Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 10, 2022

767 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.55/cwt ≈ $786/hd at 563 lb · 14 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $182.65/cwt ≈ $840/hd at 460 lb · 12 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.29/cwt +18.60 vs last sale · ≈ $510/hd at 324 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	767	621	862
Feeder cattle	651	504	735
Slaughter cattle	77	59	82
Replacement cattle	39	58	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–390	377	6	180.00–182.00	$181.31	$684	+5.31
410–435	423	2	176.00–180.00	$178.06	$753	+8.37
475	475	4	170.00	$170.00	$808	+9.17
505–535	526	7	165.00–168.00	$165.82	$872	+10.16
555–565	558	4	157.00–165.00	$159.03	$887	+10.68
625	625	1	157.00	$157.00	$981	+12.00
705–725	712	3	140.00–145.00	$141.70	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	187.00	$187.00	$692	—
455–465	460	12	180.00–186.00	$182.65	$840	—
505–510	509	7	172.00–174.00	$172.28	$877	+6.27
615	615	1	162.00	$162.00	$996	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	323	3	175.00–177.00	$176.32	$570	—
430–445	435	3	160.00–170.00	$163.41	$711	—
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	—
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	10	155.00–164.00	$157.29	$510	+18.60
360–375	366	7	152.00–155.00	$153.32	$561	+16.86
405–420	412	10	146.00–150.00	$148.02	$610	+15.90
475–485	482	10	139.00–145.00	$140.77	$679	—
515–540	532	6	130.00–138.00	$132.58	$705	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	2	157.00	$157.00	$636	+12.89
455–470	466	4	150.00–156.00	$151.46	$706	+12.62
530	530	5	147.00	$147.00	$779	+13.00
555–570	563	14	136.00–143.00	$139.55	$786	—
620–630	625	2	127.00–136.00	$131.46	$822	+1.46
675	675	1	125.00	$125.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	328	5	142.00–150.00	$143.56	$471	—
410–435	425	5	130.00–140.00	$136.14	$579	—
470–495	481	7	115.00–125.00	$119.41	$574	+2.85

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	316	5	177.00–180.00	$178.77	$565	+4.10
375–390	388	6	174.00–177.00	$174.48	$677	+3.52
405–425	415	2	165.00–174.00	$169.39	$703	+5.16
465–485	474	7	160.00–165.00	$162.19	$769	+8.67
515–545	529	8	152.00–160.00	$154.47	$817	+9.99
560–575	564	4	144.00–147.00	$144.76	$816	+7.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	5	167.00–175.00	$171.83	$529	—
375–380	378	3	157.00–165.00	$159.64	$603	+3.67
420–445	435	5	146.00–155.00	$151.52	$659	—
530–545	540	3	135.00–142.00	$137.29	$741	+13.90
660–695	686	4	121.00–128.00	$122.68	$842	—
725–730	728	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$837	+2.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	372	7	180.00–185.00	$180.74	$672	—
430	430	3	177.00	$177.00	$761	—
460–465	462	3	170.00–171.00	$170.66	$788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–890	880	85-90%	6	45.00–50.00	$48.37	$426	—
1045–1055	1052	85-90%	7	68.00–73.00	$69.42	$730	+24.00
980–1160	1087	85-90%	14	59.00–62.00	$60.87	$662	+15.45

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1305	1285	80-85%	10	76.00–80.00	$77.97	$1,002	+6.90
1250–1365	1316	80-85%	7	71.00–72.00	$71.41	$940	—
1370–1500	1457	80-85%	3	84.00–88.00	$86.75	$1,264	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555	1555	75-80%	1	66.00	$66.00	$1,026	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1330	1293	3	71.00–75.00	$72.37	$936	—
1610–1760	1685	6	88.00–92.00	$90.09	$1,518	—
2080	2080	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,267	—

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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)	4	850.00–985.00	$917.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–800.00	$733.33

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–620.00	$556.00

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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
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	900.00–1,000.00	$940.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	650.00–700.00	$683.33	—

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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.