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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.85/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 522 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $150.04/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 475 lb · 27 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.92/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 397 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 362 225
Feeder cattle 293 320 169
Slaughter cattle 13 35 28
Replacement cattle 15 7 28

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 190.00–197.00 $194.59 $743 —
425 425 4 187.00–188.00 $187.50 $797 —
505–515 510 10 174.00–175.00 $174.50 $890 —
655–660 658 2 150.00–153.00 $151.49 $997 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 5 180.00 $180.00 $621 -11.60
360–375 371 6 176.00–181.00 $177.30 $658 -14.12
475 475 3 175.00 $175.00 $831 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 5 162.00–174.00 $169.17 $634 -7.47

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 319 9 160.00–167.00 $164.31 $524 +4.52
355–395 370 4 152.00–161.00 $156.64 $580 +1.19
420–425 423 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $645 +3.67
475 475 27 145.00–153.00 $150.04 $713 +5.30
515–525 522 32 144.00–150.00 $145.85 $761 +1.50
555–575 563 3 144.00–147.00 $145.67 $820 +16.33
615–635 625 2 129.00–138.00 $133.43 $834 +6.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–399 397 25 166.00–167.00 $166.92 $663 +2.52
405–435 423 8 159.00–166.00 $164.29 $695 +3.95
475–490 479 4 154.00–155.00 $154.74 $741 +1.61
520–530 528 8 151.00–155.00 $153.88 $812 —
605–625 615 2 145.00–146.00 $145.49 $895 +6.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 374 9 141.00–150.00 $144.00 $539 +7.33
405–425 418 3 134.00–145.00 $137.55 $575 +4.53
455–475 468 3 130.00–139.00 $132.91 $622 +0.41
520–530 525 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $696 +1.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 423 8 169.00–175.00 $169.85 $718 +1.55
455–475 472 7 150.00–168.00 $159.66 $754 -1.55
525–545 534 4 155.00–160.00 $158.22 $845 +5.66
580 580 3 144.00 $144.00 $835 +0.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 4 154.00 $154.00 $906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 156.00 $156.00 $741 +9.34

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1435 1378 75-80% 2 82.00–83.00 $82.52 $1,137 —
1375–1440 1408 75-80% 2 85.00–86.00 $85.49 $1,204 —

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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 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,075.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,075.00–1,200.00 $1,156.25
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–850.00 $791.67

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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 6 1,275.00–1,500.00 $1,408.33 —

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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.