 $117.00 $690 —
605–615 614 7 105.00–112.00 $105.99 $651 -16.76
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 7 122.00–127.00 $124.13 $475 -14.28
470–485 480 3 112.00–118.00 $113.96 $547 —
545 545 2 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
585–590 586 4 90.00–100.00 $97.48 $571 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 380 9 137.00–142.00 $138.62 $527 -22.03
405–415 407 18 135.00–137.00 $135.45 $551 -17.38
460–490 470 3 133.00–135.00 $134.30 $631 -12.33
510–535 533 13 125.00–133.00 $125.59 $669 -11.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–310 309 6 135.00–145.00 $136.64 $422 -14.19
355–380 373 7 132.00–135.00 $132.82 $495 -14.31
460–490 477 12 125.00–132.00 $128.08 $611 -3.94
515–535 518 6 116.00–123.00 $117.20 $607 -8.19
555–575 569 7 110.00–115.00 $111.39 $634 —
670–685 682 5 100.00–109.00 $101.77 $694 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 140.00–141.00 $140.51 $580 —
495 495 1 139.00 $139.00 $688 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1020 971 85-90% 4 49.00–54.00 $52.94 $514 —
1040–1085 1063 85-90% 10 58.00–62.00 $59.96 $637 -1.61
1090–1160 1129 85-90% 9 65.00–70.00 $67.15 $758 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1385 1291 80-85% 13 62.00–67.00 $64.52 $833 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1680 1595 75-80% 4 57.00–59.00 $58.58 $934 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860–2175 2096 4 88.00–93.00 $89.11 $1,868 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 840.00–990.00 $882.86
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 730.00–795.00 $762.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 16 1,000.00–1,175.00 $1,087.50 —

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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.