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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 18, 2022

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.00/cwt ≈ $784/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 354 189
Feeder cattle 130 304 130
Slaughter cattle 13 50 46
Replacement cattle 11 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 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
325–345 332 3 170.00–180.00 $173.47 $576 -6.09
385 385 4 167.00 $167.00 $643 -10.35
460 460 4 160.00 $160.00 $736 -6.25
585 585 2 157.00 $157.00 $918 -1.26

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 157.00–160.00 $158.56 $528 —
375 375 2 155.00 $155.00 $581 +4.45
420–425 421 5 147.00–151.00 $150.19 $632 +1.00
475 475 5 144.00–148.00 $146.80 $697 +1.46
675–685 680 2 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $813 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 169.00 $169.00 $575 —
425 425 4 160.00 $160.00 $680 +3.42
515–535 530 4 147.00–148.00 $147.76 $783 -1.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 4 142.00–147.00 $144.23 $467 -3.34
355–380 368 2 137.00–140.00 $138.45 $509 +1.78
410–435 423 2 133.00–136.00 $134.46 $569 -1.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 10 165.00 $165.00 $784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1240 1048 80-85% 5 65.00–67.00 $65.47 $686 —
1040–1235 1124 80-85% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.56 $804 +1.54
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–940 920 85-90% 3 67.00–69.00 $67.68 $623 -3.17

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–800.00 $750.00

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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 4 1,000.00–1,025.00 $1,012.50 —

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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.