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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 16, 2022

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $139.33/cwt -0.67 vs last sale · ≈ $522/hd at 375 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $138.64/cwt +3.64 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 434 lb · 17 head
light 3-weight M&L 3 heifers $141.57/cwt ≈ $460/hd at 325 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 398 149 169
Feeder cattle 312 132 144
Slaughter cattle 65 17 12
Replacement cattle 21 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
260–285 273 3 185.00–190.00 $187.37 $512 —
315–335 325 5 170.00–173.00 $171.01 $556 —
375–395 377 10 157.00–169.00 $160.54 $605 —
425–445 431 6 165.00–168.00 $165.68 $714 +1.02
475–495 482 3 163.00–166.00 $164.97 $795 +4.13
505–535 529 6 157.00–160.00 $157.82 $835 -1.16
625 625 9 138.00 $138.00 $862 —
775 775 4 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 324 8 160.00–170.00 $164.60 $533 —
355–375 359 11 150.00–159.00 $157.29 $565 —
525 525 7 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 10 160.00 $160.00 $888 —
675 675 4 145.00 $145.00 $979 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 14 140.00–145.00 $141.57 $460 —
375 375 18 136.00–145.00 $139.33 $522 -0.67
425–445 434 17 133.00–139.00 $138.64 $602 +3.64
470–495 483 2 122.00–130.00 $125.90 $608 —
580–590 585 2 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $714 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 6 142.00–147.00 $145.00 $613 —
460–475 470 3 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $642 —
625 625 2 124.00 $124.00 $775 -5.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 2 125.00 $125.00 $844 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 153.00–154.00 $153.49 $629 —
475–485 477 5 145.00–148.00 $147.39 $703 -11.46
605–645 626 4 129.00–135.00 $131.78 $825 —
670–675 673 3 127.00–131.00 $129.67 $873 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 475 3 140.00–145.00 $142.28 $676 —
525 525 7 133.00 $133.00 $698 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1240 1034 85-90% 12 58.00–63.00 $60.52 $626 —
1010–1135 1051 85-90% 8 64.00–68.00 $65.82 $692 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1325 1146 80-85% 4 70.00–72.00 $71.15 $815 +2.11
1165–1430 1254 80-85% 4 65.00–66.00 $65.54 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1225 1194 4 79.00–80.00 $79.77 $952 —
1505–1880 1693 2 94.00–95.00 $94.56 $1,601 —

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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) 7 700.00–825.00 $762.86
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–900.00 $866.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 870.00–925.00 $891.67

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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.