Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 13, 2026

686 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $459.27/cwt +18.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 471 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $423.25/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,235/hd at 528 lb · 15 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 bulls $637.29/cwt +17.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 273 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	686	318
Feeder cattle	543	179
Slaughter cattle	73	105
Replacement cattle	70	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

▲ Feeder cattle: Feeder classes sold sharply higher
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cows and pairs sold steady to firm
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
→ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	318	6	600.00–610.00	$601.60	$1,913	—
415–445	430	2	560.00–570.00	$564.83	$2,429	+18.61
460–475	473	8	525.00–535.00	$526.22	$2,489	-15.46
520–535	525	6	490.00–493.00	$491.98	$2,583	—
655	655	7	407.00	$407.00	$2,666	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	380	3	565.00–570.00	$566.62	$2,153	-3.38
430–445	439	5	510.00–520.00	$513.92	$2,256	—
480–490	485	2	490.00–500.00	$494.95	$2,401	-18.20
515–545	533	5	475.00–480.00	$478.07	$2,548	-8.58
565–575	574	7	435.00–445.00	$443.59	$2,546	-18.94
605–615	612	3	420.00–430.00	$426.70	$2,611	+4.05
675	675	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,531	-0.04

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–380	363	3	500.00–515.00	$505.23	$1,834	—
440	440	1	490.00	$490.00	$2,156	+38.28
505	505	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,323	—
620–630	628	4	370.00–380.00	$372.47	$2,339	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	242	5	585.00–595.00	$586.90	$1,420	—
270–290	275	4	535.00–550.00	$538.95	$1,482	+3.95
385–390	388	4	495.00–500.00	$497.52	$1,930	+15.88
425–440	435	12	470.00–480.00	$473.26	$2,059	-1.68
455–480	471	19	455.00–467.00	$459.27	$2,163	+18.17
515–535	528	15	420.00–430.00	$423.25	$2,235	+0.76
560–570	562	9	400.00–415.00	$403.38	$2,267	-1.66
605–640	616	10	370.00–390.00	$383.76	$2,364	+23.76
655–680	668	2	360.00–365.00	$362.45	$2,421	+17.45
705	705	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,432	+10.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	341	9	540.00–560.00	$542.02	$1,848	-2.98
370–395	384	7	520.00–535.00	$526.19	$2,021	+11.19
405–425	408	6	495.00–505.00	$496.73	$2,027	-13.27
505–520	516	10	440.00–455.00	$444.41	$2,293	-0.49
555–560	558	2	420.00–425.00	$422.51	$2,358	+4.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	6	475.00–485.00	$481.90	$1,841	—
425–440	433	6	450.00–465.00	$457.63	$1,982	+7.66
455–495	475	4	425.00–435.00	$429.79	$2,042	—
530–545	540	6	375.00–390.00	$385.09	$2,079	+7.55
555	555	3	347.00	$347.00	$1,926	-18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	8	580.00–590.00	$584.81	$1,947	—
380–395	388	4	540.00–555.00	$547.65	$2,125	+17.65
405–435	418	12	485.00–500.00	$491.51	$2,055	-1.72
455–475	464	13	470.00–485.00	$477.92	$2,218	-4.01
515–535	520	4	445.00–455.00	$452.43	$2,353	—
555–580	576	7	425.00–440.00	$427.06	$2,460	-2.94
605–615	611	5	400.00–410.00	$403.96	$2,468	—
680	680	2	375.00	$375.00	$2,550	—
720–725	723	4	350.00–360.00	$355.02	$2,567	—
755	755	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,529	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	273	14	630.00–645.00	$637.29	$1,740	+17.29
315–335	320	8	600.00–610.00	$607.38	$1,944	+32.61
380–395	391	4	570.00–585.00	$573.64	$2,243	+33.64
410–425	421	14	520.00–530.00	$522.78	$2,201	—
455–470	458	5	500.00–505.00	$501.03	$2,295	—
515–525	517	6	480.00–485.00	$480.85	$2,486	—
555	555	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,553	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	3	495.00	$495.00	$1,534	—
380–395	389	7	465.00–475.00	$469.19	$1,825	+4.19
470–490	483	3	440.00–455.00	$450.14	$2,174	+1.77
540–545	543	3	420.00–435.00	$424.97	$2,308	—
555–570	565	3	400.00–415.00	$410.09	$2,317	+20.09
620–625	621	4	380.00–385.00	$381.26	$2,368	—
695	695	1	330.00	$330.00	$2,294	—
745	745	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,421	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1130	1070	85-90%	14	130.00–137.00	$133.70	$1,431	-23.87
1000–1125	1080	85-90%	11	162.00–165.00	$163.99	$1,771	+6.42
1165–1210	1185	85-90%	11	152.00–157.00	$154.68	$1,833	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1280	1216	80-85%	11	175.00–178.00	$176.85	$2,150	—
1225–1285	1240	80-85%	8	171.00–172.00	$171.26	$2,124	—
1290–1400	1345	80-85%	4	182.00–184.00	$183.04	$2,462	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1415–1655	1511	75-80%	5	175.00–178.00	$176.69	$2,670	—
1525	1525	75-80%	1	188.00	$188.00	$2,867	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1355	1233	4	190.00–193.00	$191.65	$2,363	—
1745–1790	1775	3	209.00–214.00	$212.36	$3,769	—
2060	2060	1	200.00	$200.00	$4,120	—

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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	8	1,445.00–1,540.00	$1,468.75
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	3,200.00–3,550.00	$3,258.33
— fancy	—	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	2,250.00–2,500.00	$2,428.57

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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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	2,050.00–2,180.00	$2,098.75
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,685.00–1,870.00	$1,808.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,600.00–2,645.00	$2,607.50
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,800.00–2,850.00	$2,825.00

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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	4,000.00–4,250.00	$4,125.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,900.00–3,950.00	$3,925.00	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.