Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

784 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.74/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $638/hd at 481 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $127.60/cwt +15.05 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 464 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.61/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 571 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	784	735	582
Feeder cattle	435	570	480
Slaughter cattle	235	115	68
Replacement cattle	114	50	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–535	523	5	145.00–150.00	$146.93	$768	-1.33
560–565	561	7	141.00–143.00	$141.29	$793	-0.16
635	635	1	137.00	$137.00	$870	+1.05
660–680	670	2	129.00–135.00	$131.96	$884	+2.97
730	730	2	127.00	$127.00	$927	—
780	780	1	121.00	$121.00	$944	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	367	3	163.00–166.00	$163.98	$602	+5.98
415–440	428	2	155.00–156.00	$155.51	$666	+5.97
480–485	482	3	144.00–150.00	$146.01	$704	+2.02
520–545	533	2	137.00–141.00	$139.05	$741	-0.99
585	585	2	135.00	$135.00	$790	+1.01
625	625	1	128.00	$128.00	$800	+1.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–485	473	2	125.00–133.00	$128.89	$610	+5.41
735	735	1	112.00	$112.00	$823	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	3	138.00–140.00	$138.66	$503	+3.58
460–480	470	8	132.00–135.00	$133.53	$628	+6.36
510–530	516	7	127.00–130.00	$127.88	$660	+4.48
560–565	561	4	120.00–123.00	$120.76	$677	—
630–645	640	3	114.00–117.00	$114.98	$736	+2.88
710–715	714	4	109.00–112.00	$109.75	$784	+4.78
825	825	6	104.50	$104.50	$862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	137.00–139.00	$138.02	$660	+6.54
505–540	513	11	132.00–136.00	$134.52	$690	+5.52
560–585	571	12	126.00–130.00	$127.61	$729	+3.45
605–645	632	3	120.00–125.00	$121.60	$769	—
660–665	661	5	117.00–118.00	$117.80	$779	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	292	3	140.00–145.00	$141.63	$414	—
355–395	378	7	130.00–136.00	$132.42	$501	+4.94
410–415	413	6	120.00–130.00	$125.03	$516	+3.88

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	160.00–166.00	$163.02	$559	+1.39
365–395	385	3	145.00–152.00	$147.21	$567	-2.85
405–445	421	7	140.00–144.00	$141.43	$595	+7.52
455–495	481	16	130.00–139.00	$132.74	$638	+9.47
540–545	542	6	125.00–129.00	$126.34	$685	—
560–575	564	7	119.00–125.00	$120.75	$681	+2.95
610–615	611	5	117.00–119.00	$117.40	$717	+4.79
680–685	681	7	116.00–117.00	$116.86	$796	—
740–745	742	3	112.00–113.00	$112.33	$833	—
755–770	760	3	110.00–111.00	$110.66	$841	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	358	3	135.00–142.00	$137.38	$492	+9.90
410–435	429	4	130.00–133.00	$130.72	$561	+13.35
460–490	464	16	125.00–128.00	$127.60	$592	+15.05
510–530	518	5	115.00–122.00	$117.86	$611	—
655–680	668	2	105.00–112.00	$108.43	$724	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—
410–430	423	3	149.00–155.00	$150.94	$638	-2.04
460–475	468	4	141.00–145.00	$143.03	$669	—
505–510	506	4	134.00–138.00	$135.01	$683	—
555	555	2	128.00	$128.00	$710	—
625	625	1	121.00	$121.00	$756	+2.45
685–695	692	3	119.00–120.00	$119.67	$828	—
705–725	715	4	116.00–118.00	$116.99	$836	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–985	954	85-90%	8	59.00–63.00	$60.55	$578	—
1010–1020	1016	85-90%	5	50.00–55.00	$51.99	$528	-1.84
1115–1175	1151	85-90%	22	65.00–68.00	$66.56	$766	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1675	1305	80-85%	23	64.00–71.00	$69.32	$905	—
1355–1410	1368	80-85%	11	77.00–82.00	$78.75	$1,077	-6.62

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1470	1454	75-80%	9	71.00–75.00	$72.75	$1,058	-3.47
1555	1555	75-80%	2	67.00	$67.00	$1,042	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1640	1425	6	83.00–88.00	$85.88	$1,224	—
1470–1500	1482	5	92.00–95.00	$93.79	$1,390	—
1750–1920	1863	3	97.00–100.00	$99.06	$1,845	—

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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	475.00–555.00	$515.00

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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)	9	1,100.00–1,250.00	$1,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,025.00	$1,012.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	845.00–950.00	$880.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	685.00–795.00	$763.57

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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	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,087.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,333.33	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	700.00–800.00	$775.00	—

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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.