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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 2, 2022

170 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 620 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $155.90/cwt ≈ $826/hd at 530 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $136.30/cwt -14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 471 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 170 308 0
Feeder cattle 154 224 0
Slaughter cattle 16 84 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. 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
325 325 2 174.00 $174.00 $566 -9.17
520–540 530 11 153.00–158.00 $155.90 $826 —
645 645 3 141.00 $141.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 11 154.00 $154.00 $955 —
795 795 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 7 149.00 $149.00 $708 -0.96
520–535 533 7 143.00–149.00 $147.72 $787 —
555–585 573 3 139.00–144.00 $140.95 $808 —
675 675 8 134.00 $134.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 145.00–149.00 $146.97 $544 —
430–435 433 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $608 -7.90
525 525 3 136.00–139.00 $138.00 $724 +1.26
575–590 579 4 131.00–134.00 $133.24 $771 -1.76
665–690 678 2 123.00–124.00 $123.51 $837 —
705–725 720 4 117.00–120.00 $119.27 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 3 135.00–136.00 $135.33 $568 —
520 520 2 119.00–128.00 $123.50 $642 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 146.00 $146.00 $620 —
455–475 471 10 134.00–140.00 $136.30 $642 -14.47
505–535 522 3 125.00–135.00 $130.91 $683 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–540 535 2 138.00–140.00 $138.99 $744 -11.01
555–575 563 9 130.00–140.00 $132.00 $743 -7.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1155 1123 80-85% 2 68.00–72.00 $70.06 $787 -1.19
1135–1265 1192 80-85% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.28 $778 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1490 1320 2 89.00–91.00 $89.87 $1,186 —

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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.