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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

281 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.74/cwt ≈ $635/hd at 427 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.38/cwt -7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $763/hd at 572 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $149.66/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 486 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 281 232 279
Feeder cattle 237 180 210
Slaughter cattle 27 46 28
Replacement cattle 17 6 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 486 12 145.00–153.00 $149.66 $727 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 6 146.00–155.00 $149.00 $559 -21.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 3 148.00 $148.00 $851 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 3 136.00 $136.00 $714 -10.03
570–590 572 13 131.00–134.00 $133.38 $763 -7.15
605–635 620 2 128.00–129.00 $128.51 $797 -8.98
755–775 768 3 120.00–121.00 $120.33 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 137.00–140.00 $138.50 $526 +2.49
405–425 421 6 124.00–128.00 $126.19 $531 -7.45
475 475 9 119.00–125.00 $122.33 $581 -7.50
530–545 538 2 115.00–119.00 $116.97 $629 -10.99
560–570 565 2 114.00–118.00 $116.02 $656 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 136.00 $136.00 $646 -0.42
525–545 533 4 123.00–128.00 $125.72 $670 -9.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 432 5 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $616 -1.64
475–490 477 10 130.00–137.00 $133.10 $635 -7.89
525–530 528 7 115.00–119.00 $117.72 $622 -16.28
575 575 2 110.00 $110.00 $632 -17.21
675–695 682 3 90.00–95.00 $93.30 $636 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 427 15 146.00–153.00 $148.74 $635 —
455–475 465 6 143.00–151.00 $147.67 $687 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
725 725 3 97.00 $97.00 $703 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1405 1211 80-85% 5 59.00–63.00 $60.37 $731 —
1260–1420 1300 80-85% 4 58.00 $58.00 $754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1545 1510 2 87.00–89.00 $87.98 $1,328 —
1750–1950 1883 3 92.00–93.00 $92.69 $1,745 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 690.00–820.00 $736.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 840.00–1,040.00 $896.00

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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.