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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 19, 2020

179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $107.79/cwt ≈ $577/hd at 535 lb · 14 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 2 bulls $85.92/cwt ≈ $650/hd at 756 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.17/cwt ≈ $448/hd at 373 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 179 104 96
Feeder cattle 175 96 96
Slaughter cattle 4 8 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 327 9 128.00–137.00 $133.02 $435 —
360–391 385 10 117.00–126.00 $118.43 $456 —
425 425 2 113.00 $113.00 $480 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 137.00–140.00 $138.27 $459 —
360–390 375 4 134.00–140.00 $137.96 $517 -7.61
625–635 630 2 116.00–117.00 $116.50 $734 —
660–665 663 3 109.00–116.00 $112.66 $747 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 321 4 120.00–121.00 $120.24 $386 -11.59
357–387 373 11 118.00–123.00 $120.17 $448 —
430 430 2 119.00 $119.00 $512 +0.02
465–495 477 3 110.00–118.00 $114.26 $545 +4.76
555–565 559 5 106.00–108.00 $107.39 $600 —
640 640 2 100.00 $100.00 $640 —
660–673 670 5 95.00–98.00 $95.59 $640 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 110.00–117.00 $113.31 $372 —
370–390 380 2 100.00–109.00 $104.38 $397 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 429 5 118.00–126.00 $123.15 $528 -16.05
455–475 467 10 115.00–122.00 $118.31 $553 -5.69
515–545 535 14 105.00–115.00 $107.79 $577 —
570–595 579 5 95.00–105.00 $101.16 $586 -14.84
655–660 658 2 90.00–95.00 $92.51 $609 —
755–760 756 12 85.00–86.00 $85.92 $650 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 105.00–110.00 $108.33 $515 —
515 515 2 95.00–100.00 $97.50 $502 -9.48
585 585 1 93.00 $93.00 $544 —
630–635 633 2 85.00–87.00 $86.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $386 —

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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.