Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

803 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.50/cwt ≈ $1,167/hd at 855 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.27/cwt ≈ $764/hd at 441 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $161.12/cwt +4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 382 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	803	847	802
Feeder cattle	613	693	693
Slaughter cattle	100	95	79
Replacement cattle	90	59	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855	855	35	136.50	$136.50	$1,167	—
930	930	6	129.50	$129.50	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	368	3	180.00–185.00	$181.79	$669	—
460–485	468	3	170.00–179.00	$175.89	$823	+0.27
510–525	520	3	165.00–169.00	$166.31	$865	-0.27
575–580	579	6	160.00–165.00	$164.17	$951	+2.58
625–645	643	8	155.00–160.00	$155.61	$1,001	+2.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	172.00	$172.00	$645	+3.61
445	445	1	169.00	$169.00	$752	—
490	490	1	167.00	$167.00	$818	+10.00
695	695	5	144.00	$144.00	$1,001	+3.37
755–765	763	4	128.00–137.00	$130.23	$994	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	186.00	$186.00	$763	+2.57
525–530	528	3	172.00–175.00	$172.99	$913	-7.09
565–580	573	2	167.00–169.00	$168.01	$963	+2.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	382	12	160.00–167.00	$161.12	$615	+4.94
415–425	421	8	152.00–157.00	$155.15	$653	+3.29
460–485	464	6	147.00–152.00	$151.13	$701	+5.57
575–590	583	2	128.00–131.00	$129.48	$755	—
725	725	4	126.00	$126.00	$914	—
795	795	3	118.00	$118.00	$938	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–425	423	7	164.00–167.00	$164.42	$695	+5.80
460–490	487	9	157.00–162.00	$157.53	$767	+2.03
505–525	518	3	146.00–150.00	$147.30	$763	-3.67
555–570	563	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$794	-4.69
565 value added	565	4	149.00	$149.00	$842	-6.00
620	620	1	140.00	$140.00	$868	-0.81
665–675	671	5	136.00–137.00	$136.60	$917	-1.07
745	745	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,006	+10.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	327	11	150.00–157.00	$151.87	$497	—
405–420	413	8	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$579	—
520–525	523	3	122.00–130.00	$127.35	$666	-0.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	335	6	191.00–197.00	$193.06	$647	—
355–360	359	4	180.00–187.00	$181.73	$652	—
420–445	441	12	172.00–180.00	$173.27	$764	—
455–495	489	7	160.00–167.00	$160.93	$787	-1.66
525–530	528	8	159.00–160.00	$159.37	$841	+4.88
560	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	+10.23

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	336	5	177.00–187.00	$179.02	$602	+1.12
355–385	370	4	170.00–177.00	$173.64	$642	+6.33
410–415	413	5	162.00–170.00	$165.18	$682	+6.59
520–535	526	5	150.00–155.00	$152.97	$805	+5.51
560–575	568	2	140.00–148.00	$143.95	$818	—
605–620	616	4	135.00–139.00	$138.02	$850	+2.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	324	7	155.00–160.00	$157.78	$511	-9.48
385–395	390	4	147.00–155.00	$150.95	$589	-7.43
530–545	538	2	135.00–140.00	$137.53	$740	+0.05
655–670	663	2	126.00–128.00	$126.99	$842	—
725–735	734	7	123.00–125.00	$123.28	$905	+15.73
765	765	1	121.00	$121.00	$926	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–910	903	85-90%	6	58.00–62.00	$58.64	$530	—
820–1090	928	85-90%	10	65.00–68.00	$66.41	$616	+7.89
970–1040	1024	85-90%	18	72.00–76.00	$75.16	$770	+7.21

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–1115	1088	80-85%	9	77.00–79.00	$77.86	$847	—
1155–1185	1179	80-85%	5	82.00–83.00	$82.80	$976	—
1275–1410	1302	80-85%	5	86.00–89.00	$86.65	$1,128	+1.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1585–1635	1615	75-80%	5	73.00–76.00	$74.82	$1,208	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,114	—
1785–1805	1799	7	104.00–109.00	$105.42	$1,897	—
1770–1860	1830	3	96.00–100.00	$97.29	$1,780	—

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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	20	430.00–520.00	$475.00

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	830.00	$830.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	890.00	$890.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	900.00–945.00	$919.29

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	680.00–750.00	$703.33
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	780.00–830.00	$805.00

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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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	42	1,125.00–1,250.00	$1,220.24	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–825.00	$783.33	—

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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.