Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 21, 2022

264 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 264 321 178
Feeder cattle 177 293 140
Slaughter cattle 61 13 30
Replacement cattle 26 15 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 8 159.00 $159.00 $930 —
790 790 5 124.00 $124.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 175.00–179.00 $177.00 $575 —
355–385 370 5 170.00–176.00 $173.66 $643 +4.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 5 141.00–150.00 $144.97 $474 —
375–395 383 6 138.00–146.00 $143.30 $549 -0.70
410–425 420 4 138.00–142.00 $140.52 $590 +2.97
465–475 473 7 133.00–139.00 $135.72 $642 +2.81
515–530 523 2 129.00–136.00 $132.55 $693 +0.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 7 153.00–162.00 $159.09 $522 -5.22
360–375 371 4 150.00–152.00 $150.48 $558 -6.16
475–480 476 5 143.00–153.00 $150.98 $719 +0.94
525–535 528 4 140.00–150.00 $143.76 $759 -2.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 424 4 172.00–178.00 $174.94 $742 +5.09
470–495 478 6 160.00–170.00 $164.38 $786 +4.72
525–535 529 4 154.00–163.00 $157.77 $835 -0.45
555–590 572 7 145.00–155.00 $149.66 $856 +5.66
615–625 622 3 136.00–140.00 $138.68 $863 —
725–730 728 2 124.00–128.00 $125.99 $917 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 6 160.00–170.00 $166.00 $702 —
455–475 471 5 151.00–159.00 $154.56 $728 -1.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1200 1154 80-85% 18 84.00–89.00 $86.19 $995 —
1085–1325 1169 80-85% 5 90.00–91.00 $90.41 $1,057 —
1080–1240 1177 80-85% 6 75.00–80.00 $78.14 $920 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–915 838 85-90% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.46 $557 —
865–1050 932 85-90% 5 72.00–77.00 $74.44 $694 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1475 1300 75-80% 5 87.00–91.00 $89.62 $1,165 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1285 1240 2 102.00–103.00 $102.52 $1,271 —
1500–1680 1607 3 115.00–120.00 $117.76 $1,892 —

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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) 4 575.00–750.00 $631.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 800.00–900.00 $856.25 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 975.00–1,175.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 850.00–1,000.00 $937.50 —

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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.