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Dothan Livestock Co. Market Report

Dothan, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

599 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $362.79/cwt +3.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,228/hd at 614 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $340.88/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,834/hd at 538 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.10/cwt -40.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 565 lb · 14 head
Dothan 6-weight steers sold at $356/cwt, in line with the state average—$1/cwt below the AL average ($357) and $9/cwt under Uniontown, AL ($365). AL 6-weight steers are down $52/cwt from their late June peak of $411. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 599 478 753
Feeder cattle 532 418 637
Slaughter cattle 21 45 62
Replacement cattle 46 15 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with 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
305 305 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,678 +12.56
360–395 378 2 435.00–440.00 $437.38 $1,653 +2.44
430–445 434 7 415.00–430.00 $419.39 $1,820 -3.04
485–495 491 7 380.00–390.00 $385.76 $1,894 -0.56
510–530 519 11 370.00–375.00 $372.32 $1,932 -0.38
570–585 575 6 360.00–368.00 $362.71 $2,086 +2.73
630–640 639 9 352.00–360.00 $352.88 $2,255 +6.88
670–695 674 6 334.00–346.00 $343.94 $2,318 +7.94
715 715 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,388 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 363 4 470.00–480.00 $477.45 $1,733 +9.87
460–485 473 4 415.00–430.00 $422.30 $1,997 +15.67
505–525 517 5 390.00–400.00 $393.91 $2,037 +0.35
605–615 614 20 362.00–370.00 $362.79 $2,228 +3.55
655–675 671 5 350.00–354.00 $353.22 $2,370 +5.61
710–725 721 4 340.00–342.00 $340.49 $2,455 -5.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,377 +40.00
355–380 363 6 425.00–430.00 $428.26 $1,555 +20.86
405–435 424 11 390.00–400.00 $396.53 $1,681 +4.91
475–485 480 2 365.00–377.00 $371.06 $1,781 +1.06
545 545 1 362.00 $362.00 $1,973 —
565–585 572 3 340.00–350.00 $346.59 $1,982 +16.59
665 665 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,194 —
790 790 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,370 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 235 3 605.00–620.00 $609.57 $1,432 —
310–325 313 6 470.00–480.00 $471.73 $1,477 +10.67
360–365 363 9 420.00–430.00 $426.70 $1,549 -3.23
415–420 419 12 385.00–400.00 $388.72 $1,629 +3.84
460–470 469 8 364.00–374.00 $365.23 $1,713 -0.52
515–520 517 5 350.00–357.00 $354.18 $1,831 +3.56
555–590 565 14 345.00–348.00 $347.10 $1,961 -138.90
605–615 611 10 334.00–339.00 $337.02 $2,059 +4.82
625 625 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,162 -4.00
670 670 1 334.00 $334.00 $2,238 +10.00
675 675 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,160 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 465.00–470.00 $467.34 $1,075 —
270–275 274 8 420.00–430.00 $422.47 $1,158 —
305–345 332 6 400.00–410.00 $403.07 $1,338 +4.99
360–375 370 6 355.00–365.00 $361.76 $1,339 -6.50
430 430 5 350.00 $350.00 $1,505 +12.59
490–495 492 11 330.00–342.00 $336.52 $1,656 —
505–510 507 13 320.00–330.00 $325.36 $1,650 +13.04
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 +20.00
610–630 620 2 310.00–314.00 $311.97 $1,934 —
680–690 687 6 298.00–300.00 $299.34 $2,056 —
730 730 2 286.00 $286.00 $2,088 —
785 785 3 282.00 $282.00 $2,214 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 3 450.00 $450.00 $1,238 ±0.00
315–340 325 5 425.00–440.00 $433.72 $1,410 +3.64
380–390 381 7 398.00–410.00 $399.75 $1,523 +8.49
415–445 425 3 365.00–375.00 $368.49 $1,566 +0.10
490–495 494 5 347.00–356.00 $348.79 $1,723 +4.75
505–545 538 16 340.00–345.00 $340.88 $1,834 +7.46
555–565 558 3 336.00–340.00 $337.35 $1,882 +10.24
655–695 682 3 310.00–316.00 $311.92 $2,127 +1.92
705–740 719 5 300.00–302.00 $301.18 $2,165 +1.18
780 780 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,340 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 228 3 590.00–600.00 $593.58 $1,353 —
270–290 283 3 530.00–540.00 $536.82 $1,519 -20.81
325–335 331 12 485.00–495.00 $489.09 $1,619 -10.95
370–380 377 6 445.00–455.00 $451.73 $1,703 +21.28
425–430 428 13 412.00–425.00 $415.97 $1,780 +5.76
470–485 480 9 385.00–400.00 $389.90 $1,872 +17.50
515–525 521 8 364.00–370.00 $366.22 $1,908 +7.12
560–565 564 6 338.00–346.00 $339.32 $1,914 -5.01
605–615 611 5 330.00–334.00 $331.58 $2,026 —
675 675 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,228 +4.65
710–730 720 2 310.00–318.00 $313.94 $2,260 -1.15
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 317 6 455.00–470.00 $464.95 $1,474 —
365–390 378 6 410.00–425.00 $417.75 $1,579 +14.45
405–445 427 9 392.00–400.00 $395.37 $1,688 +20.91
470–485 480 11 366.00–377.00 $373.08 $1,791 +24.67
540 540 4 357.00 $357.00 $1,928 —
565–580 567 7 325.00–332.00 $326.02 $1,849 +6.02
630 630 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 —
655 655 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,030 —
715 715 1 282.00 $282.00 $2,016 -18.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 220 3 675.00–690.00 $679.77 $1,495 +9.77
285–295 292 3 550.00–560.00 $556.74 $1,626 -68.16
305–325 312 6 530.00–545.00 $535.21 $1,670 -33.59
365–390 382 6 475.00–485.00 $478.19 $1,827 +2.66
405–410 408 2 435.00–440.00 $437.52 $1,785 +6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1195 948 85-90% 3 154.00–158.00 $155.68 $1,476 —
1005–1030 1011 85-90% 4 149.00–151.00 $149.51 $1,512 -20.96
1110 1110 85-90% 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1465 1398 75-80% 2 174.00–178.00 $175.90 $2,459 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 4 203.00 $203.00 $2,487 —
1275–1435 1395 4 210.00–213.00 $210.69 $2,939 —
1620–1775 1698 2 216.00–218.00 $216.95 $3,684 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,230.00–1,395.00 $1,303.33

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,400.00–1,600.00 $1,488.89
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,700.00–1,980.00 $1,820.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 2,250.00–2,500.00 $2,312.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,888.89 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,900.00 $3,900.00 —
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00 $2,750.00 —

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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.