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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.80/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 470 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.77/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 480 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $197.10/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 462 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 480 444 130
Feeder cattle 379 401 97
Slaughter cattle 93 32 33
Replacement cattle 8 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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
310–325 321 7 198.00–208.00 $201.66 $647 -5.23
370–390 379 7 194.00–199.00 $196.15 $743 -0.85
415–440 425 5 189.00–197.00 $192.98 $820 -4.30
510–545 527 8 182.00–188.00 $185.61 $978 +9.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 190.00–194.00 $192.67 $626 —
370–375 374 5 184.00–190.00 $188.81 $706 +8.52
470–490 472 15 170.00–180.00 $178.51 $843 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 200.00–201.00 $200.50 $838 —
460–470 462 17 192.00–199.00 $197.10 $911 +0.38
505–515 510 2 189.00–190.00 $189.50 $966 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 164.00–166.00 $165.00 $536 -7.67
355–390 365 4 160.00–163.00 $161.47 $589 -7.23
410–445 427 8 159.00–165.00 $161.88 $691 -1.66
455–485 480 17 151.00–161.00 $157.77 $757 -3.45
505–540 520 13 146.00–157.00 $154.10 $801 +0.30
565–590 578 2 152.00–154.00 $152.98 $884 —
605–610 606 5 150.00–152.00 $151.60 $919 +12.66
715–720 718 2 135.00–139.00 $136.99 $984 +5.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 437 7 168.00–169.00 $168.86 $738 —
465–490 470 36 168.00–169.00 $168.80 $793 +1.32
525–535 528 3 160.00–164.00 $161.35 $852 -2.98
710–725 721 4 145.00–147.00 $145.49 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 322 10 151.00–160.00 $157.46 $507 +0.69
370–385 377 3 146.00–155.00 $150.27 $567 -5.73
425 425 5 140.00–145.00 $143.60 $610 -5.97
475–485 478 4 139.00–140.00 $139.75 $668 -4.70
505–535 516 8 134.00–144.00 $140.17 $723 -2.79

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 8 186.00–196.00 $190.47 $800 +0.12
505–525 521 5 169.00–177.00 $171.96 $896 +1.00
675 675 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,012 —
770 770 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 3 170.00–180.00 $175.99 $748 -3.59
470–490 474 5 169.00–170.00 $169.21 $802 -1.44
575–580 577 3 155.00–156.00 $155.66 $898 —
610–645 628 2 140.00–150.00 $144.86 $910 —
725–740 733 2 130.00–134.00 $131.98 $967 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1015 927 85-90% 9 66.00–68.00 $66.80 $619 —
850–1085 972 85-90% 16 60.00–65.00 $61.16 $594 -4.76
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1175 1081 80-85% 6 72.00–77.00 $73.58 $795 —
1155–1225 1194 80-85% 4 68.00–70.00 $69.27 $827 -10.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1405 1310 75-80% 2 76.00–77.00 $76.46 $1,002 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1180 3 79.00–83.00 $81.18 $958 —

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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 12 875.00–990.00 $915.00 —

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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.