Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

574 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $119.00/cwt ≈ $1,077/hd at 905 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $140.89/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 421 lb · 11 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $134.61/cwt +5.03 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	574	700
Feeder cattle	468	566
Slaughter cattle	34	71
Replacement cattle	72	63

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	138.00	$138.00	$731	+2.00
605–620	613	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$803	—
675–680	678	2	124.00–127.00	$125.51	$851	—
730 value added	730	6	125.00	$125.00	$912	—
740	740	2	123.00	$123.00	$910	—
810	810	7	121.50	$121.50	$984	—
905	905	19	119.00	$119.00	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	147.00	$147.00	$478	—
360	360	1	146.00	$146.00	$526	—
430–440	433	3	140.00–145.00	$141.69	$614	+4.16
460–480	467	3	136.00–140.00	$137.37	$642	+1.70
540–545	543	3	130.00–135.00	$131.66	$715	-1.81
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	-4.00
710	710	1	116.00	$116.00	$824	-2.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	312	3	130.00–137.00	$134.72	$420	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	135.00–137.00	$135.99	$462	+8.43
375–390	380	9	130.00–132.00	$131.32	$499	—
420–435	426	7	122.00–129.00	$125.83	$536	+5.73
505–515	508	3	115.00–117.00	$116.32	$591	—
555–590	576	5	110.00–115.00	$111.93	$645	+0.40
605–640	619	9	105.00–109.00	$106.54	$659	-2.13
675–680	678	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$702	-2.51
725	725	1	100.00	$100.00	$725	-6.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	2	142.00	$142.00	$469	+5.52
360–375	368	2	137.00–140.00	$138.47	$510	+7.82
460–485	477	10	125.00–129.00	$125.97	$601	+2.12
505–540	524	7	122.00–125.00	$123.26	$646	+2.27
565	565	1	119.00	$119.00	$672	+3.00
610	610	1	117.00	$117.00	$714	+2.00
680	680	5	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
745	745	1	105.00	$105.00	$782	—
765–790	773	6	103.00–105.00	$103.68	$801	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	330	4	122.00–125.00	$122.72	$405	+3.32
460–475	465	3	110.00–115.00	$113.30	$527	+3.67
555–575	568	3	102.00–105.00	$102.98	$585	—
660–670	664	5	95.00–100.00	$97.02	$644	—
755	755	2	95.00	$95.00	$717	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	4	99.00	$99.00	$802	—
940	940	6	87.00	$87.00	$818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	155.00	$155.00	$450	—
325–330	326	5	145.00–150.00	$146.01	$476	+6.47
355–385	381	7	137.00–145.00	$138.07	$526	+5.85
405–445	425	2	131.00–135.00	$132.91	$565	+8.29
455–475	463	5	125.00–127.00	$125.82	$583	+8.69
510	510	5	115.00–120.00	$118.00	$602	—
555–595	569	10	108.00–115.00	$109.65	$624	-1.96
655–665	660	2	101.00–105.00	$103.02	$680	-3.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	147.00	$147.00	$522	+1.00
410–430	421	11	140.00–142.00	$140.89	$593	+3.68
455–485	466	10	130.00–139.00	$134.61	$627	+5.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	140.00–147.00	$143.75	$395	—
330–345	336	5	132.00–139.00	$134.88	$453	—
470–495	483	2	105.00–110.00	$107.56	$520	—
505–545	535	4	100.00–105.00	$103.82	$555	-8.90
555–565	562	3	95.00–100.00	$96.65	$543	-10.12

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–970	946	85-90%	5	45.00–50.00	$46.92	$444	-5.98
1075–1105	1081	85-90%	5	54.00–59.00	$57.98	$627	-0.07
1080–1145	1106	85-90%	5	62.00–64.00	$63.17	$699	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1255	1230	80-85%	6	65.00–68.00	$66.53	$818	—
1220–1365	1293	80-85%	4	62.00–63.00	$62.47	$808	-0.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1600–1675	1650	75-80%	3	61.00–63.00	$62.35	$1,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645–1750	1671	4	88.00–93.00	$89.31	$1,492	—
1955–2045	2000	2	75.00–80.00	$77.56	$1,551	—

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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	14	440.00–560.00	$500.00

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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)	3	690.00–730.00	$716.67
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	560.00–590.00	$580.00

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	885.00–975.00	$930.00

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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	36	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,097.22	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,283.33	—

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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.