Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

1,416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.89/cwt -6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 521 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.46/cwt -9.54 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 482 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.45/cwt -8.79 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 508 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,416	1,252	1,167
Feeder cattle	1,165	1,088	933
Slaughter cattle	150	97	119
Replacement cattle	101	67	115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	3	175.00–177.00	$175.66	$638	+0.83
415	415	5	167.00	$167.00	$693	—
470–475	473	2	159.00–160.00	$159.50	$754	+5.96
520–535	532	9	151.00–152.00	$151.22	$804	—
575–595	590	13	137.00–141.00	$140.10	$827	-6.22
615–645	625	3	130.00–137.00	$132.41	$828	-3.96

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	185.00	$185.00	$657	-7.00
405–420	415	3	170.00–175.00	$171.63	$712	-3.05
455–475	470	4	165.00–170.00	$166.21	$781	+2.62
505–530	513	3	155.00–156.00	$155.34	$797	-2.68
570	570	5	150.00	$150.00	$855	±0.00
610	610	1	142.00	$142.00	$866	-2.69
660–670	665	2	139.00–141.00	$140.01	$931	+0.51
720 value added	720	8	142.50	$142.50	$1,026	—
735–740	738	4	137.00–139.00	$138.00	$1,018	+3.00
765	765	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	132.00	$132.00	$627	—
620	620	2	125.00	$125.00	$775	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	320	10	150.00–156.00	$152.60	$488	—
355–375	371	12	141.00–147.00	$143.50	$532	-10.51
430–440	435	16	135.00–138.00	$136.52	$594	-10.40
470–485	482	19	130.00–133.00	$130.46	$629	-9.54
505–520	508	18	127.00–129.00	$127.45	$647	-8.79
560 value added	560	3	136.00	$136.00	$762	-3.00
605–620	607	7	125.00–127.00	$126.71	$769	+0.54
655–680	663	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$798	+0.34
715	715	5	119.00	$119.00	$851	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270	261	8	147.00–155.00	$151.89	$396	-8.87
330–345	340	6	137.00–145.00	$139.59	$475	-15.37
360–390	380	6	133.00–137.00	$135.74	$516	-12.96
430–445	440	6	125.00–132.00	$127.28	$560	-12.72
465–490	473	6	120.00–125.00	$123.27	$583	-9.47
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	-2.32
665	665	1	117.00	$117.00	$778	±0.00
755	755	1	112.00	$112.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	121.00–125.00	$122.97	$449	-8.73
465–495	480	4	105.00–112.00	$108.61	$521	-13.69
555–560	558	3	100.00–105.00	$103.34	$577	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–375	370	3	152.00–160.00	$154.59	$572	-5.76
440–445	442	6	147.00–152.00	$150.32	$664	-1.07
470–485	473	12	132.00–136.00	$132.68	$628	-8.47
505–530	521	23	125.00–129.00	$126.89	$661	-6.79
560–590	579	11	123.00–125.00	$123.70	$716	-5.50
620–640	623	7	117.00–123.00	$117.88	$734	-7.12

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	323	4	172.00–177.00	$175.78	$568	-16.42
370	370	8	169.00	$169.00	$625	-9.87
420–425	422	5	162.00–167.00	$164.01	$692	-2.04
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-4.51
665–690	680	7	120.00–125.00	$121.83	$828	-3.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	4	140.00–145.00	$142.64	$461	-21.61
410–435	423	2	128.00–132.00	$130.06	$550	-8.11
460–475	470	3	122.00–126.00	$124.70	$586	-3.82
555–580	568	4	115.00–120.00	$117.56	$668	-5.11
720–745	733	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$769	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–975	949	85-90%	17	56.00–59.00	$58.18	$552	—
955–1090	1038	85-90%	13	62.00–66.00	$64.58	$670	—
1105–1130	1118	85-90%	10	67.00–69.00	$67.99	$760	+11.90

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1190	1135	80-85%	11	75.00–79.00	$77.29	$877	—
1245	1245	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$784	—
1245–1350	1279	80-85%	23	67.00–71.00	$69.60	$890	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1505	1492	75-80%	3	65.00–70.00	$68.32	$1,019	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500	1500	2	83.00	$83.00	$1,245	—
1610–2005	1857	8	90.00–95.00	$93.37	$1,734	—

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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	13	580.00–640.00	$616.92

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	800.00–890.00	$862.31

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)	5	945.00–980.00	$952.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,000.00–1,080.00	$1,032.00

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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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	1,040.00–1,125.00	$1,077.78	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	950.00–1,000.00	$975.00	—

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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.