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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $387.56/cwt +8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,872/hd at 483 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $360.62/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 543 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $376.43/cwt -3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,792/hd at 476 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 435 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 413 4 435.00–445.00 $442.45 $1,827 +19.07
480–495 488 4 405.00–420.00 $412.38 $2,012 +7.30
515–525 518 7 375.00–382.00 $377.03 $1,953 -11.84
555–590 573 2 365.00–375.00 $369.85 $2,119 +8.22
635 635 1 357.00 $357.00 $2,267 +3.72
765 765 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,410 +14.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 5 550.00–562.00 $557.02 $1,799 +22.02
355–360 358 2 500.00–505.00 $502.52 $1,799 —
405–425 418 3 467.00–470.00 $467.97 $1,956 +14.16
460 460 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,024 +14.97
605 605 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 302.00 $302.00 $2,205 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 460.00 $460.00 $1,495 +27.52
390–395 392 10 420.00–430.00 $426.97 $1,674 +22.24
410–430 420 4 405.00–415.00 $409.88 $1,721 +26.08
455–495 472 7 360.00–370.00 $365.51 $1,725 -6.34
535–540 539 10 340.00–350.00 $341.99 $1,843 -1.22
585 585 2 327.00 $327.00 $1,913 +0.29
615–640 628 2 317.00–320.00 $318.47 $2,000 +0.98
685 685 1 312.00 $312.00 $2,137 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 280 3 480.00–485.00 $481.73 $1,349 +1.73
310–335 323 4 470.00–475.00 $472.40 $1,526 +25.64
355–360 358 2 455.00–460.00 $457.52 $1,638 +34.99
405–430 424 4 420.00–425.00 $421.19 $1,786 +21.19
455–485 476 10 375.00–380.00 $376.43 $1,792 -3.57
510–525 523 6 355.00–367.00 $356.95 $1,867 —
565–580 573 2 335.00–340.00 $337.47 $1,934 -7.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 3 430.00 $430.00 $1,462 +42.58
395 395 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,580 +33.19
405–410 408 3 370.00–380.00 $376.69 $1,537 +26.75
485–495 488 3 340.00–350.00 $346.62 $1,692 —
505–525 517 5 320.00–325.00 $321.95 $1,664 —
610 610 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,891 +26.65
680 680 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 —
725–730 727 3 290.00–295.00 $291.67 $2,120 +11.67

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 266 4 555.00–565.00 $557.39 $1,483 +20.80
305–330 318 2 470.00–485.00 $477.80 $1,519 -39.93
385–390 388 6 450.00–460.00 $453.30 $1,759 -0.51
430–445 440 9 430.00–440.00 $433.26 $1,906 +7.09
460–490 483 4 417.00–425.00 $418.91 $2,023 +13.06
525–545 543 11 360.00–367.00 $360.62 $1,958 +16.40
560–565 561 5 350.00–355.00 $351.01 $1,969 +24.59
605–640 617 3 325.00–332.00 $327.42 $2,020 +8.53
675–695 688 3 315.00–317.00 $316.35 $2,176 +7.31
770 770 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,310 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 425.00–435.00 $429.77 $1,625 +11.69
410–415 414 4 405.00–420.00 $416.28 $1,723 +17.22
470–495 483 12 385.00–390.00 $387.56 $1,872 +8.17
515–545 534 8 330.00–340.00 $336.38 $1,796 +1.38
555–585 567 5 320.00–327.00 $322.89 $1,831 +7.89
605 605 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 —
705–725 712 3 300.00–307.00 $302.38 $2,153 —
790 790 2 292.00 $292.00 $2,307 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,653 +15.00
310–345 328 2 500.00–510.00 $505.27 $1,657 -39.73
385–390 388 2 475.00–480.00 $477.52 $1,853 -7.48
415–435 430 4 460.00–470.00 $462.41 $1,988 +20.78
455–460 458 2 435.00–445.00 $439.97 $2,015 —
515–525 520 2 370.00–382.00 $375.94 $1,955 +13.38
670–685 680 6 320.00–325.00 $321.64 $2,187 —
705 705 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,235 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1055 958 85-90% 15 142.00–147.00 $145.17 $1,391 —
930–1145 1045 85-90% 15 152.00–157.00 $154.92 $1,619 -1.06
1040–1125 1091 85-90% 15 160.00–165.00 $163.09 $1,779 +17.42
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,976 —
1280–1325 1300 80-85% 16 175.00–179.00 $176.78 $2,298 —
1255–1495 1402 80-85% 18 167.00–170.00 $168.04 $2,356 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1555 1495 75-80% 3 181.00–184.00 $183.08 $2,737 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1970 1700 2 209.00–210.00 $209.58 $3,563 —
1640–1800 1736 5 185.00–190.00 $186.89 $3,244 —
1535–2165 1787 5 196.00–202.00 $199.09 $3,558 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 6 2,600.00–2,700.00 $2,633.33
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 22 1,395.00–1,500.00 $1,447.50

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,090.91
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 22 2,350.00–2,675.00 $2,527.27
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 2,800.00–2,950.00 $2,900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 27 1,640.00–1,900.00 $1,774.81
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,250.00–2,550.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.