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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 16, 2021

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.10/cwt +0.32 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 471 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.71/cwt ≈ $808/hd at 628 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $133.74/cwt ≈ $681/hd at 509 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 268 316
Feeder cattle 468 231 286
Slaughter cattle 40 27 30
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 5 175.00–185.00 $181.76 $609 —
360–395 375 3 169.00–173.00 $170.64 $640 +5.31
415–425 424 11 159.00–169.00 $160.80 $682 —
455–475 473 12 150.00–157.00 $152.56 $722 -5.69
510–525 522 5 150.00–155.00 $150.98 $788 -0.50
585 585 15 145.00 $145.00 $848 +3.56
645 645 2 141.00–142.00 $141.50 $913 +1.53
695 695 6 136.00 $136.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 192.00–200.00 $197.78 $649 +3.33
375–385 376 10 174.00–177.00 $175.00 $658 -4.64
410–445 425 3 170.00–177.00 $173.57 $738 +2.57
470–480 475 4 163.00–167.00 $164.51 $781 —
675 675 11 143.00 $143.00 $965 —
799 799 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,039 -4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 4 161.00–170.00 $165.80 $549 +2.78
360–395 378 2 158.00–162.00 $160.09 $605 —
410–440 424 5 140.00–150.00 $144.34 $612 —
480–495 488 2 140.00–146.00 $143.05 $698 —
525 525 10 132.00–140.00 $136.00 $714 -1.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 4 140.00–145.00 $142.97 $472 —
360–395 390 14 134.00–142.00 $135.61 $529 -7.39
425–445 428 8 131.00–140.00 $136.36 $584 -0.85
455–495 471 22 129.00–138.00 $132.10 $622 +0.32
525–545 527 12 128.00–133.00 $130.33 $687 +2.08
570–590 576 13 120.00–128.00 $125.68 $724 +2.69
765 765 8 112.00 $112.00 $857 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 139.00 $139.00 $660 -1.00
505–525 520 4 135.00–136.00 $135.24 $703 —
565–575 573 4 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $768 —
605–630 628 21 125.00–130.00 $128.71 $808 —
655–675 667 3 125.00–128.00 $126.66 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 134.00–135.00 $134.57 $437 -2.76
370–385 378 3 125.00–132.00 $128.36 $485 —
420–435 426 5 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $532 +2.47
460–495 474 7 119.00–127.00 $122.38 $580 +0.37
520–525 524 7 111.00–120.00 $117.87 $618 +0.54
570–585 578 2 112.00–115.00 $113.48 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $669 +3.40
465–475 474 8 140.00–150.00 $143.11 $678 -5.11
505–545 509 16 131.00–134.00 $133.74 $681 —
555–575 571 6 127.00–131.00 $128.82 $736 +1.20
615 615 11 126.00 $126.00 $775 +0.28
675 675 5 117.00–118.00 $117.20 $791 —
715–730 723 2 116.00–118.00 $116.99 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 423 4 137.00–146.00 $140.30 $593 -3.38
475–480 476 5 131.00–139.00 $135.20 $644 -4.28
520–530 523 3 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $664 -1.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 170.00 $170.00 $722 +1.82

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–945 889 85-90% 5 54.00–59.00 $57.65 $513 —
960–1035 991 85-90% 6 65.00–69.00 $67.16 $666 -1.30
930–1115 993 85-90% 5 62.00–64.00 $63.39 $629 -5.07
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1175 1121 80-85% 5 69.00–72.00 $70.40 $789 —
1055–1300 1168 80-85% 3 60.00–63.00 $62.02 $724 —
1165–1200 1183 80-85% 2 65.00–67.00 $65.99 $781 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1155 1110 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.48 $816 —
1175–1250 1213 75-80% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.48 $855 —

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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.