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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 23, 2021

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $138.35/cwt -3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 629 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.79/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $562/hd at 433 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.41/cwt ≈ $749/hd at 627 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 477 508 258
Feeder cattle 392 468 224
Slaughter cattle 85 40 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 10 168.00–174.00 $170.69 $558 -11.07
375–385 378 6 167.00–170.00 $169.15 $639 -1.49
425–440 429 6 160.00–170.00 $167.46 $718 +6.66
505–535 510 11 150.00–153.00 $151.20 $771 +0.22
560–575 567 15 139.00–143.00 $140.53 $797 -4.47
615–645 629 28 137.00–141.00 $138.35 $870 -3.15
685–695 694 9 134.00–136.00 $135.78 $942 -0.22
730 730 7 131.00–132.00 $131.86 $963 —
770–780 775 2 125.00–132.00 $128.48 $996 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 370 3 175.00–179.00 $176.65 $654 +1.65
425 425 6 170.00 $170.00 $722 -3.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 155.00 $155.00 $504 -10.80
505–535 520 2 130.00–135.00 $132.43 $689 -3.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 4 132.00–136.00 $134.49 $506 -1.12
418–445 433 20 126.00–135.00 $129.79 $562 -6.57
475 475 9 126.00–129.00 $128.22 $609 -3.88
525 525 18 123.00–124.00 $123.72 $650 -6.61
575–590 580 3 122.00–124.00 $123.32 $715 -2.36
610–645 627 19 118.00–122.00 $119.41 $749 —
675 675 4 117.00 $117.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 126.00–134.00 $130.06 $436 -4.51
355–375 370 4 125.00–131.00 $126.44 $468 -1.92
410–440 427 3 120.00–126.00 $123.62 $528 -1.34
475–490 481 5 120.00–124.00 $121.62 $585 -0.76
525 525 6 119.00–121.00 $120.67 $634 +2.80
565–585 575 2 117.00–120.00 $118.47 $681 +4.99
625–635 629 5 110.00–115.00 $113.79 $716 —
675 675 2 110.00 $110.00 $742 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 128.00 $128.00 $672 -7.24
555–585 578 10 124.00–127.00 $124.69 $721 -9.31
605–615 610 2 123.00–124.00 $123.50 $753 -5.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 429 7 150.00–160.00 $151.94 $652 -5.56
475 475 12 131.00–140.00 $134.33 $638 -8.78
505–525 521 5 128.00–134.00 $130.82 $682 -2.92
575 575 13 124.00–130.00 $127.85 $735 -0.97
605–620 614 4 120.00–125.00 $122.25 $751 -3.75
675 675 5 123.00 $123.00 $830 +5.80
720–730 725 2 117.00–120.00 $118.51 $859 +1.52
775 775 4 110.00–111.00 $110.25 $854 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 4 144.00–147.00 $146.26 $620 +5.96
475–490 478 5 127.00–131.00 $129.38 $618 -5.82
525–540 528 5 124.00–127.00 $125.01 $660 -1.99
675–690 680 3 110.00–116.00 $113.97 $775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 409 4 166.00–170.00 $167.99 $687 -2.01

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1050 970 85-90% 14 55.00–60.00 $57.64 $559 -9.52
835–1040 998 85-90% 8 62.00–65.00 $62.99 $629 -0.40
1020–1055 1033 85-90% 8 67.00–70.00 $67.89 $701 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1245 1116 80-85% 6 62.00–65.00 $62.56 $698 -7.84
1115–1220 1162 80-85% 8 66.00–69.00 $67.24 $781 +5.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1465 1376 75-80% 4 67.00–70.00 $69.04 $950 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1250 1238 2 83.00–86.00 $84.48 $1,046 —
1875–1930 1903 2 98.00–99.00 $98.51 $1,875 —

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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.