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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

430 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.58/cwt -2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 578 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 steers $161.40/cwt ≈ $686/hd at 425 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $145.18/cwt -1.20 vs last sale · ≈ $620/hd at 427 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 430 437 508
Feeder cattle 347 341 468
Slaughter cattle 66 45 40
Replacement cattle 17 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 200.00–205.00 $201.67 $655 —
370–395 379 4 191.00–200.00 $196.76 $746 —
565–590 578 21 164.00–169.00 $166.58 $963 -2.42
615–630 628 10 160.00–165.00 $162.10 $1,018 -0.90
749 749 8 145.00 $145.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 3 164.00–174.00 $169.29 $623 -4.21
425 425 15 157.00–163.00 $161.40 $686 —
505–530 523 6 150.00–160.00 $158.22 $827 —
575 575 3 140.00–150.00 $143.33 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 185.00–190.00 $187.52 $606 -1.13
360–375 372 5 179.00–188.00 $182.76 $680 -5.22
420–425 422 6 179.00–180.00 $179.66 $758 -2.34
460–480 470 2 175.00–178.00 $176.53 $830 +0.18
505–525 515 4 164.00–169.00 $167.26 $861 +0.94
575–595 582 3 160.00–164.00 $161.36 $939 -2.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 11 151.00–159.00 $154.97 $504 -2.37
355–395 378 8 148.00–154.00 $150.82 $570 -0.78
405–435 427 13 143.00–151.00 $145.18 $620 -1.20
475–495 478 11 138.00–147.00 $142.81 $683 -0.18
505–525 522 11 136.00–145.00 $141.27 $737 +2.78
560–580 570 2 132.00–133.00 $132.49 $755 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 13 141.00–151.00 $146.78 $477 +6.66
375 375 9 135.00–145.00 $139.44 $523 +0.80
420–445 427 7 130.00–140.00 $137.15 $586 —
480–495 490 3 130.00–135.00 $132.31 $648 -0.93
525–530 528 2 125.00–131.00 $127.99 $676 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 7 145.00–148.00 $145.86 $766 +2.19
575–580 575 11 140.00–147.00 $145.18 $835 +1.70
710 710 11 128.00–136.00 $135.27 $960 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 429 4 165.00–175.00 $167.57 $719 +0.90
475 475 8 153.00–160.00 $156.75 $745 —
505–525 521 7 146.00–152.00 $149.28 $778 -6.07
565–575 574 7 140.00–149.00 $144.29 $828 —
620–645 628 5 136.00–143.00 $139.77 $878 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 422 5 150.00–160.00 $151.94 $641 +0.39
475–485 478 4 144.00–151.00 $147.99 $707 +0.86
525–540 532 3 136.00–145.00 $140.31 $746 —
555–575 568 4 131.00–137.00 $132.74 $754 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 183.00–190.00 $186.63 $784 +6.63
555–570 563 2 150.00–152.00 $150.99 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1150 1065 80-85% 13 80.00–84.00 $81.96 $873 —
1005–1190 1142 80-85% 7 75.00–77.00 $76.58 $875 +0.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1045 951 85-90% 12 68.00–74.00 $70.17 $667 —
935–1115 1022 85-90% 5 76.00–80.00 $78.28 $800 -0.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1330 1245 75-80% 3 77.00–79.00 $77.65 $967 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1190 1118 2 90.00–91.00 $90.47 $1,011 —
1175–1290 1233 2 97.00–101.00 $99.09 $1,222 —
1965–2145 2055 2 104.00–105.00 $104.52 $2,148 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 925.00–975.00 $942.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 510.00–590.00 $541.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 910.00–925.00 $917.50 —

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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.