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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 5, 2024

573 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $263.73/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,121/hd at 425 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $244.58/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,164/hd at 476 lb · 15 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $324.23/cwt ≈ $1,216/hd at 375 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 573 405 333
Feeder cattle 401 341 300
Slaughter cattle 128 64 30
Replacement cattle 44 — 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 5 335.00–345.00 $341.00 $1,108 +16.13
375 375 13 320.00–330.00 $324.23 $1,216 —
440 440 2 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,364 +9.91
475–485 477 6 290.00–300.00 $298.30 $1,423 +14.23
575 575 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 355.00–365.00 $359.44 $1,168 +17.83
360–380 367 3 345.00–355.00 $350.09 $1,285 +15.09
420–425 424 5 330.00–340.00 $336.01 $1,425 +21.01
466–475 471 2 310.00–320.00 $314.95 $1,483 +21.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–590 575 2 235.00–245.00 $240.13 $1,381 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 327 8 265.00–275.00 $271.84 $889 -1.43
375–390 378 6 250.00–260.00 $258.28 $976 -4.12
425 425 12 240.00–250.00 $243.75 $1,036 -5.59
475–495 476 15 237.00–247.00 $244.58 $1,164 +0.28
525–535 526 7 227.00–235.00 $232.28 $1,222 -0.71
560–585 573 3 220.00–227.00 $223.95 $1,283 +0.17
620–630 625 2 205.00–210.00 $207.48 $1,297 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 327 6 290.00–300.00 $295.83 $967 +0.83
365–385 375 4 270.00–275.00 $271.77 $1,019 +2.62
425 425 15 260.00–270.00 $263.73 $1,121 +4.06
460–465 463 2 250.00–255.00 $252.51 $1,169 +4.29
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 237.00–247.00 $241.80 $907 -0.73
460–495 483 3 227.00–232.00 $229.73 $1,110 +4.12
505–520 512 3 215.00–225.00 $220.02 $1,127 +3.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 422 3 292.00–300.00 $295.64 $1,248 +11.65
525–545 530 4 260.00–270.00 $266.19 $1,411 +5.71
575 575 4 240.00–250.00 $245.00 $1,409 —
620–625 625 10 222.00–227.00 $224.60 $1,404 +14.60
675–695 681 4 212.00–222.00 $218.46 $1,488 —
705–725 716 4 200.00–207.00 $204.27 $1,463 —
760–785 773 2 190.00–197.00 $193.44 $1,495 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–430 427 3 265.00–275.00 $271.64 $1,160 -3.36
525–530 526 5 245.00–250.00 $248.99 $1,310 +20.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 4 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 +12.50
455–480 463 3 290.00–297.00 $292.98 $1,356 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–980 943 85-90% 15 89.00–93.00 $90.92 $857 +3.15
875–1135 1029 85-90% 17 95.00–100.00 $96.71 $995 +1.27
1020–1115 1056 85-90% 6 102.00–106.00 $104.11 $1,099 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1215 1114 80-85% 8 98.00–101.00 $99.06 $1,104 +0.90
1045–1200 1138 80-85% 12 103.00–108.00 $104.92 $1,194 +2.03
1080–1245 1149 80-85% 7 111.00–116.00 $113.29 $1,302 +10.40
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1485 1370 75-80% 2 115.00–117.00 $116.08 $1,590 —
1210–1535 1425 75-80% 11 107.00–112.00 $110.10 $1,569 +10.09
1420–1445 1430 75-80% 5 105.00–106.00 $105.40 $1,507 +5.39

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1515 1385 2 104.00–108.00 $106.19 $1,471 —
1200–1910 1498 3 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $1,978 —
1275–1900 1583 3 125.00–127.00 $125.93 $1,993 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,025.00–1,225.00 $1,113.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,500.00 $1,387.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,200.00

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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 8 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,287.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,625.00–1,850.00 $1,708.33 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–1,500.00 $1,441.67 —

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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.