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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.06/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 427 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $270.45/cwt +9.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 375 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $222.70/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,058/hd at 475 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 477 392 241
Feeder cattle 387 322 203
Slaughter cattle 76 54 22
Replacement cattle 14 16 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 11 265.00–275.00 $270.45 $1,014 +9.94
405–425 420 6 255.00–265.00 $259.85 $1,091 +12.46
475 475 5 250.00–255.00 $251.00 $1,192 +5.09
520–545 523 10 244.00–247.00 $244.31 $1,278 -1.29
565–595 578 4 230.00–237.00 $232.29 $1,343 -4.68
660–685 673 2 220.00–222.00 $220.98 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 378 5 240.00–250.00 $242.06 $915 -7.94
475–485 477 5 230.00–240.00 $235.97 $1,126 —
510–545 526 4 225.00–235.00 $229.92 $1,209 —
555–585 570 2 220.00–225.00 $222.43 $1,268 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 282.00–285.00 $283.48 $1,049 +7.48
410–420 415 2 270.00–275.00 $272.47 $1,131 —
620–625 624 4 235.00–237.00 $235.50 $1,470 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 235.00–240.00 $237.35 $771 -4.76
375–395 385 2 230.00–232.00 $230.97 $889 -5.03
425–445 427 15 225.00–235.00 $229.06 $978 -0.75
475 475 10 217.00–227.00 $222.70 $1,058 -3.10
505–525 521 5 217.00–225.00 $220.81 $1,150 +1.04
570–575 574 8 212.00–222.00 $216.62 $1,243 +1.84
610–640 625 4 206.00–210.00 $207.52 $1,297 -0.68
655–690 668 3 202.00–207.00 $204.33 $1,365 +3.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 220.00–225.00 $223.74 $729 —
375–385 379 5 217.00–225.00 $220.81 $837 —
410–425 424 10 210.00–230.00 $216.95 $920 —
475–495 479 5 206.00–210.00 $209.17 $1,002 +3.57
525 525 6 200.00–210.00 $205.00 $1,076 —
575 575 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,150 —
625–635 628 3 195.00–201.00 $198.98 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 240.00–242.00 $240.98 $1,007 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 423 9 245.00–255.00 $249.54 $1,056 +9.54
455–495 468 3 237.00–245.00 $241.21 $1,129 +7.34
515–525 523 5 225.00–230.00 $228.41 $1,195 +6.93
610–625 621 4 205.00–210.00 $206.23 $1,281 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 235.00 $235.00 $999 +4.02
475 475 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,078 +6.04
575 575 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 +13.36
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 260.00–265.00 $262.56 $1,090 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1060 930 85-90% 11 88.00–93.00 $90.85 $845 —
990–1185 1052 85-90% 16 95.00–99.00 $96.77 $1,018 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1325 1144 80-85% 8 98.00–103.00 $100.00 $1,144 -1.55
1245 1245 80-85% 2 95.00 $95.00 $1,183 -1.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1565 1431 75-80% 5 100.00–106.00 $103.00 $1,474 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1320 1275 2 115.00–116.00 $115.52 $1,473 —
1365–1700 1524 4 119.00–126.00 $122.19 $1,862 —
1855–1885 1870 2 128.00–133.00 $130.48 $2,440 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 600.00–800.00 $725.00 —

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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.