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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

294 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $121.39/cwt -1.93 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 564 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $135.32/cwt +0.83 vs last sale · ≈ $517/hd at 382 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $132.36/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 475 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 294 477 162
Feeder cattle 250 392 146
Slaughter cattle 38 85 14
Replacement cattle 6 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 331 4 164.00–175.00 $171.08 $566 +0.39
365–375 372 3 168.00–170.00 $169.35 $630 +0.20
475–485 478 13 147.00–155.00 $151.44 $724 —
575 575 4 140.00 $140.00 $805 -0.53
625 625 8 134.00 $134.00 $838 -4.35
725 725 4 130.00 $130.00 $942 -1.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 381 8 172.00–179.00 $174.19 $664 -2.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 150.00–162.00 $155.63 $506 +0.63
370–375 373 3 147.00–157.00 $150.30 $561 —
425 425 2 145.00 $145.00 $616 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 323 3 140.00–150.00 $146.39 $473 —
355–395 382 15 131.00–139.00 $135.32 $517 +0.83
410–445 429 7 125.00–134.00 $127.81 $548 -1.98
470–480 477 13 124.00–130.00 $125.92 $601 -2.30
525 525 2 123.00 $123.00 $646 -0.72
560–575 564 20 118.00–123.00 $121.39 $685 -1.93
620–625 624 9 116.00–121.00 $118.89 $742 -0.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 317 3 130.00–136.00 $133.64 $424 +3.58
420–425 423 3 120.00–125.00 $121.65 $515 -1.97
475–490 478 5 117.00–124.00 $120.97 $578 -0.65
525–530 527 3 115.00–120.00 $118.32 $624 -2.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 154.00 $154.00 $500 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 422 5 145.00–157.00 $150.54 $635 -1.40
475 475 14 129.00–136.00 $132.36 $629 -1.97
525–535 528 4 129.00–130.00 $129.75 $685 -1.07
575 575 3 124.00 $124.00 $713 -3.85
625 625 6 118.00–123.00 $120.67 $754 -1.58
685–695 690 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $800 -6.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–490 488 2 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $605 -5.37
510–525 523 8 120.00–128.00 $124.11 $649 -0.90
555–575 572 6 117.00–121.00 $117.98 $675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1125 1092 80-85% 6 67.00–70.00 $68.36 $746 —
1075–1480 1158 80-85% 9 60.00–65.00 $63.67 $737 -3.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–985 980 85-90% 2 61.00–65.00 $62.99 $617 +5.35
940–1145 1033 85-90% 3 54.00–59.00 $56.24 $581 -11.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1365 1243 2 80.00–85.00 $82.75 $1,029 -1.73

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–1,000.00 $937.50

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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 4 750.00–950.00 $850.00 —

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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.