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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $120.06/cwt ≈ $553/hd at 461 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.92/cwt -4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $527/hd at 479 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 160 179 208
Feeder cattle 140 175 186
Slaughter cattle 20 4 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 363 4 136.00–137.00 $136.76 $496 -1.20
425 425 2 126.00 $126.00 $536 —
460–475 461 18 120.00–121.00 $120.06 $553 —
510–545 528 2 115.00–117.00 $116.03 $613 —
583 583 5 110.00 $110.00 $641 —
680 680 2 108.00 $108.00 $734 -4.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 383 4 125.00–128.00 $126.73 $485 +8.30

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 5 119.00–123.00 $120.19 $466 +0.02
425 425 2 120.00 $120.00 $510 +1.00
460–487 479 13 108.00–115.00 $109.92 $527 -4.34
570 570 5 96.00 $96.00 $547 -11.39
635–648 639 6 92.00–94.00 $92.68 $592 -7.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 335 5 110.00–120.00 $114.63 $384 +1.32
375 375 7 110.00–115.00 $111.43 $418 +7.05
460–495 478 2 102.00–105.00 $103.45 $494 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 124.00–126.00 $124.99 $531 +1.84
463 463 3 118.00 $118.00 $546 -0.31
682 682 3 88.00 $88.00 $600 -4.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 424 4 110.00–115.00 $111.48 $473 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1045 916 85-90% 5 38.00–42.00 $40.11 $367 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1150 1148 80-85% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.50 $568 —

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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.