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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.10/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 465 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.23/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 579 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.57/cwt +0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 511 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 342 544 360
Feeder cattle 304 410 329
Slaughter cattle 38 96 31
Replacement cattle — 38 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 185.00–187.00 $185.69 $613 -15.54
355–385 370 2 180.00–181.00 $180.52 $668 -11.40
405–430 421 4 164.00–171.00 $167.21 $704 -8.96
510 510 9 152.00 $152.00 $775 -1.89
560 560 4 141.00 $141.00 $790 -3.74
605–625 618 3 136.00–139.00 $136.98 $847 -4.02
720–725 724 6 128.00–131.00 $128.67 $932 -11.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 180.00 $180.00 $585 -1.04
370–395 385 3 167.00–176.00 $172.58 $664 -9.11
445 445 1 156.00 $156.00 $694 —
515–545 530 2 139.00–140.00 $139.49 $739 —
625–645 641 9 133.00–134.00 $133.22 $854 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 148.00–151.00 $149.29 $560 +1.88
405–415 412 3 146.00–150.00 $147.65 $608 -0.77
455–475 465 18 138.00–142.00 $139.10 $647 -1.81
505–525 511 16 136.00–141.00 $138.57 $708 +0.03
570–595 579 17 135.00–140.00 $139.23 $806 +2.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 377 8 136.00–145.00 $143.70 $542 +2.32
410–430 413 7 131.00–141.00 $139.51 $576 +0.73
475–485 476 13 130.00–135.00 $134.30 $639 +0.31
515–520 518 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $681 -1.86
555–580 570 5 123.00–130.00 $125.61 $716 -4.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 433 2 147.00–156.00 $151.53 $656 —
460–495 490 12 140.00–150.00 $144.15 $706 -0.48
505–520 513 2 136.00–139.00 $137.48 $705 -2.90
575 575 7 128.00–131.00 $130.00 $748 -0.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 423 12 164.00–172.00 $165.83 $701 +4.31
460–495 475 3 150.00–155.00 $152.71 $725 -4.80
620–645 633 2 130.00–134.00 $131.96 $835 -3.55

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–910 908 85-90% 2 70.00–71.00 $70.50 $640 —
1000–1195 1045 85-90% 8 63.00–68.00 $64.86 $678 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1315 1173 80-85% 3 80.00–81.00 $80.68 $946 +5.84
1070–1425 1209 80-85% 4 75.00–79.00 $76.68 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1475 1373 75-80% 4 76.00–80.00 $77.92 $1,070 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1530 1315 2 94.00–96.00 $95.16 $1,251 —

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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.