Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $116.74/cwt ≈ $507/hd at 434 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.89/cwt +1.57 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 522 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.40/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 534 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	574	1,015
Feeder cattle	512	468	782
Slaughter cattle	89	34	166
Replacement cattle	122	72	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	407	3	147.00–151.00	$149.66	$609	+7.97
455–460	458	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$666	+8.13
515–530	527	5	138.00–144.00	$139.17	$733	+7.51
625–630	628	2	128.00–130.00	$129.00	$810	—
690	690	1	122.00	$122.00	$842	—
710	710	1	115.00	$115.00	$816	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	139.00	$139.00	$681	—
530–535	533	2	126.00–136.00	$130.98	$698	—
680	680	1	108.00	$108.00	$734	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	1	122.00	$122.00	$909	-1.00
755–765	760	2	121.00–122.00	$121.50	$923	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	329	9	135.00–140.00	$137.70	$453	+1.71
380–395	392	5	127.00–132.00	$127.97	$502	-3.35
455–465	458	8	121.00–127.00	$123.64	$566	—
510–535	522	13	116.00–121.00	$117.89	$615	+1.57
570–590	581	7	112.00–115.00	$113.26	$658	+1.33
605–610	608	6	110.00–111.00	$110.67	$673	+4.13
660–675	670	3	105.00–109.00	$107.69	$722	+4.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–330	328	6	125.00–127.00	$125.66	$412	+2.94
375–395	383	11	120.00–125.00	$121.76	$466	—
425–445	434	14	115.00–119.00	$116.74	$507	—
490–495	493	6	105.00–115.00	$109.97	$542	-3.33
630–645	633	5	100.00–105.00	$103.98	$658	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	357	6	136.00–138.00	$136.34	$487	-2.13
410–435	423	2	132.00–135.00	$133.46	$565	—
455–460	457	3	128.00–129.00	$128.34	$587	+2.37
510–520	514	7	122.00–127.00	$124.17	$638	+0.91
560–565	564	7	118.00–120.00	$118.28	$667	-0.72
605–645	618	3	115.00–117.00	$115.70	$715	-1.30
660–670	665	2	111.00–115.00	$113.02	$752	+3.02
705	705	1	109.00	$109.00	$768	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	337	5	150.00–157.00	$151.27	$510	+5.26
365–370	366	4	145.00–148.00	$145.76	$533	+7.69
405–430	420	8	140.00–145.00	$142.64	$599	+9.73
465–490	471	4	132.00–135.00	$134.22	$632	+8.40
505–545	534	11	120.00–129.00	$123.40	$659	+5.40
555–570	565	3	117.00–120.00	$119.02	$672	+9.37
605–635	629	5	107.00–115.00	$108.54	$683	—
710–730	721	8	98.00–105.00	$100.47	$724	—
755–775	763	5	90.00–94.00	$91.63	$699	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	277	3	145.00–146.00	$145.35	$403	+1.60
325–340	334	5	142.00–145.00	$143.17	$478	+8.29
360–370	363	3	131.00–140.00	$136.94	$497	—
405–430	418	4	127.00–130.00	$128.46	$537	—
465–475	467	5	117.00–127.00	$119.03	$556	+11.47
505–520	508	5	110.00–115.00	$113.98	$579	+10.16
570–595	578	3	100.00–108.00	$102.74	$594	+6.09
625–635	628	3	95.00–98.00	$96.99	$609	—
715–745	730	2	87.00–92.00	$89.45	$653	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	380	4	153.00–156.00	$153.72	$584	+6.72

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1140	1121	80-85%	19	65.00–70.00	$67.88	$761	—
1300–1385	1321	80-85%	4	75.00–80.00	$76.31	$1,008	—
1375–1405	1392	80-85%	7	55.00–60.00	$57.88	$806	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–990	904	85-90%	9	56.00–60.00	$57.95	$524	—
1045–1195	1095	85-90%	12	65.00–70.00	$68.18	$747	+10.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425	1425	75-80%	1	73.00	$73.00	$1,040	—
1425–1590	1480	75-80%	3	64.00–68.00	$66.57	$985	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1611	1497	3	79.00–82.00	$80.08	$1,199	—
1650–1755	1685	6	86.00–88.00	$87.31	$1,471	-2.00
2070–2085	2074	4	91.00–96.00	$92.26	$1,913	—

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Bred Cows

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)	22	975.00–1,020.00	$996.82

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	700.00–830.00	$746.67

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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
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	810.00–980.00	$887.06	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	625.00–725.00	$645.00	—

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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.