Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

912 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.51/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 427 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.00/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 545 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $142.69/cwt -1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $631/hd at 442 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	912	997	770
Feeder cattle	805	782	414
Slaughter cattle	63	72	132
Replacement cattle	44	143	224

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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	177.00	$177.00	$593	+7.00
360–370	363	6	170.00–174.00	$171.36	$622	—
490	490	8	156.00	$156.00	$764	+2.00
510–545	533	6	147.00–152.00	$148.59	$792	-3.40
555–580	568	6	144.00–147.00	$145.47	$826	—
615–625	622	3	137.00–140.00	$137.99	$858	+0.50
670–675	674	8	130.00–136.00	$131.49	$886	—
790	790	1	120.00	$120.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	168.00	$168.00	$689	—
460–475	470	6	160.00–161.00	$160.33	$754	—
515–520	518	10	154.00–159.00	$156.49	$811	—
615–630	629	14	142.00–143.00	$142.93	$899	-0.07
670	670	1	139.00	$139.00	$931	+4.00
715–730	728	6	131.00–134.50	$133.93	$975	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	160.00	$160.00	$424	—
315	315	2	150.00	$150.00	$472	+13.00
590–595	592	3	118.00–122.00	$119.34	$706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	3	150.00–158.00	$155.24	$435	+3.41
345	345	5	147.00	$147.00	$507	-1.72
370–380	378	4	140.00–145.00	$141.23	$534	-0.60
415–435	427	20	134.00–140.00	$136.51	$583	+0.79
465–485	475	8	132.00–134.00	$132.98	$632	-0.81
525–540	530	6	129.00–130.00	$129.34	$686	+0.91
560–570	566	5	125.00–127.00	$125.79	$712	+1.34
605–645	612	12	121.00–124.00	$123.47	$756	—
680	680	3	118.00	$118.00	$802	+0.51
720–745	739	4	110.00–114.00	$110.97	$820	-4.03
765	765	1	109.00	$109.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	162.00	$162.00	$413	—
320–330	325	6	152.00–156.00	$154.03	$501	-0.97
365–375	373	5	146.00–150.00	$146.78	$547	—
455–470	464	7	135.00–136.00	$135.42	$628	—
545	545	16	132.00	$132.00	$719	-1.49
605	605	1	128.00	$128.00	$774	—
615	615	8	132.00	$132.00	$812	—
655	655	1	123.00	$123.00	$806	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	6	132.00–137.00	$135.35	$518	+2.87
405–430	418	8	125.00–132.00	$128.40	$537	—
505–545	525	2	115.00–125.00	$119.81	$629	-0.23
655–660	658	2	105.00–111.00	$107.99	$711	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	8	167.00–172.00	$168.75	$560	+5.17
370–390	375	4	150.00–158.00	$152.08	$570	-2.43
435–445	442	14	141.00–147.00	$142.69	$631	-1.60
460–470	465	6	137.00–141.00	$139.02	$646	-0.60
515–530	527	5	132.00–137.00	$132.98	$701	-0.48
555–560	556	7	129.00–132.00	$131.14	$729	+1.14
610–640	636	8	120.00–127.00	$120.84	$769	-7.15
735–740	739	5	118.00–120.00	$119.60	$884	-2.38

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	242	3	192.00–195.00	$192.97	$467	—
260–275	265	3	185.00–187.00	$185.69	$492	-0.28
315–345	335	3	173.00–180.00	$175.19	$587	-1.15
365–395	383	12	160.00–168.00	$163.18	$625	-1.35
410–445	428	6	150.00–159.00	$154.32	$660	-4.08
465–480	476	8	144.00–148.00	$144.98	$690	-0.72
505–515	513	4	140.00–142.00	$140.49	$721	-1.96
565	565	1	135.00	$135.00	$763	+0.29
605–610	606	4	130.00–132.00	$130.50	$791	-0.30
660	660	7	126.00	$126.00	$832	-3.00
705–710	707	3	125.00–126.00	$125.33	$886	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	373	2	137.00–140.00	$138.43	$516	+0.09
415–435	425	4	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$563	—
525–545	537	5	120.00–128.00	$123.13	$661	+3.13
555–580	573	7	110.00–120.00	$112.77	$646	—
615–645	630	2	105.00–110.00	$107.44	$677	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–935	893	85-90%	8	48.00–52.00	$50.10	$447	—
880–1010	951	85-90%	11	54.00–57.00	$55.74	$530	—
885–1140	970	85-90%	9	62.00–64.00	$62.78	$609	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1225	1216	80-85%	7	62.00–68.00	$64.59	$785	-0.67
1215–1235	1230	80-85%	4	72.00–74.00	$72.49	$892	+7.23

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1530	1425	4	69.00–72.00	$70.61	$1,006	—
1310–1670	1516	7	85.00–87.00	$86.26	$1,308	—
1525–1615	1579	5	90.00–94.00	$92.45	$1,460	—

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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)	2	1,025.00–1,045.00	$1,035.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	860.00–960.00	$888.57

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	700.00–730.00	$718.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	775.00–825.00	$815.00	—

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	6	900.00–1,050.00	$1,000.00	—

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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.