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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

668 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.43/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 476 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.40/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 520 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $140.40/cwt ≈ $675/hd at 481 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 668 803 784
Feeder cattle 482 612 435
Slaughter cattle 114 117 235
Replacement cattle 72 74 114

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 190.00–195.00 $192.44 $612 —
420–445 426 4 175.00–180.00 $178.70 $761 +8.70
455–470 459 4 170.00–175.00 $171.28 $786 +4.81
510–540 532 11 163.00–166.00 $163.78 $871 +3.00
555–585 583 16 157.00–162.00 $157.30 $917 +2.79
605–635 615 3 150.00–152.00 $150.69 $927 +5.69
665–670 669 4 148.00–150.00 $148.50 $993 +4.50
680 value added 680 8 154.50 $154.50 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 364 8 169.00–177.00 $170.08 $619 +2.49
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 +2.00
535 535 1 158.00 $158.00 $845 +6.61
655–660 658 3 138.00–142.00 $139.33 $917 +0.33
710 710 1 137.00 $137.00 $973 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
405 405 1 152.00 $152.00 $616 -4.02
505 505 3 150.00 $150.00 $758 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 476 25 148.00–154.00 $149.43 $711 +0.17
505–525 520 20 142.00–148.00 $145.40 $756 +3.40
575–590 584 5 140.00–142.00 $140.79 $822 +5.02
615 value added 615 10 145.00 $145.00 $892 —
605–635 620 2 137.00–138.00 $137.49 $852 +5.49
665 value added 665 8 139.00 $139.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 368 7 145.00–150.00 $145.69 $536 -4.79
415–445 423 11 142.00–145.00 $142.86 $604 -2.60
470–480 478 5 138.00–141.00 $140.41 $671 -3.92
505–515 513 5 137.00–138.00 $137.80 $707 -2.22
560–565 563 5 131.00–136.00 $134.01 $754 —
695 695 1 126.00 $126.00 $876 +5.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 17 135.00–142.00 $138.66 $520 -0.91
420–435 428 2 127.00–135.00 $131.07 $561 —
580 580 3 126.00 $126.00 $731 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 376 5 155.00–160.00 $156.89 $590 +3.35
480–495 481 18 140.00–147.00 $140.40 $675 —
505–520 515 3 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $704 —
590 590 9 135.00 $135.00 $796 +7.00
615–645 635 3 121.00–129.00 $126.42 $803 —
710 710 3 119.00 $119.00 $845 —
780 780 1 116.00 $116.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 383 3 162.00–172.00 $165.39 $633 +3.99
405–430 418 2 152.00–155.00 $153.54 $642 -0.25
475–480 478 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $722 +0.99
520–545 528 3 147.00–148.00 $147.34 $778 +1.34
555–570 567 5 138.00–144.00 $139.17 $789 -2.51
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
670–685 675 3 128.00–130.00 $129.32 $873 +1.85
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 307 6 180.00–187.00 $181.20 $556 —
420–445 433 2 160.00–162.00 $161.03 $697 -0.45
465–495 485 3 156.00–160.00 $157.28 $763 +2.28
505 505 1 154.00 $154.00 $778 +4.00
555–560 558 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $829 —
615 615 1 142.00 $142.00 $873 +3.01

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1095 1058 80-85% 19 79.00–84.00 $82.64 $874 —
1310–1365 1342 80-85% 17 87.00–90.00 $88.79 $1,192 +12.71
1380–1580 1455 80-85% 8 94.00–99.00 $96.04 $1,397 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–885 869 85-90% 5 60.00–64.00 $60.81 $528 —
955–1015 980 85-90% 17 74.00–77.00 $75.72 $742 +11.32
905–1020 993 85-90% 13 67.00–71.00 $70.16 $697 +5.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1600 1477 75-80% 7 84.00–87.00 $85.39 $1,261 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,535 —
1905–1990 1948 4 107.00–111.00 $109.04 $2,124 +13.04

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 500.00–620.00 $560.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 850.00–945.00 $885.63

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 48 800.00–1,175.00 $1,020.83 —

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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.