Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 10, 2022

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.53/cwt ≈ $795/hd at 566 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $136.42/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 475 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 232 342 212
Feeder cattle 180 304 169
Slaughter cattle 46 38 33
Replacement cattle 6 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 190.00–195.00 $192.62 $626 +6.93
425–430 428 2 167.00–169.00 $168.01 $719 +0.80
525–540 536 7 148.00–158.00 $150.80 $808 -1.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 168.00–172.00 $170.00 $654 -2.58
420–445 435 4 160.00–165.00 $162.71 $708 +6.71
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 365 2 198.00–199.00 $198.49 $724 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 331 6 149.00–157.00 $154.28 $511 —
370–375 374 4 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $541 -4.54
410–425 420 5 139.00–146.00 $141.35 $594 -6.30
475 475 12 134.00–140.00 $136.42 $648 -2.68
525–545 529 9 133.00–139.00 $134.90 $714 -3.67
560–585 570 3 129.00–131.00 $130.01 $741 -9.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 532 3 145.00–148.00 $146.03 $777 —
555–595 566 15 139.00–142.00 $140.53 $795 —
620–630 625 2 136.00–139.00 $137.49 $859 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 376 5 134.00–141.00 $136.01 $511 -7.69
435–445 438 3 130.00–136.00 $133.64 $585 -5.87
455–475 469 5 126.00–131.00 $129.83 $609 -4.47
525–545 534 4 124.00–130.00 $127.96 $683 -3.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 430 3 140.00–150.00 $144.21 $620 -7.32
475–480 476 8 135.00–145.00 $140.99 $671 -3.16
525 525 3 133.00–135.00 $134.00 $704 -3.48
555–575 565 4 125.00–131.00 $127.21 $719 -2.79

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1160 963 85-90% 8 55.00–60.00 $56.87 $548 —
990–1100 1037 85-90% 7 62.00–65.00 $64.01 $664 -0.85
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1150 1133 80-85% 4 68.00–69.00 $68.76 $779 —
1025–1330 1144 80-85% 7 64.00–66.00 $64.94 $743 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1440 1350 75-80% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.07 $932 -8.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1580 1403 4 90.00–95.00 $92.27 $1,295 —
1695–1860 1778 2 96.00–98.00 $97.05 $1,726 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 550.00–570.00 $556.67

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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.