Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $147.54/cwt ≈ $831/hd at 563 lb · 15 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $168.06/cwt +4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $627/hd at 373 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.10/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $749/hd at 589 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	912	753
Feeder cattle	624	805	624
Slaughter cattle	54	63	88
Replacement cattle	79	44	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 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
340	340	2	179.00	$179.00	$609	—
395	395	2	176.00	$176.00	$695	—
415	415	1	176.00	$176.00	$730	+8.00
555–570	563	15	145.00–150.00	$147.54	$831	—
605	605	4	144.00	$144.00	$871	+1.07
710	710	4	138.00	$138.00	$980	+4.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	164.00	$164.00	$631	-7.36
435–445	443	4	160.00–164.00	$160.98	$713	—
530–545	541	11	152.00–159.00	$153.87	$832	+5.28
635	635	1	140.00	$140.00	$889	+2.01
670–680	678	6	126.00–134.00	$132.68	$900	+1.19

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	142.00	$142.00	$625	—
455–460	458	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$646	—
505–525	515	2	135.00–140.00	$137.45	$708	—
560–590	575	2	124.00–130.00	$127.08	$731	+7.74
605	605	1	124.00	$124.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	6	150.00–155.00	$152.60	$501	+5.60
380–395	388	8	144.00–147.00	$145.53	$565	+4.30
410–425	418	4	136.00–142.00	$138.95	$581	+2.44
480–495	490	3	134.00–136.00	$134.65	$660	+1.67
515–535	526	9	130.00–133.00	$131.20	$690	+1.86
585–595	589	11	126.00–129.00	$127.10	$749	+1.31
620–640	630	2	120.00–121.00	$120.49	$759	-2.98
655–680	668	2	117.00–119.00	$118.02	$788	+0.02
735–745	740	2	110.00–113.00	$111.49	$825	+0.52

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	325	3	156.00–158.00	$156.71	$509	+2.68
360–375	369	5	151.00–156.00	$152.95	$564	+6.17
410–445	431	10	144.00–149.00	$145.83	$629	—
465–475	472	3	138.00–140.00	$138.66	$654	+3.24
505–520	518	6	136.00–137.00	$136.16	$705	+4.16
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-3.00
665	665	1	122.00	$122.00	$811	-1.00
705–720	713	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	152.00–156.00	$153.98	$451	—
315–330	325	6	144.00–148.00	$145.29	$472	—
355–390	373	4	130.00–140.00	$135.23	$504	-0.12
465–490	482	3	120.00–128.00	$125.43	$605	—
530–535	533	4	115.00–120.00	$117.49	$626	-2.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	212.00	$212.00	$466	+19.03
255–280	268	2	194.00–198.00	$195.91	$525	+10.22
320–345	333	6	179.00–188.00	$183.33	$610	+8.14
355–390	373	12	164.00–174.00	$168.06	$627	+4.88
405–415	412	3	154.00–164.00	$157.28	$648	+2.96
455–460	456	5	148.00–152.00	$148.81	$679	+3.83
505–510	506	6	138.00–146.00	$139.34	$705	-1.15
605–645	637	5	129.00–132.00	$129.57	$825	-0.93
670–675	673	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$858	+1.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	162.00–166.00	$164.03	$558	-4.72
380–395	390	3	156.00–161.00	$157.62	$615	+5.54
425–440	432	8	140.00–150.00	$143.55	$620	+0.86
480–490	487	3	134.00–140.00	$138.03	$672	-0.99
535–545	543	4	129.00–131.00	$129.49	$703	-3.49
560–565	563	7	126.00–129.00	$127.72	$719	-3.42
620–645	633	6	119.00–126.00	$122.43	$775	+1.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	315	4	138.00–146.00	$140.19	$442	—
420–445	433	2	128.00–134.00	$131.09	$568	-1.47
485–490	488	3	120.00–128.00	$122.65	$599	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1085	1011	80-85%	13	68.00–70.00	$69.17	$699	—
1325–1390	1361	80-85%	9	77.00–81.00	$78.73	$1,072	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1100	1070	85-90%	7	57.00–60.00	$58.24	$623	—
980–1175	1091	85-90%	7	63.00–65.00	$64.23	$701	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1530	1518	75-80%	4	66.00–68.00	$67.01	$1,017	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280	1280	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,114	—
1265–1360	1297	3	71.00–76.00	$72.75	$944	—
1785–2020	1903	2	95.00–99.00	$96.88	$1,844	—

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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	10	470.00–580.00	$525.00

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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)	5	1,010.00–1,120.00	$1,076.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	845.00–940.00	$902.00

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	720.00–870.00	$845.00

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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	700.00–875.00	$840.00	—

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,000.00	$962.50	—
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.