Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 3, 2021

700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.10/cwt -5.12 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $124.62/cwt -10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 430 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 3 bulls $112.72/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $581/hd at 515 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	700	543	678
Feeder cattle	566	459	549
Slaughter cattle	71	56	75
Replacement cattle	63	28	54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady 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
410–440	415	6	137.00–140.00	$137.53	$571	-7.63
455–460	457	3	135.00–137.00	$135.67	$620	—
505–525	515	4	132.00–135.00	$133.47	$687	-3.70
585	585	4	134.00	$134.00	$784	-0.34
640–645	642	3	124.00–126.00	$124.67	$800	-4.28
670–690	683	3	120.00–123.00	$120.98	$826	—
710–735	723	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$860	+2.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	383	6	130.00–137.00	$132.37	$507	-9.14
465–495	483	5	128.00–130.00	$129.23	$624	—
575	575	5	122.00	$122.00	$702	-2.49
625–630	628	2	115.00–121.00	$117.99	$741	—
655	655	2	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	146.00	$146.00	$518	—
475	475	2	140.00	$140.00	$665	—
535	535	2	136.00	$136.00	$728	—
555	555	3	133.00	$133.00	$738	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	4	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$431	-7.03
415–445	436	17	118.00–122.00	$120.10	$524	-5.12
480–490	487	10	115.00–118.00	$115.89	$564	—
555–595	579	5	110.00–114.00	$111.53	$646	-5.47
605–635	617	9	107.00–110.00	$108.67	$670	+2.68
695	695	1	106.00	$106.00	$737	—
705	705	1	106.00	$106.00	$747	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	135.00–138.00	$136.48	$464	—
370–380	378	6	130.00–134.00	$130.65	$494	-4.35
410–445	431	5	126.00–128.00	$126.76	$546	-6.24
475–480	478	7	123.00–125.00	$123.85	$592	-4.40
535–545	542	3	120.00–123.00	$120.99	$656	-2.35
580	580	1	116.00	$116.00	$673	-5.00
615	615	1	115.00	$115.00	$707	-0.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	117.00–122.00	$119.40	$386	—
405–440	426	5	112.00–116.00	$113.52	$484	—
455–465	458	3	105.00–112.00	$109.63	$502	-4.33
635	635	1	100.00	$100.00	$635	—
720–735	728	2	92.00–93.00	$92.49	$673	—
770	770	2	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	328	8	137.00–145.00	$139.54	$458	—
360–390	369	10	130.00–137.00	$132.22	$488	-6.40
415–440	430	14	120.00–130.00	$124.62	$536	-10.83
470–475	473	7	115.00–120.00	$117.13	$554	-17.17
555–585	575	3	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$642	—
615–620	619	4	108.00–110.00	$108.50	$672	—
670–675	673	4	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$717	—
705–730	718	4	102.00–104.00	$102.98	$739	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	372	3	115.00–125.00	$121.73	$453	-11.09
510–520	515	13	110.00–115.00	$112.72	$581	-4.48
555–575	563	5	105.00–108.00	$106.77	$601	-4.62
625–645	640	4	100.00–105.00	$103.78	$664	—
715	715	1	97.00	$97.00	$694	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	146.00	$146.00	$533	—
410–430	424	7	135.00–143.00	$137.21	$582	-3.30
490–495	493	5	126.00–135.00	$129.58	$639	-9.42
510–525	515	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1155	933	85-90%	9	50.00–54.00	$52.90	$494	—
960–1120	1040	85-90%	12	63.00–67.00	$64.85	$674	—
1015–1150	1075	85-90%	9	57.00–59.00	$58.05	$624	-1.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1340	1273	80-85%	6	62.00–65.00	$63.42	$807	-1.10
1365–1395	1373	80-85%	11	68.00–71.00	$70.17	$963	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1610	1505	75-80%	4	61.00–64.00	$62.60	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1795–1870	1833	2	92.00–94.00	$92.98	$1,704	—
1880–1905	1893	4	84.00–88.00	$85.99	$1,628	—

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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	10	470.00–550.00	$510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	820.00–830.00	$825.00
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	685.00–750.00	$728.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	890.00–945.00	$912.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–655.00	$633.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–975.00	$930.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–750.00	$725.00	—

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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.