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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 15, 2024

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.50/cwt ≈ $984/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.23/cwt ≈ $1,078/hd at 424 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $236.48/cwt -8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 485 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 425 472
Feeder cattle 242 324 379
Slaughter cattle 45 84 93
Replacement cattle — 17 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 328 5 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $935 -8.43
390–395 394 5 282.00–285.00 $282.59 $1,113 +8.12
425 425 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 +9.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–390 378 5 290.00–295.00 $293.39 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 270.00–275.00 $272.37 $893 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 300.00 $300.00 $675 —
275 275 4 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $798 —
305–345 325 2 280.00–285.00 $282.35 $918 —
375 375 14 260.00–270.00 $262.50 $984 —
415–425 424 12 247.00–262.00 $254.23 $1,078 —
475 475 6 240.00–245.00 $242.17 $1,150 —
515–525 521 4 227.00–237.00 $230.22 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 2 265.00–275.00 $270.36 $743 —
325 325 4 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $853 +22.75
360–395 376 8 247.00–257.00 $253.34 $953 +17.12
425 425 9 235.00–242.00 $239.78 $1,019 +8.90
475–490 479 8 225.00–235.00 $229.04 $1,097 +1.29
505–525 521 5 220.00–225.00 $222.82 $1,161 +3.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 225.00 $225.00 $956 +9.00
455–465 460 2 220.00–225.00 $222.53 $1,024 —
520–525 523 3 210.00–215.00 $213.34 $1,116 +8.02
555–575 570 4 200.00–210.00 $202.94 $1,157 +5.95

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 250.00–260.00 $255.11 $1,110 +4.20
460–490 485 11 235.00–245.00 $236.48 $1,147 -8.95
510–535 523 4 232.00–240.00 $235.98 $1,234 +1.23
560–590 576 5 217.00–225.00 $221.22 $1,274 +0.73
615–645 630 3 215.00–225.00 $219.96 $1,386 +16.47
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 7 270.00–280.00 $274.56 $1,164 +16.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 532 3 207.00–210.00 $208.97 $1,112 -14.69
575 575 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,179 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1350 1135 80-85% 5 89.00–93.00 $91.04 $1,033 +4.79
1040–1450 1182 80-85% 5 95.00–99.00 $98.30 $1,162 +2.88
1180–1650 1274 80-85% 5 101.00–102.00 $101.74 $1,296 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1060 1000 85-90% 2 82.00–84.00 $82.94 $829 —
880–1255 1002 85-90% 8 89.00–94.00 $92.10 $923 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1590 1553 2 115.00–121.00 $117.93 $1,831 —
1850–2260 2003 3 125.00–131.00 $128.40 $2,572 —

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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.