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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

284 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.00/cwt -3.91 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 284 280 264
Feeder cattle 232 196 177
Slaughter cattle 39 69 61
Replacement cattle 13 15 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 522 3 220.00–222.00 $220.66 $1,152 —
560–580 572 6 217.00–224.00 $220.48 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 377 3 237.00–240.00 $238.99 $901 -2.41
455–495 475 2 222.00–227.00 $224.39 $1,066 -1.60
505–540 523 2 211.00–219.00 $215.13 $1,125 -5.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 374 5 225.00–232.00 $227.19 $850 +4.88

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 319 7 212.00–217.00 $214.86 $685 —
405–435 424 7 192.00–202.00 $198.24 $841 —
475–495 479 5 191.00–195.00 $193.79 $928 +8.26
525–545 528 7 179.00–188.00 $183.55 $969 +3.82
575–590 585 3 170.00–174.00 $171.67 $1,004 +3.41
615–620 618 2 162.00–170.00 $165.98 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 6 195.00–200.00 $198.13 $650 —
355–395 374 4 186.00–195.00 $191.18 $715 —
425 425 4 181.00–190.00 $185.50 $788 +5.50
475–495 482 3 175.00–181.00 $177.06 $853 +7.75
520–540 533 3 168.00–175.00 $170.95 $911 +8.65
665–690 678 2 147.00–151.00 $148.96 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 10 198.00 $198.00 $940 -3.91
525–535 527 5 189.00–192.00 $190.59 $1,004 -3.90
575–585 578 3 180.00–182.00 $180.67 $1,044 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 6 217.00–229.00 $223.66 $948 +2.87
455–495 478 7 212.00–219.00 $213.54 $1,021 +3.15
505–540 524 4 204.00–210.00 $205.95 $1,079 -2.41
575–595 583 4 187.00–194.00 $190.71 $1,112 —
605–625 610 4 180.00–190.00 $184.48 $1,125 +6.97
695 695 2 166.00–173.00 $169.50 $1,178 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–485 478 2 206.00–207.00 $206.49 $987 —
505–540 523 2 200.00–202.00 $201.03 $1,051 +9.03
625–630 627 3 173.00–180.00 $177.65 $1,114 +22.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–940 923 85-90% 6 84.00–89.00 $86.71 $800 —
1070–1155 1134 85-90% 4 90.00–95.00 $91.18 $1,034 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1505 1370 75-80% 4 101.00–106.00 $103.48 $1,418 +4.82
1345–1590 1508 75-80% 3 108.00–109.00 $108.30 $1,633 —
1400–1705 1553 75-80% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.75 $1,518 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1200 1178 80-85% 2 104.00–105.00 $104.49 $1,231 +9.76
1025–1280 1192 80-85% 5 95.00–100.00 $97.32 $1,160 +7.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1930–1955 1943 2 108.00–114.00 $111.02 $2,157 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,075.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 750.00–900.00 $833.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,150.00–1,200.00 $1,175.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,087.50

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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.