Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 4, 2023

286 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 286 285 238
Feeder cattle 214 222 200
Slaughter cattle 65 57 29
Replacement cattle 7 6 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 377 5 260.00–270.00 $264.92 $999 +18.23
430–445 438 2 250.00–260.00 $254.91 $1,117 +8.95
525 525 2 242.00 $242.00 $1,270 +14.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 377 6 250.00–255.00 $252.83 $953 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 379 5 227.00–237.00 $232.77 $882 +10.28
420–445 430 6 225.00–235.00 $230.29 $990 +8.98
505–530 519 4 212.00–222.00 $217.73 $1,130 +22.86
555–590 573 6 207.00–217.00 $212.62 $1,218 +29.95
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 522 3 207.00–210.00 $207.99 $1,086 —
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
665 665 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,270 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 424 5 250.00–260.00 $255.20 $1,082 +17.16
460–475 472 5 235.00–245.00 $236.95 $1,118 +8.20
505–525 521 6 225.00–235.00 $228.14 $1,189 +4.41
555–575 572 6 217.00–222.00 $219.32 $1,255 —
605–640 621 5 200.00–210.00 $206.38 $1,282 +7.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 418 3 225.00–232.00 $227.26 $950 —
475–495 480 4 215.00–225.00 $217.58 $1,044 +5.10

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1225 1034 85-90% 11 80.00–85.00 $83.08 $859 -2.22
940–1125 1058 85-90% 7 87.00–90.00 $88.65 $938 +8.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1355 1211 80-85% 10 91.00–96.00 $93.23 $1,129 +5.64
1240–1355 1299 80-85% 8 85.00–89.00 $87.45 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1465 1410 4 105.00–111.00 $107.75 $1,519 —
1210–1725 1468 2 113.00 $113.00 $1,659 —
2180–2210 2195 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $2,623 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,045.00–1,100.00 $1,081.67

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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.