Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Coffee County Stockyards report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.05/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $594/hd at 415 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $820/hd at 586 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.99/cwt -2.22 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 523 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 126 0
Feeder cattle 169 107 0
Slaughter cattle 28 19 0
Replacement cattle 28 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 176.00 $176.00 $572 -5.48
570–587 586 12 140.00 $140.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 372 3 155.00–161.00 $159.04 $592 -2.61
490 490 10 144.00 $144.00 $706 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 5 127.00–131.00 $130.22 $551 -0.16
475–485 477 5 123.00–125.00 $124.59 $594 -2.67
505–525 523 10 119.00–123.00 $119.99 $628 -2.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 14 138.00–145.00 $143.05 $594 +3.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 129.00–131.00 $130.00 $422 —
515–535 525 2 105.00–109.00 $106.96 $562 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 428 7 138.00–140.00 $139.70 $598 -2.77
787 787 7 85.00 $85.00 $669 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 426 9 154.00–160.00 $158.86 $677 —
575 575 4 131.00 $131.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–610 608 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $720 +1.50

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–955 946 85-90% 4 54.00–57.00 $55.76 $527 —
915–1045 960 85-90% 4 49.00–52.00 $50.29 $483 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1190 1175 80-85% 4 57.00–60.00 $59.28 $697 +1.14

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–1345 1343 2 80.00–81.00 $80.50 $1,081 —
1995 1995 3 89.00 $89.00 $1,776 —

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,025.00 $1,000.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 28 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,164.29 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 750.00–975.00 $837.50 —
— — Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 8 550.00–675.00 $600.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.