Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 4, 2021

376 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $148.29/cwt ≈ $644/hd at 434 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $120.57/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $452/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $133.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 565 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 376 228 137
Feeder cattle 329 189 131
Slaughter cattle 31 24 6
Replacement cattle 16 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 3 148.00–158.00 $152.04 $570 —
425–440 434 19 145.00–150.00 $148.29 $644 —
465–490 477 3 144.00–149.00 $146.62 $699 —
560–565 565 12 129.00–136.00 $133.00 $751 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 4 130.00–140.00 $136.96 $586 —
465–475 472 3 128.00–131.00 $128.99 $609 —
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 127.00–131.00 $129.01 $443 +1.68
365–375 373 9 125.00–132.00 $127.89 $477 +0.99
415–445 426 8 123.00–130.00 $128.35 $547 +5.33
465–475 468 11 117.00–124.00 $122.25 $572 +1.88
505–525 519 5 115.00–119.00 $117.42 $609 -2.19
560–595 576 6 111.00–119.00 $117.04 $674 +0.52
615–645 628 3 110.00–115.00 $112.00 $703 —
675 675 2 112.00 $112.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 121.00–126.00 $123.38 $395 —
370–375 375 14 118.00–124.00 $120.57 $452 +3.57
405–445 425 9 111.00–120.00 $114.99 $489 —
455–475 472 7 109.00–117.00 $113.87 $537 +1.57
545 545 7 109.00–115.00 $109.86 $599 +2.18
575 575 2 100.00 $100.00 $575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–535 527 5 123.00–126.00 $124.79 $658 —
575–595 582 3 122.00–125.00 $123.02 $716 +2.82
615–645 630 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $759 -13.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 427 5 127.00–132.00 $130.98 $559 +9.17
475–495 479 6 115.00–125.00 $120.95 $579 —
505–540 523 6 113.00–120.00 $117.66 $615 +0.69
560–590 577 3 105.00–115.00 $110.28 $636 -0.19
610–615 613 2 93.00–99.00 $95.99 $588 —
705–735 720 2 85.00–91.00 $87.94 $633 —
765–775 772 3 80.00–85.00 $83.35 $643 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 432 3 136.00–144.00 $139.95 $605 +0.08
470–475 473 3 128.00–130.00 $128.66 $609 -1.07
505–540 523 3 124.00–129.00 $125.95 $659 +0.48
575–595 587 3 115.00–123.00 $119.34 $701 —
605–635 620 2 114.00–122.00 $118.10 $732 +3.10
670–675 671 5 107.00–110.00 $107.60 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–945 856 85-90% 4 49.00–52.00 $50.29 $430 +3.41
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1100 1085 80-85% 2 52.00–54.00 $53.01 $575 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1075 1040 3 70.00–76.00 $73.05 $760 —
1275–1370 1323 2 79.00–80.00 $79.52 $1,052 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 550.00–650.00 $583.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 460.00–480.00 $470.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 630.00–740.00 $673.33 —

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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.