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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 12, 2021

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.09/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 433 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.39/cwt -1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 532 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.11/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 432 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 240 222 96
Feeder cattle 205 209 88
Slaughter cattle 24 13 8
Replacement cattle 11 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 168.00 $168.00 $714 —
470–475 475 11 161.00–166.00 $162.27 $771 —
725–735 728 4 132.00–133.00 $132.75 $966 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 378 7 163.00–170.00 $167.72 $634 —
570–585 578 2 144.00–147.00 $145.48 $841 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 159.00–160.00 $159.67 $516 -2.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 392 3 136.00–140.00 $137.65 $540 +1.91
425–440 432 15 134.00–142.00 $139.11 $601 +5.80
475–485 477 7 131.00–138.00 $135.72 $647 —
505–535 532 20 125.00–135.00 $130.39 $694 -1.14
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 379 5 149.00–150.00 $149.21 $566 —
431 value added 431 4 158.00 $158.00 $681 —
410–435 433 25 145.00–150.00 $145.34 $629 +3.16
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 10 130.00–136.00 $134.80 $438 —
410–440 422 3 125.00–133.00 $129.25 $545 +5.00
505–540 523 2 115.00–123.00 $119.13 $623 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 425 4 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $674 —
470–475 474 4 150.00–154.00 $150.99 $716 —
515–525 524 9 138.00–144.00 $139.32 $730 +6.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 474 8 140.00–141.00 $140.88 $668 —
605–625 615 2 116.00–119.00 $117.48 $723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 421 6 164.00–166.00 $164.49 $693 -5.11

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–900 870 85-90% 3 50.00–53.00 $50.93 $443 —
965–1115 1036 85-90% 7 55.00–60.00 $57.29 $594 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1205 1102 80-85% 3 62.00–67.00 $63.82 $703 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 740.00–825.00 $796.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 775.00–875.00 $833.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–690.00 $645.00 —

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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.