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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

635 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $215.80/cwt +0.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 525 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.40/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,229/hd at 576 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $204.16/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 475 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 635 544 376
Feeder cattle 518 389 323
Slaughter cattle 100 126 48
Replacement cattle 17 29 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 324 5 270.00–280.00 $273.98 $888 -0.82
375 375 12 265.00–275.00 $271.25 $1,017 +0.42
405–425 418 4 260.00–267.00 $264.81 $1,107 —
475 475 9 250.00–255.00 $253.22 $1,203 -1.83
510–525 523 11 237.00–247.00 $242.28 $1,267 —
575–595 577 12 227.00–237.00 $233.65 $1,348 —
610–625 623 6 225.00–235.00 $229.98 $1,433 +1.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 5 270.00–275.00 $272.40 $1,152 —
465–495 480 2 260.00–265.00 $262.42 $1,260 -12.60
505–520 514 4 250.00–257.00 $253.53 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 265.00 $265.00 $861 +7.73
525 525 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,166 —
575 575 3 217.00–222.00 $218.67 $1,257 +1.22
625–630 628 4 210.00–217.00 $214.25 $1,345 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 9 235.00–245.00 $237.69 $772 -6.44
370–375 375 12 232.00–242.00 $234.91 $881 -2.78
425–445 431 9 222.00–232.00 $228.74 $986 -0.88
475–495 477 11 215.00–225.00 $219.26 $1,046 -1.13
525 525 25 212.00–220.00 $215.80 $1,133 +0.04
575–595 576 22 207.00–217.00 $213.40 $1,229 +5.88
605–630 622 5 197.00–207.00 $200.75 $1,249 +0.12
675–690 680 3 188.00–193.00 $190.32 $1,294 -4.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 4 227.00–230.00 $229.23 $752 +0.37
365–385 375 2 210.00–215.00 $212.57 $797 —
425 425 10 205.00–215.00 $208.50 $886 -9.96
470–485 475 13 200.00–210.00 $204.16 $970 +1.62
525 525 5 190.00–200.00 $194.00 $1,018 —
610 610 2 189.00–192.00 $190.50 $1,162 —
660–695 678 2 170.00–180.00 $174.87 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 6 240.00–245.00 $241.49 $1,022 —
460–475 470 3 232.00–240.00 $234.61 $1,103 —
560–565 563 2 220.00–225.00 $222.49 $1,253 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 235.00–245.00 $241.56 $1,044 -9.57
470–490 476 7 225.00–235.00 $230.29 $1,096 -11.22
510–525 524 11 222.00–232.00 $225.62 $1,182 —
560–575 573 9 196.00–207.00 $201.43 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 4 225.00–230.00 $226.79 $964 -10.71
525 525 8 210.00–217.00 $211.75 $1,112 -3.25
575 575 5 183.00–191.00 $187.80 $1,080 -13.48
605–610 608 2 184.00–188.00 $185.99 $1,131 +0.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 438 2 250.00–255.00 $252.54 $1,106 —
455–475 466 4 245.00–255.00 $249.17 $1,161 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1005 916 85-90% 13 82.00–87.00 $85.13 $780 -12.65
890–960 922 85-90% 18 88.00–92.00 $89.87 $829 -7.91
930–1090 970 85-90% 4 94.00–96.00 $94.56 $917 +2.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1235 1109 80-85% 4 105.00–109.00 $106.36 $1,180 —
1125–1175 1150 80-85% 6 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,144 -12.19
1105–1345 1173 80-85% 11 90.00–95.00 $93.59 $1,098 -18.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1635 1458 3 118.00–119.00 $118.66 $1,730 —

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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) 3 1,070.00–1,095.00 $1,085.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–930.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00–1,625.00 $1,525.00 —

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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.