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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 7, 2020

307 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $120.39/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 467 lb · 22 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.00/cwt ≈ $514/hd at 370 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.00/cwt ≈ $588/hd at 463 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 307 290 193
Feeder cattle 277 263 179
Slaughter cattle 30 22 14
Replacement cattle — 5 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 13 168.00 $168.00 $632 +4.50
405–445 441 10 162.00–164.00 $163.82 $722 —
490 490 15 159.00 $159.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 323 5 160.00–167.00 $163.62 $528 +4.06
370–395 383 13 156.00–164.00 $160.05 $613 +5.78
505 505 5 136.00 $136.00 $687 +4.60
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 145.00–155.00 $149.92 $480 +0.92

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 5 126.00–132.00 $128.65 $428 -5.47
365–390 373 16 124.00–131.00 $128.84 $481 -1.79
415–445 426 8 120.00–129.00 $125.33 $534 -0.63
465–490 467 22 113.00–121.00 $120.39 $562 +1.83
520–540 530 2 105.00–111.00 $107.94 $572 -3.06
555–585 573 3 102.00–105.00 $103.69 $594 —
625–645 633 4 96.00–103.00 $99.47 $630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 16 139.00 $139.00 $514 —
463 463 16 127.00 $127.00 $588 —
625 625 15 110.00 $110.00 $688 -0.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 8 115.00–125.00 $121.01 $396 +0.05
355–360 358 2 114.00–119.00 $116.48 $417 -2.63
455–465 460 2 100.00–109.00 $104.45 $480 -5.77
575 575 2 98.00 $98.00 $564 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 146.00–151.00 $148.46 $650 +4.45
455–475 465 2 135.00–145.00 $140.11 $652 +4.92
515–545 528 4 127.00–134.00 $130.20 $687 +6.84
575 575 2 118.00–125.00 $121.50 $699 +5.54
620–645 632 3 105.00–112.00 $108.96 $689 —
675–695 685 3 95.00–99.00 $96.98 $664 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 421 5 154.00–159.00 $155.77 $656 -2.08
460–475 470 3 147.00–150.00 $147.98 $696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 3 122.00–131.00 $128.02 $606 —
685–695 690 2 90.00–94.00 $91.99 $635 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1315 1203 80-85% 6 48.00–53.00 $50.12 $603 —
1240–1270 1255 80-85% 2 46.00–47.00 $46.51 $584 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1115 980 85-90% 4 43.00–46.00 $44.51 $436 —
1030–1200 1115 85-90% 2 39.00–40.00 $39.46 $440 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1495 1388 75-80% 2 49.00 $49.00 $680 —

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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.