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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 29, 2024

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.30/cwt +3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,175/hd at 481 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $284.07/cwt +13.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 469 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $249.34/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 425 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 321 191
Feeder cattle 341 242 178
Slaughter cattle 64 48 13
Replacement cattle — 31 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 320.00–330.00 $324.87 $1,079 -0.13
430–445 438 2 295.00–305.00 $300.09 $1,314 +5.03
455–475 469 15 280.00–287.00 $284.07 $1,332 +13.38
510–525 520 3 260.00–270.00 $263.27 $1,369 +2.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 340.00–345.00 $341.61 $1,093 -0.89
375 375 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,256 +20.00
425 425 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 +2.54
460–475 470 3 290.00–300.00 $293.26 $1,378 —
560–575 573 7 262.00–265.00 $262.42 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 7 258.00 $258.00 $1,226 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 3 270.00–275.00 $273.27 $907 +10.28
375–395 380 4 255.00–265.00 $262.40 $997 +2.85
420–425 425 12 245.00–255.00 $249.34 $1,060 -0.62
475–495 481 31 237.00–247.00 $244.30 $1,175 +3.88
510–545 523 3 230.00–237.00 $232.99 $1,219 +3.66
560–580 573 5 220.00–227.00 $223.78 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 326 7 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $962 +21.45
360–395 374 4 265.00–275.00 $269.15 $1,007 +0.69
425 425 6 257.00–262.00 $259.67 $1,104 -2.62
460–475 471 4 247.00–252.00 $248.22 $1,169 -7.78
510–535 532 8 239.00–247.00 $239.96 $1,277 —
555–565 560 2 232.00–235.00 $233.49 $1,308 —
715 715 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,509 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 255.00–260.00 $256.61 $821 —
370–375 374 4 235.00–245.00 $242.53 $907 -4.24
425 425 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,007 -2.24
480–495 487 3 220.00–230.00 $225.61 $1,099 —
525–545 532 3 210.00–220.00 $216.58 $1,152 +4.12
575 575 5 210.00–212.00 $210.80 $1,212 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 428 8 280.00–290.00 $283.99 $1,215 —
475 475 9 267.00–277.00 $271.44 $1,289 —
525–540 529 4 257.00–265.00 $260.48 $1,378 +17.63
625 625 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,169 —
455–475 468 4 252.00–262.00 $259.03 $1,212 +18.07
505–525 515 2 227.00–230.00 $228.47 $1,177 -1.58
575 575 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 -12.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 423 6 305.00–315.00 $307.50 $1,301 +7.50
505–520 513 2 275.00–280.00 $277.46 $1,423 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1085 943 85-90% 3 85.00–90.00 $87.77 $828 -4.76
930–1025 978 85-90% 2 99.00–101.00 $100.05 $978 +13.48
1000–1075 1043 85-90% 8 93.00–98.00 $95.44 $995 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1220 1130 80-85% 2 96.00–100.00 $98.16 $1,109 —
1015–1275 1137 80-85% 7 101.00–105.00 $102.89 $1,170 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1420 1413 75-80% 3 98.00–101.00 $100.01 $1,413 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1900 1781 4 125.00–132.00 $129.70 $2,310 —
1645–1985 1787 3 117.00–122.00 $119.83 $2,141 —

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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.