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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 14, 2020

202 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.72/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $489/hd at 374 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $150.10/cwt -8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 462 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.45/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $523/hd at 431 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 202 307 201
Feeder cattle 181 277 174
Slaughter cattle 15 30 27
Replacement cattle 6 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 421 9 154.00–159.00 $155.12 $653 -8.70
456–495 462 17 145.00–151.00 $150.10 $693 -8.90
525 525 3 145.00 $145.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 10 158.00–165.00 $161.59 $525 -2.03
365–395 375 8 153.00–159.00 $156.39 $586 -3.66
425–445 432 3 146.00–150.00 $147.37 $637 —
505–530 518 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $671 -6.49
565–575 573 4 120.00–129.00 $122.22 $700 —
625–635 630 2 118.00–123.00 $120.48 $759 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 6 150.00–155.00 $151.48 $491 +1.56
370–380 375 4 141.00–150.00 $146.49 $549 —
535–540 538 2 120.00–124.00 $121.99 $656 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 327 5 129.00–135.00 $131.20 $429 +2.55
360–375 374 17 124.00–134.00 $130.72 $489 +1.88
410–440 431 10 115.00–125.00 $121.45 $523 -3.88
475 475 4 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $542 -6.39
525–540 531 4 106.00–110.00 $107.77 $572 -0.17
580–585 583 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $618 +2.31
610–620 615 2 102.00–103.00 $102.50 $630 +3.03
775 775 2 91.00 $91.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 115.00–120.00 $117.42 $387 -3.59
490–495 493 2 105.00–109.00 $106.99 $527 +2.54
525 525 2 104.00 $104.00 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 477 3 135.00–142.00 $139.37 $665 -0.74
510–525 520 4 124.00–130.00 $128.00 $666 -2.20
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 428 2 154.00–158.00 $155.99 $668 +0.22

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1100 1056 85-90% 4 40.00–45.00 $43.09 $455 —
1045–1160 1085 85-90% 4 48.00–49.00 $48.25 $524 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 730.00–770.00 $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.