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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $399.62/cwt -37.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 477 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $335.38/cwt -39.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 515 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $365.08/cwt -56.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,745/hd at 478 lb · 14 head
Dothan, AL 4-weight steers sold at $392/cwt, running $33/cwt below the AL average ($425) and $57/cwt under Letohatchee, AL ($449). The class is down $44/cwt from its mid-June peak of $485. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 579 607 648
Feeder cattle 495 541 581
Slaughter cattle 53 38 33
Replacement cattle 31 28 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder classes sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,356 —
255 255 1 545.00 $545.00 $1,390 -25.00
305–330 313 3 500.00–510.00 $506.49 $1,585 -33.51
370 370 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,646 -80.00
415–435 424 9 410.00–420.00 $414.56 $1,758 -62.82
470–480 477 16 395.00–410.00 $399.62 $1,906 -37.16
515–520 518 2 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $1,826 -73.75
555–590 564 4 330.00–340.00 $332.62 $1,876 -82.02
660 660 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,178 -48.81
720 720 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,376 -25.00
775–780 778 3 305.00–320.00 $309.98 $2,412 -40.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,690 -50.00
370–380 374 8 470.00–485.00 $479.28 $1,793 -63.99
435 435 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,979 -65.00
515–525 520 6 380.00–395.00 $387.57 $2,015 -52.48
570–590 588 8 365.00–380.00 $366.82 $2,157 -63.89
630 630 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,268 -58.39
685 685 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,398 —
755 755 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,529 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 4 500.00–515.00 $507.44 $1,487 —
360–370 363 6 385.00–400.00 $390.09 $1,416 -101.13
415–430 419 4 335.00–340.00 $336.28 $1,409 -83.72
490 490 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,642 -70.00
505 505 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,616 -50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,200 —
255–280 268 2 450.00–460.00 $454.77 $1,219 —
310–330 317 3 400.00–415.00 $405.21 $1,285 -47.52
355–375 358 7 390.00–400.00 $391.50 $1,402 -35.12
435–445 441 7 360.00–370.00 $365.77 $1,613 -51.66
460–495 479 11 340.00–350.00 $344.36 $1,649 -37.64
510–520 515 15 330.00–340.00 $335.38 $1,727 -39.55
575–590 581 7 320.00–330.00 $324.35 $1,884 —
605 605 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,876 —
670 670 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 -6.00
705 705 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,009 —
790 790 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,326 —
305–315 312 3 450.00–460.00 $453.26 $1,414 -31.74
375–380 378 4 410.00–420.00 $414.97 $1,569 -60.03
410–420 416 5 375.00–390.00 $380.91 $1,585 —
505–520 508 9 350.00–365.00 $353.41 $1,795 -40.34
575–590 583 9 340.00–345.00 $342.19 $1,995 -21.80
615–630 623 4 320.00–335.00 $327.59 $2,041 -14.90
705–715 710 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $2,254 —
765 765 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,372 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 266 7 390.00–405.00 $400.66 $1,066 -64.34
305–345 329 5 380.00–390.00 $383.71 $1,262 -59.48
375–385 379 7 355.00–370.00 $361.53 $1,370 -48.42
405–410 407 7 340.00–350.00 $344.32 $1,401 -45.35
470–495 479 8 320.00–325.00 $321.94 $1,542 -42.40
605 605 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,754 -30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 319 4 460.00–465.00 $463.65 $1,479 -59.80
360–390 378 10 405.00–420.00 $410.71 $1,552 -84.42
440–445 442 12 390.00–400.00 $394.19 $1,742 -58.24
470–485 478 14 360.00–370.00 $365.08 $1,745 -56.32
505–510 507 10 330.00–340.00 $335.98 $1,703 -41.78
565–580 573 8 310.00–320.00 $314.93 $1,805 -40.11
620–640 628 5 275.00–280.00 $277.96 $1,746 -58.24
670–680 677 3 260.00–265.00 $261.65 $1,771 —
705 705 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,762 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 510.00–525.00 $519.88 $1,471 -36.74
320–335 328 4 490.00–500.00 $495.11 $1,624 —
360–380 375 8 475.00–485.00 $477.40 $1,790 -35.76
435–440 437 3 410.00–425.00 $415.04 $1,814 -47.47
470–485 482 9 385.00–395.00 $387.17 $1,866 -58.91
510–515 511 6 355.00–370.00 $357.52 $1,827 -56.43
555–585 575 9 330.00–340.00 $333.22 $1,916 -33.62
620–630 628 12 320.00–330.00 $322.47 $2,025 -37.61
675 675 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,958 -41.68
705–730 711 4 280.00–285.00 $283.72 $2,017 -38.81
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 -30.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,528 ±0.00
275–295 288 3 535.00–545.00 $538.18 $1,550 -41.82
305–310 308 6 510.00–515.00 $512.52 $1,579 —
390 390 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,911 —
415–420 419 4 450.00–465.00 $453.72 $1,901 -43.71
510 510 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,964 —
555 555 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,054 —
660–670 665 2 310.00–320.00 $314.96 $2,094 —
770 770 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,272 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1070 1055 85-90% 4 180.00–185.00 $182.54 $1,926 —
1010–1190 1075 85-90% 11 152.00–157.00 $154.01 $1,656 -17.49
1050–1135 1085 85-90% 12 166.00–172.00 $168.61 $1,829 -2.89
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1260 1235 80-85% 8 182.00–186.00 $183.96 $2,272 —
1265–1490 1355 80-85% 5 177.00–178.00 $177.56 $2,406 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1670 1572 75-80% 3 184.00–189.00 $185.46 $2,915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 4 192.00 $192.00 $2,208 —
1695 1695 2 198.00 $198.00 $3,356 -14.07
1335–2075 1828 3 206.00–207.00 $206.24 $3,770 —

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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 5 1,400.00–1,650.00 $1,500.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,365.00 $3,365.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,525.00–2,725.00 $2,675.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,000.00–2,190.00 $2,126.67

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,385.00–2,570.00 $2,523.75
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,235.00 $2,235.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,750.00 $1,687.50 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,950.00–2,000.00 $1,975.00 —

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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.