Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

238 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $152.60/cwt +11.60 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 517 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 238 450 230
Feeder cattle 200 381 216
Slaughter cattle 29 53 9
Replacement cattle 9 16 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 199.00–200.00 $199.60 $649 +7.59
370–375 373 2 196.00–198.00 $196.99 $735 +4.99
425–445 428 6 185.00–188.00 $186.18 $797 +1.18
475 475 3 180.00–185.00 $181.67 $863 +4.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 185.00–194.00 $189.71 $617 —
375–385 380 2 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $686 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 194.00–198.00 $195.93 $823 +0.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 325 5 166.00–175.00 $169.58 $551 +1.91
360–380 373 4 165.00–170.00 $168.54 $629 +5.58
410–425 423 8 155.00–163.00 $159.36 $674 +2.37
455–495 470 4 150.00–160.00 $155.14 $729 +7.23
510–540 517 15 145.00–155.00 $152.60 $789 +11.60
625–635 630 2 133.00–136.00 $134.49 $847 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 3 176.00–179.00 $177.66 $572 +0.70
360–375 366 4 173.00–180.00 $175.48 $642 +5.01
425–440 427 7 167.00–170.00 $168.99 $722 +3.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 2 147.00–150.00 $148.44 $635 -0.56
475 475 3 140.00–147.00 $142.33 $676 +2.33
505–525 515 2 135.00–136.00 $135.49 $698 +0.86

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 424 9 181.00–190.00 $185.77 $788 +4.01
460–495 474 6 171.00–181.00 $177.44 $841 +14.03
510–530 518 3 165.00–173.00 $168.65 $874 +15.58
555–565 560 2 160.00–163.00 $161.49 $904 +17.49
610–620 615 2 144.00–153.00 $148.46 $913 +8.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 169.00–175.00 $172.07 $723 -3.42
455–495 475 2 163.00–169.00 $165.87 $788 +13.87
510–525 519 4 150.00–160.00 $154.69 $803 +14.69
565–595 580 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $809 +5.02
665–695 680 2 123.00–126.00 $124.53 $847 +1.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1140 1045 85-90% 12 62.00–66.00 $64.27 $672 —
990–1095 1069 85-90% 4 58.00–61.00 $59.00 $631 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1365 1245 80-85% 2 66.00–67.00 $66.45 $827 —

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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) 2 915.00–1,050.00 $982.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 715.00–925.00 $850.00

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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.