Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

229 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 229 364 212
Feeder cattle 164 317 143
Slaughter cattle 37 26 40
Replacement cattle 28 21 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 6 194.00–200.00 $198.67 $644 +12.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 180.00–184.00 $181.94 $600 +1.91
365–370 368 2 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $616 -8.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 478 3 185.00–193.00 $188.89 $903 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 2 167.00–168.00 $167.52 $533 +14.40
425–445 428 6 151.00–160.00 $155.96 $668 +8.65
470–475 474 5 145.00–152.00 $148.21 $703 +5.63
525–545 535 4 144.00–148.00 $146.49 $784 +9.90
560–595 573 3 133.00–143.00 $138.76 $795 +8.10
675 675 2 131.00 $131.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 4 167.00–170.00 $168.23 $707 +18.04
455–480 471 4 152.00–156.00 $153.97 $725 —
615–635 628 3 143.00–148.00 $145.31 $913 +11.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 145.00–153.00 $149.08 $549 +7.69
445 445 2 135.00–145.00 $140.00 $623 +4.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 439 4 174.00–184.00 $179.46 $788 +6.32
460–495 476 7 171.00–181.00 $177.80 $846 +19.00
510–545 528 2 156.00–166.00 $160.83 $849 +10.83
555–585 570 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $869 +14.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 4 161.00–171.00 $168.52 $715 —
495 495 2 150.00–153.00 $151.50 $750 -3.80
555–575 569 4 131.00–135.00 $133.51 $760 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1310 1048 85-90% 8 62.00–67.00 $64.96 $681 —
960–1175 1055 85-90% 9 68.00–71.00 $69.36 $732 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1190 1140 80-85% 3 73.00–74.00 $73.30 $836 —
1060–1280 1143 80-85% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.05 $789 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1340 1285 75-80% 2 75.00–77.00 $76.04 $977 +3.83

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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) 2 775.00 $775.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 10 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,365.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–1,050.00 $950.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,051.67 —

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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.