Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

1,018 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $141.86/cwt ≈ $465/hd at 328 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.38/cwt ≈ $673/hd at 537 lb · 13 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $159.56/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 336 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,018	1,123	788
Feeder cattle	826	890	664
Slaughter cattle	116	107	84
Replacement cattle	76	126	40

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
430–445	436	5	154.00–157.00	$155.78	$679	-5.50
535	535	1	152.00	$152.00	$813	+2.00
570–590	574	5	141.00–147.00	$142.23	$816	—
615–645	630	2	130.00–138.00	$133.90	$844	-4.10

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	157.00	$157.00	$502	-3.02
415	415	2	148.00	$148.00	$614	+2.05
565–585	578	3	128.00–132.00	$129.30	$747	+5.98
640	640	1	120.00	$120.00	$768	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	418	4	165.00–168.00	$165.76	$693	—
570	570	1	154.00	$154.00	$878	+4.28
610	610	1	148.00	$148.00	$903	+7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	15	140.00–146.00	$141.86	$465	—
405–425	407	11	132.00–138.00	$132.57	$540	+0.77
470–490	478	10	126.00–127.00	$126.41	$604	+1.37
535–540	537	13	124.00–126.00	$125.38	$673	—
605–615	613	5	115.00–120.00	$115.99	$711	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	7	129.00	$129.00	$748	+4.02
620–645	633	2	125.00–127.00	$125.98	$797	—
665–695	680	4	117.00–121.00	$118.96	$809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	4	125.00–130.00	$127.52	$437	-1.50
365–380	373	2	120.00–124.00	$121.96	$455	-0.03
520–540	530	2	105.00–114.00	$109.58	$581	—
640–645	644	5	100.00–105.00	$100.99	$650	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	336	12	157.00–164.00	$159.56	$536	-1.13
355–360	356	8	152.00–155.00	$154.24	$549	-3.00
405–420	416	7	145.00–150.00	$146.39	$609	-1.34
470–480	476	5	140.00–144.00	$141.58	$674	-0.59
510–540	530	6	135.00–139.00	$136.28	$722	+1.71
560–585	581	6	125.00–132.00	$126.12	$733	—
625–640	628	5	120.00–125.00	$121.02	$760	+5.67
655–695	682	6	115.00–120.00	$116.60	$795	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	316	5	145.00–155.00	$151.08	$477	-1.46
360–375	368	2	140.00–145.00	$142.45	$524	-2.89
405–415	411	5	135.00–137.00	$136.21	$560	+0.19
490–495	493	3	130.00–135.00	$133.34	$657	+4.63
505–545	512	11	120.00–127.00	$125.65	$643	+4.98
580–595	586	7	113.00–118.00	$115.83	$679	—
665–675	668	3	105.00–111.00	$108.98	$728	+1.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	362	6	160.00–170.00	$161.71	$585	-4.31
420–425	423	9	155.00–160.00	$156.65	$663	-0.60
460–475	474	10	147.00–155.00	$147.78	$700	—
505–530	520	5	140.00–146.00	$142.33	$740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–995	956	85-90%	8	40.00–44.00	$42.60	$407	—
940–1195	1063	85-90%	19	55.00–60.00	$56.62	$602	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1290	1267	80-85%	11	58.00–61.00	$60.22	$763	-1.67
1310–1390	1330	80-85%	4	68.00–72.00	$69.05	$918	—
1435–1460	1450	80-85%	12	63.00–66.00	$64.76	$939	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1580	1397	75-80%	3	54.00–56.00	$55.25	$772	—
1590–1665	1640	75-80%	3	61.00–65.00	$63.71	$1,045	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1595	1443	5	68.00–72.00	$69.35	$1,001	—
1445–2110	1888	3	86.00–87.00	$86.74	$1,638	—
1925–2185	2098	3	98.00–103.00	$99.53	$2,088	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	865.00–880.00	$871.43
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	725.00–780.00	$752.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,035.00–1,210.00	$1,135.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	555.00–730.00	$655.00

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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	8	550.00–675.00	$581.25	—

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	825.00–1,040.00	$896.67	—

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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.