Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

1,156 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $125.63/cwt ≈ $833/hd at 663 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $139.36/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 463 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.53/cwt +1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $565/hd at 423 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,156	852	896
Feeder cattle	870	744	611
Slaughter cattle	221	56	139
Replacement cattle	65	52	146

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	163.00	$163.00	$579	—
405–420	417	9	152.00–155.00	$154.35	$644	—
465–485	475	2	144.00–147.00	$145.53	$691	—
525–535	528	5	137.00–140.00	$138.01	$729	-1.78
555–570	560	15	135.00–137.00	$136.32	$763	+0.58
660–665	663	40	125.00–126.00	$125.63	$833	—
810	810	12	119.50	$119.50	$968	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	326	14	154.00–159.00	$154.67	$504	—
405–420	415	3	140.00–148.00	$142.60	$592	-9.83
455–480	463	26	138.00–140.00	$139.36	$645	-7.73
505	505	1	134.00	$134.00	$677	—
565	565	5	129.00	$129.00	$729	-1.00
645	645	9	121.00	$121.00	$780	-3.34
720	720	8	116.00	$116.00	$835	+0.57

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	4	150.00–151.00	$150.74	$487	+7.34
380–385	383	2	144.00–149.00	$146.52	$561	+9.14

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	311	17	133.00–140.00	$133.42	$415	-2.10
355–370	366	10	127.00–132.00	$128.46	$470	—
405–410	409	12	125.00–127.00	$126.50	$517	-0.36
455	455	4	125.00	$125.00	$569	+1.78
570–580	579	13	116.00–118.00	$116.15	$673	-0.21
615–640	632	3	111.00–114.00	$111.97	$708	-1.05
655–665	660	2	105.00–108.00	$106.49	$703	-1.20

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	20	132.00–135.00	$133.53	$565	+1.03
460–475	464	17	127.00–131.00	$128.30	$595	+0.92
515–525	516	8	125.00–127.00	$125.25	$646	-0.15
555–560	558	3	121.00–125.00	$122.33	$683	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	271	7	130.00–140.00	$134.42	$364	-0.59
340–345	343	2	122.00–127.00	$124.52	$427	—
365–380	371	7	117.00–122.00	$119.19	$442	-5.64
405–410	409	4	112.00–117.00	$113.24	$463	-8.37
455–495	475	2	110.00–112.00	$111.04	$527	—
570–580	577	3	92.00–102.00	$95.29	$550	-8.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	4	152.00–156.00	$154.02	$513	—
365–370	369	6	145.00–149.00	$145.66	$537	-2.92
415–435	430	12	138.00–145.00	$139.87	$601	-1.39
455–485	462	9	127.00–137.00	$129.33	$598	-1.37
560–575	570	3	119.00–123.00	$120.31	$686	+3.98
615–620	618	4	115.00–119.00	$117.01	$723	—
670–675	672	3	110.00–115.00	$113.33	$762	+2.80
730	730	1	108.00	$108.00	$788	+2.66
755	755	2	107.00	$107.00	$808	+5.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	150.00–152.00	$150.94	$408	-5.68
310–345	333	3	145.00–149.00	$146.24	$487	+0.72
380–395	386	7	135.00–142.00	$138.07	$533	+1.09
415–440	432	3	125.00–130.00	$128.40	$555	+0.04
485–495	491	10	118.00–123.00	$119.98	$589	-3.20
505–540	512	5	110.00–118.00	$116.31	$596	+1.31
615–630	623	2	105.00–110.00	$107.47	$670	+2.94

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	158.00–165.00	$161.31	$521	-3.69
360–385	368	3	155.00–157.00	$156.30	$575	+4.30
435	435	1	152.00	$152.00	$661	+2.01
515	515	3	141.00	$141.00	$726	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1165	1037	85-90%	21	52.00–57.00	$54.32	$563	-7.16
1040–1180	1118	85-90%	9	68.00–69.00	$68.59	$767	—
1165–1195	1179	85-90%	15	62.00–66.00	$63.89	$753	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1435	1433	80-85%	7	79.00–81.00	$79.86	$1,144	—
1420–1465	1443	80-85%	23	70.00–75.00	$72.35	$1,044	—
1305–1605	1455	80-85%	10	61.00–65.00	$62.79	$914	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1510	1481	75-80%	10	72.00–77.00	$76.08	$1,127	—
1555–1570	1563	75-80%	8	64.00–69.00	$66.51	$1,040	-2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700–1730	1715	2	95.00–97.00	$95.99	$1,646	—
1740	1740	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,462	—
1695–1885	1758	3	88.00–91.00	$89.07	$1,566	—

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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	16	550.00–675.00	$612.50

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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)	5	770.00–820.00	$790.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00–1,050.00	$993.75

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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	20	930.00–1,070.00	$990.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	550.00–625.00	$587.50	—

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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.