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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $207.06/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 442 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.43/cwt -2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,063/hd at 544 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.63/cwt +1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 387 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 1,001 1,062
Feeder cattle 676 748 717
Slaughter cattle 112 148 221
Replacement cattle 38 105 124

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 409 11 236.00–238.00 $237.64 $972 -4.36
455–475 463 5 232.00–235.00 $233.77 $1,082 +0.73
470 value added 470 2 239.00 $239.00 $1,123 —
520 value added 520 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,227 —
525 525 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,202 +2.19
560–580 564 11 216.00–225.00 $223.32 $1,260 +6.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 247.00–250.00 $248.49 $803 +11.49
355–370 368 7 230.00–240.00 $231.38 $851 -3.62
405–420 413 6 226.00–230.00 $228.04 $942 -3.58
460–475 470 3 220.00–226.00 $224.04 $1,053 -0.07
525–545 541 5 215.00–220.00 $219.03 $1,185 —
575–590 586 4 207.00–212.00 $208.23 $1,220 +2.84
605–615 610 2 204.00–207.00 $205.49 $1,253 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 323 3 230.00–235.00 $233.25 $753 —
505 505 1 175.00 $175.00 $884 -14.90
755 755 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,223 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 336 6 225.00–234.00 $226.41 $761 —
385–395 387 13 212.00–216.00 $212.63 $823 +1.34
430–445 442 22 206.00–212.00 $207.06 $915 -1.15
475–480 477 9 200.00–206.00 $202.01 $964 +4.87
505–545 529 5 180.00–190.00 $186.18 $985 -3.65
585 585 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
655 655 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 6 197.00–205.00 $200.97 $649 -11.51
355–380 368 8 187.00–197.00 $191.83 $706 -10.57
425 425 2 185.00 $185.00 $786 —
610–625 615 3 167.00–170.00 $168.02 $1,033 —
675–695 682 3 157.00–161.00 $158.36 $1,080 +5.85
730–745 735 3 145.00–151.00 $147.03 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 209.00 $209.00 $951 +1.06
515–545 544 20 195.00–204.00 $195.43 $1,063 -2.73
560–570 565 2 187.00–195.00 $191.04 $1,079 -3.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 6 230.00–240.00 $233.30 $789 -5.26
365–380 378 6 220.00–224.00 $220.64 $834 -5.93
435–445 441 5 212.00–220.00 $216.84 $956 -4.48
465–490 478 2 202.00–210.00 $206.10 $985 -7.44
555–570 558 5 198.00–200.00 $198.41 $1,107 +8.92
620–645 640 5 191.00–196.00 $191.97 $1,229 —
675 675 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,256 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 244.00–247.00 $245.52 $761 —
355–360 358 6 230.00–236.00 $232.98 $834 -7.51
435–445 443 4 222.00–225.00 $222.74 $987 -12.07
465–480 469 7 216.00–220.00 $217.17 $1,019 —
530 530 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,140 +7.00
555 555 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,132 ±0.00
610–625 620 3 200.00–202.00 $201.34 $1,248 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 216.00–222.00 $219.11 $730 —
370–385 378 6 210.00–216.00 $213.06 $805 +9.11
480 480 1 185.00 $185.00 $888 +14.57
615 615 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,046 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1040 970 85-90% 21 80.00–85.00 $83.21 $807 -11.27
1020–1185 1138 85-90% 7 90.00–93.00 $92.23 $1,050 +4.38
1120–1215 1187 85-90% 17 87.00–89.00 $88.44 $1,050 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1400 1221 80-85% 9 97.00–99.00 $97.51 $1,191 —
1155–1375 1265 80-85% 2 101.00–104.00 $102.63 $1,298 +6.22
1300–1345 1320 80-85% 9 93.00–94.00 $93.55 $1,235 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,329 —
1575 1575 75-80% 2 85.00 $85.00 $1,339 -0.99

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1365 1361 4 89.00–93.00 $92.00 $1,252 —
1470–1560 1524 5 105.00–109.00 $106.54 $1,624 —
1670–2130 1900 4 110.00–114.00 $112.24 $2,133 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,120.00–1,155.00 $1,147.22
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,000.00–1,090.00 $1,060.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 870.00–930.00 $894.00
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,265.00–1,305.00 $1,285.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —

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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.