Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $350.93/cwt +9.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,642/hd at 468 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $342.34/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,773/hd at 518 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $374.92/cwt +1.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 488 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	481	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	342	3	480.00–485.00	$483.37	$1,653	-1.67
415–445	441	8	445.00–455.00	$446.18	$1,968	+12.01
475–490	481	5	400.00–410.00	$404.07	$1,944	-9.93
525–545	538	6	385.00–395.00	$388.25	$2,089	-5.02
575–595	580	4	365.00–377.00	$368.08	$2,135	-8.82
605–635	620	2	352.00–360.00	$355.90	$2,207	-6.12
670–680	675	2	330.00–337.00	$333.47	$2,251	-3.53

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–470	463	3	435.00–445.00	$438.38	$2,030	+7.15
505–510	508	10	410.00–420.00	$416.02	$2,113	+1.02
620	620	6	369.00	$369.00	$2,288	-7.02
670–675	673	2	350.00–352.00	$351.00	$2,362	-9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–425	423	4	370.00–385.00	$377.54	$1,597	-17.46
510	510	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,887	-10.00
625	625	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	525.00–530.00	$527.45	$1,240	+67.45
270–280	275	2	445.00–455.00	$450.09	$1,238	+0.09
325	325	4	430.00	$430.00	$1,398	+15.36
375–390	386	8	410.00–420.00	$412.43	$1,592	+15.79
420–440	435	11	375.00–385.00	$377.64	$1,643	+5.23
455–490	468	24	347.00–357.00	$350.93	$1,642	+9.03
510–525	518	21	340.00–345.00	$342.34	$1,773	+8.29
555–565	562	6	335.00–340.00	$336.65	$1,892	+14.69
605–645	630	8	317.00–325.00	$319.88	$2,015	+3.50
655–665	656	7	312.00–315.00	$314.57	$2,064	+15.61
705–725	718	3	300.00–305.00	$301.64	$2,166	—
760–795	783	3	285.00–295.00	$288.23	$2,257	+9.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–395	393	10	385.00–405.00	$392.94	$1,544	+30.70
430–435	434	10	320.00–330.00	$322.98	$1,402	-4.41
475–495	480	4	315.00–320.00	$318.71	$1,530	+15.45
505–545	534	7	300.00–312.00	$308.76	$1,649	—
660–685	680	5	280.00–285.00	$280.97	$1,911	—
725	725	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,994	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	560.00–570.00	$564.84	$1,288	—
305	305	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,372	+6.74
375–380	378	2	430.00–440.00	$435.03	$1,644	+24.16
410–435	423	2	390.00–395.00	$392.43	$1,660	-3.92
460–495	483	3	362.00–375.00	$366.12	$1,768	+5.08
510–525	513	6	352.00–357.00	$352.85	$1,810	+1.86
605	605	1	329.00	$329.00	$1,990	+2.00
765	765	1	312.00	$312.00	$2,387	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	4	530.00–535.00	$532.41	$1,491	+3.82
315	315	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,433	-22.23
365	365	5	440.00	$440.00	$1,606	-6.51
405–420	417	9	422.00–425.00	$422.65	$1,762	-0.79
475	475	4	390.00	$390.00	$1,852	-16.98
505–530	525	11	360.00–370.00	$361.75	$1,899	-5.36
555–595	580	8	342.00–350.00	$344.87	$2,000	-4.11
605–635	631	8	320.00–332.00	$321.44	$2,028	-11.93
660–690	680	3	302.00–312.00	$305.24	$2,076	-4.62
705–720	718	6	285.00–295.00	$286.64	$2,058	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	373	10	425.00–435.00	$429.13	$1,601	+18.11
405–445	413	5	405.00–415.00	$412.85	$1,705	+17.44
480–495	488	14	370.00–380.00	$374.92	$1,830	+1.25
520–545	534	9	345.00–350.00	$347.16	$1,854	—
570–580	577	3	320.00–325.00	$323.35	$1,866	+8.35
625–645	635	2	300.00–310.00	$305.08	$1,937	—
655	655	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,900	-6.75

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	6	670.00–690.00	$679.68	$1,584	—
420–425	421	7	430.00–440.00	$432.88	$1,822	-13.56
455–465	462	3	405.00–410.00	$406.64	$1,879	—
530	530	5	375.00	$375.00	$1,988	—
560	560	2	357.00	$357.00	$1,999	—
610	610	1	342.00	$342.00	$2,086	—
655	655	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,109	—
730	730	1	307.00	$307.00	$2,241	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1065	1013	85-90%	10	155.00–157.00	$155.63	$1,577	+12.58
1040–1050	1045	85-90%	11	132.00–136.00	$133.81	$1,398	-9.24
1105–1125	1113	85-90%	12	147.00–150.00	$148.26	$1,650	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1445	1290	80-85%	18	164.00–169.00	$166.72	$2,151	—
1285–1425	1350	80-85%	15	172.00–177.00	$174.54	$2,356	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1460–1585	1531	75-80%	14	165.00–169.00	$167.37	$2,562	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–1600	1556	5	173.00–178.00	$177.11	$2,756	—
1515–1720	1652	3	182.00–188.00	$186.17	$3,076	-18.78
1580–1925	1839	4	191.00–196.00	$192.07	$3,532	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	1,390.00–1,580.00	$1,478.67

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,600.00–1,875.00	$1,722.22
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,700.00–2,950.00	$2,783.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,270.00	$2,213.33

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)	4	1,945.00–2,200.00	$2,072.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,100.00–3,140.00	$3,120.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,500.00–2,770.00	$2,635.00

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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	2	3,000.00–3,150.00	$3,075.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.