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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $225.21/cwt -0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 473 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $233.49/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 384 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $228.43/cwt -6.92 vs last sale · ≈ $971/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 520 567 578
Feeder cattle 457 471 522
Slaughter cattle 58 79 53
Replacement cattle 5 17 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 327 5 285.00–290.00 $286.02 $935 -33.98
365–395 376 7 267.00–277.00 $272.61 $1,025 -9.82
415–425 422 3 260.00–265.00 $263.36 $1,111 -4.36
475–480 477 3 247.00–257.00 $253.64 $1,210 +5.09
525–535 528 5 237.00–245.00 $240.41 $1,269 -1.59
555–590 558 12 232.00–237.00 $236.56 $1,320 +0.43
610–640 625 6 227.00–232.00 $230.82 $1,443 +0.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 265.00–275.00 $268.23 $858 —
375–395 382 3 255.00–260.00 $256.72 $981 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 237.00 $237.00 $770 -6.57
375–395 384 17 230.00–237.00 $233.49 $897 -1.24
405–445 425 14 225.00–233.00 $228.43 $971 -6.92
470–475 473 23 220.00–230.00 $225.21 $1,065 -0.64
520–545 527 10 214.00–222.00 $217.98 $1,149 -2.43
555–575 573 12 210.00–218.00 $213.50 $1,223 -1.12
625–645 631 4 209.00–213.00 $210.49 $1,328 +4.19
695 695 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,404 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 225.00–227.00 $226.03 $735 —
355–365 360 2 217.00–225.00 $221.06 $796 -5.07
415–425 423 4 215.00–220.00 $218.77 $925 +1.31
525 525 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 +4.19
565–595 583 3 200.00–207.00 $203.96 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 490 8 230.00–233.00 $232.51 $1,139 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 13 245.00–255.00 $250.69 $1,091 +3.88
475 475 6 237.00–247.00 $241.33 $1,146 +3.00
525–535 527 5 225.00–229.00 $226.80 $1,195 +3.31
575 575 5 215.00–220.00 $217.80 $1,252 +1.37
625–645 628 6 210.00–220.00 $213.67 $1,342 —
755–795 772 3 190.00–200.00 $194.94 $1,505 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 230.00–235.00 $232.43 $995 -4.57
465–490 476 8 227.00–232.00 $228.99 $1,090 +3.99
505–545 534 7 215.00–218.00 $217.31 $1,160 —
570–575 573 3 205.00–215.00 $208.31 $1,194 -1.69
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 419 5 260.00–270.00 $263.37 $1,104 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1240 1160 80-85% 5 95.00–99.00 $96.53 $1,120 +1.21
1160–1380 1234 80-85% 11 101.00–103.00 $101.77 $1,256 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1210 1035 85-90% 6 87.00–91.00 $89.24 $924 -1.83
960–1175 1082 85-90% 8 95.00–100.00 $97.19 $1,052 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1220 1160 2 109.00–110.00 $109.53 $1,271 —
1255–1580 1400 3 120.00–124.00 $121.80 $1,705 —
1670–2075 1810 3 125.00–128.00 $126.70 $2,293 —

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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) 2 1,075.00–1,130.00 $1,102.50

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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.