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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $221.64/cwt -4.67 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 426 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $218.94/cwt -1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 484 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $229.74/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 376 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 647 232
Feeder cattle 380 516 180
Slaughter cattle 50 118 46
Replacement cattle 16 13 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 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
325 325 7 260.00–270.00 $261.43 $850 +3.10
375 375 3 250.00 $250.00 $938 -3.55
410–425 421 4 240.00–250.00 $243.01 $1,023 -11.16
460–490 472 3 240.00–245.00 $242.34 $1,144 -6.29
525–535 530 2 237.00–240.00 $238.51 $1,264 -5.82
575 575 4 227.00–230.00 $229.25 $1,318 —
675 675 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 368 3 265.00–275.00 $268.21 $987 —
410–425 422 5 260.00–265.00 $260.97 $1,101 —
511 511 5 246.00 $246.00 $1,257 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 245.00–255.00 $251.25 $817 +3.89
375 375 5 235.00–240.00 $237.00 $889 -6.86

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 230.00–235.00 $233.00 $757 -0.21
375–390 376 12 225.00–235.00 $229.74 $864 -4.26
425–440 426 20 215.00–225.00 $221.64 $944 -4.67
460–495 484 20 210.00–225.00 $218.94 $1,060 -1.11
510–540 525 11 205.00–215.00 $208.72 $1,096 -3.28
575–585 577 5 200.00–202.00 $200.41 $1,156 -10.43
610–625 618 2 192.00–196.00 $193.98 $1,199 -4.28
675 675 4 180.00–190.00 $185.00 $1,249 -5.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 323 4 212.00–222.00 $217.75 $703 -10.58
425 425 5 200.00–210.00 $204.00 $867 -8.94
475 475 6 200.00–207.00 $201.17 $956 -5.60
525 525 7 190.00–200.00 $197.14 $1,035 -2.86
575 575 3 192.00 $192.00 $1,104 -4.20
625 625 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,125 -8.65
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 230.00 $230.00 $978 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 426 7 235.00–240.00 $235.73 $1,004 -9.41
470–475 474 9 225.00–235.00 $230.22 $1,091 -2.59
515–525 523 8 220.00–230.00 $226.76 $1,186 +3.14
560–580 573 3 217.00–227.00 $221.38 $1,269 —
730–735 733 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $1,253 -8.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–490 480 3 210.00–220.00 $213.40 $1,024 -7.60
505–525 515 2 200.00–210.00 $204.90 $1,055 -5.91
555–575 570 4 185.00–190.00 $188.78 $1,076 -4.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 420 3 250.00–252.00 $251.35 $1,056 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1440 1103 80-85% 12 84.00–90.00 $85.94 $948 —
1155–1215 1185 80-85% 2 96.00–98.00 $96.97 $1,149 —
1020–1415 1226 80-85% 7 78.00–83.00 $79.82 $979 -13.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–960 929 85-90% 4 75.00–79.00 $77.27 $718 —
930–1155 1036 85-90% 5 80.00–85.00 $83.65 $867 -4.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1700 1424 75-80% 5 81.00–86.00 $83.86 $1,194 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1925 1478 3 113.00–118.00 $114.51 $1,692 —
1485–1760 1623 2 108.00–112.00 $110.17 $1,788 —

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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 8 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,212.50 —

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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.