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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

352 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $326.63/cwt -7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,656/hd at 507 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $308.85/cwt -1.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,637/hd at 530 lb · 11 head
light 3-weight M&L 2 bulls $482.39/cwt +3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,592/hd at 330 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 352 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 4 450.00–460.00 $454.97 $1,788 +9.97
405–420 415 3 430.00–445.00 $434.88 $1,805 +27.11
460–480 464 5 410.00–425.00 $413.10 $1,917 +36.26
505–525 517 5 380.00–392.00 $384.69 $1,989 +31.21
570–595 578 3 350.00–365.00 $355.14 $2,053 +13.98
655–660 658 2 330.00–337.00 $333.49 $2,194 +18.66
720–730 725 2 310.00–322.00 $315.96 $2,291 +15.96
755–775 765 2 285.00–290.00 $287.47 $2,199 +0.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 370.00–380.00 $375.03 $1,849 +17.57
520–540 525 4 355.00–365.00 $357.57 $1,877 +19.25
570–590 585 4 340.00–347.00 $345.29 $2,020 —
665–670 668 2 302.00–315.00 $308.48 $2,061 —
710–730 723 3 290.00–300.00 $296.73 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–630 625 4 350.00–365.00 $353.66 $2,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 4 470.00–475.00 $472.42 $1,124 —
270 270 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,242 -10.00
310–330 326 5 420.00–430.00 $421.90 $1,375 +25.88
370–375 372 9 380.00–395.00 $388.28 $1,444 +2.10
405–415 410 4 365.00–375.00 $369.94 $1,517 -1.79
475–490 484 10 347.00–355.00 $350.14 $1,695 -4.78
505–525 507 19 325.00–340.00 $326.63 $1,656 -7.24
560–580 572 5 317.00–322.00 $318.96 $1,824 +2.48
610–645 628 2 300.00–312.00 $306.17 $1,923 -3.77
665–685 676 7 280.00–292.00 $286.94 $1,940 +0.22
730–735 732 3 275.00–280.00 $278.33 $2,037 +0.86
780 780 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,106 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 4 385.00–390.00 $387.46 $1,298 +7.31
360–370 366 5 355.00–360.00 $356.97 $1,307 -6.61
425–445 435 4 340.00–350.00 $345.11 $1,501 -1.17
455–480 468 6 315.00–320.00 $317.57 $1,486 -21.05
525–535 530 11 305.00–312.00 $308.85 $1,637 -1.08
565–575 570 4 285.00–295.00 $289.96 $1,653 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 367 3 425.00–430.00 $426.64 $1,566 —
420–430 427 3 385.00–400.00 $389.92 $1,665 —
455–485 470 2 360.00–370.00 $364.84 $1,715 —
615–640 628 4 317.00–325.00 $320.92 $2,015 —
655–660 658 3 305.00–312.00 $307.32 $2,022 —
705 705 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,044 —
795 795 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,282 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 4 505.00–510.00 $507.43 $1,385 —
325–335 330 10 475.00–490.00 $482.39 $1,592 +3.79
355–385 380 6 440.00–450.00 $441.56 $1,678 —
410–430 422 10 422.00–430.00 $425.11 $1,794 +10.14
460–465 463 6 385.00–395.00 $390.03 $1,806 +28.44
505–520 516 4 345.00–355.00 $347.45 $1,793 +12.17
560 560 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 +8.73
605–625 615 2 302.00–317.00 $309.38 $1,903 -1.56
730 730 2 297.00 $297.00 $2,168 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 4 475.00–485.00 $479.77 $1,334 —
305–345 332 3 450.00–460.00 $456.93 $1,517 —
370–375 372 5 415.00–425.00 $420.97 $1,566 +12.67
435–445 438 3 395.00–410.00 $400.08 $1,752 +31.93
455–475 466 7 355.00–370.00 $361.27 $1,684 +13.61
505–515 511 5 330.00–340.00 $336.05 $1,717 +15.24
575–590 584 5 305.00–315.00 $311.06 $1,817 +0.01
690–695 693 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,923 -12.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 3 560.00–570.00 $563.28 $1,284 —
290 290 3 522.00 $522.00 $1,514 —
320 320 2 515.00 $515.00 $1,648 +18.30
365–385 374 7 460.00–475.00 $468.37 $1,752 +16.41
405–420 409 4 435.00–445.00 $437.57 $1,790 +10.09
455 455 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,866 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1260 1251 80-85% 4 182.00–186.00 $185.02 $2,315 +22.85
1245–1290 1279 80-85% 8 174.00–178.00 $177.03 $2,264 +14.86
1215–1345 1289 80-85% 14 164.00–169.00 $166.98 $2,152 +4.81
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–985 952 85-90% 6 147.00–151.00 $148.38 $1,413 —
1040–1085 1063 85-90% 6 136.00–143.00 $139.57 $1,484 -23.48
1035–1135 1110 85-90% 4 152.00–157.00 $155.83 $1,730 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1490 1475 75-80% 4 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $2,522 +3.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1535 1267 5 186.00–189.00 $186.73 $2,366 —
1530–1770 1650 2 191.00–197.00 $193.78 $3,197 —
1810 1810 1 208.00 $208.00 $3,765 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 11 1,620.00–1,755.00 $1,693.64

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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) 2 2,680.00–2,860.00 $2,770.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,225.00–2,490.00 $2,291.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,125.00 $2,083.33

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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.