Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

647 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $226.31/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $964/hd at 426 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $234.00/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $212.00/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,113/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 647 667 342
Feeder cattle 516 511 304
Slaughter cattle 118 105 38
Replacement cattle 13 51 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 255.00–260.00 $258.33 $840 -14.17
375–385 376 9 250.00–260.00 $253.55 $953 -11.45
405–445 425 4 250.00–257.00 $254.17 $1,080 -3.42
455–475 471 5 245.00–252.00 $248.63 $1,171 -4.75
505–545 523 5 240.00–250.00 $244.33 $1,278 +2.91
605–630 618 4 227.00–235.00 $231.01 $1,428 +1.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 3 245.00–250.00 $247.36 $829 —
375–395 378 6 242.00–247.00 $243.86 $922 -7.69
575–590 580 3 222.00–227.00 $223.70 $1,297 +11.21
625–645 635 2 218.00–220.00 $219.02 $1,391 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 327 9 220.00–237.00 $233.21 $763 +1.95
375 375 14 227.00–237.00 $234.00 $878 +6.50
425–435 426 16 222.00–232.00 $226.31 $964 +0.14
455–495 475 12 215.00–225.00 $220.05 $1,045 -1.55
525–530 525 14 210.00–217.00 $212.00 $1,113 -5.67
560–590 575 6 207.00–216.00 $210.84 $1,212 —
625–645 630 4 194.00–200.00 $198.26 $1,249 +1.65
660–675 669 4 188.00–194.00 $190.49 $1,274 -2.01
755–760 758 3 180.00–185.00 $182.34 $1,382 +8.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 225.00–230.00 $228.33 $742 +7.69
405–425 416 4 210.00–217.00 $212.94 $886 -1.76
470–475 474 4 200.00–210.00 $206.77 $980 +1.06
525 525 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 +3.38
560–595 576 9 190.00–200.00 $196.20 $1,130 +0.49
625–635 628 3 186.00–190.00 $188.65 $1,185 -1.35
655–670 663 2 180.00–186.00 $182.97 $1,213 +2.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 235.00 $235.00 $999 -7.49
690–695 692 3 207.00–210.00 $208.66 $1,444 —
715–725 value added 720 3 208.00–212.00 $210.00 $1,512 —
775–795 786 4 187.00–195.00 $192.24 $1,511 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 428 6 232.00–237.00 $235.14 $1,006 +6.37
475 475 4 220.00–222.00 $221.00 $1,050 —
525–545 532 5 207.00–217.00 $210.81 $1,122 +4.35
570–575 574 4 190.00–200.00 $193.74 $1,112 -1.33
625 625 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 5 240.00–250.00 $245.14 $1,042 -2.84
470–475 474 5 230.00–235.00 $232.81 $1,104 -10.57
505–525 518 3 222.00–227.00 $223.62 $1,158 -0.09
705–730 718 2 178.00–181.00 $179.47 $1,289 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1090 1000 85-90% 22 80.00–86.00 $82.37 $824 -5.81
985–1210 1031 85-90% 15 87.00–92.00 $88.58 $913 +0.40
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1300 1145 80-85% 12 84.00–89.00 $85.66 $981 -10.56
1100–1340 1228 80-85% 4 90.00–95.00 $92.95 $1,141 +2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1460 1385 75-80% 3 92.00–94.00 $92.59 $1,282 —
1155–1610 1458 75-80% 3 87.00–90.00 $89.21 $1,301 -9.33

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1640 1593 4 105.00 $105.00 $1,673 —
1345–1925 1705 3 110.00–112.00 $111.11 $1,894 —

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,175.00 $1,075.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,375.00–1,450.00 $1,408.33 —

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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.