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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 4, 2024

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $272.88/cwt +17.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 425 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $320.38/cwt -1.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 425 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $274.92/cwt +4.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 375 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 509 415
Feeder cattle 380 419 332
Slaughter cattle 62 90 65
Replacement cattle 23 — 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. 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
325 325 8 355.00–365.00 $360.00 $1,170 +9.73
360–375 363 9 340.00–350.00 $347.71 $1,262 +14.35
425 425 13 315.00–325.00 $320.38 $1,362 -1.30
475–495 477 10 305.00–315.00 $312.49 $1,491 +9.16
525 525 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 +12.49
560–575 572 5 270.00–280.00 $272.96 $1,561 -2.04
605–625 615 3 260.00–270.00 $265.03 $1,630 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 330.00–335.00 $332.49 $1,473 —
455–475 468 3 320.00–325.00 $323.38 $1,513 -5.11
515–525 523 5 310.00–315.00 $312.40 $1,634 +6.73
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 312.00–315.00 $313.54 $1,207 -4.89
405–445 425 2 300.00–310.00 $305.24 $1,297 —
515–530 523 2 280.00–290.00 $285.07 $1,491 —
625 625 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,594 —

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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 3 280.00–290.00 $286.53 $951 +12.36
375 375 12 270.00–280.00 $274.92 $1,031 +4.40
425 425 17 265.00–275.00 $272.88 $1,160 +17.22
475–495 482 9 250.00–260.00 $255.98 $1,234 +3.18
525–545 528 8 245.00–255.00 $250.60 $1,323 +13.60
560–580 573 4 232.00–240.00 $235.25 $1,348 +0.62
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 265.00–270.00 $267.40 $877 +7.42
375–380 377 3 260.00–265.00 $261.68 $987 +12.20
425 425 7 247.00–250.00 $249.57 $1,061 —
475–495 483 4 237.00–245.00 $241.71 $1,167 +4.14
510–525 520 3 230.00–235.00 $233.37 $1,214 +6.57
575 575 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 +10.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 307 7 292.00–300.00 $293.59 $901 +3.82
425 425 4 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,211 +16.62
515–525 520 2 257.00–262.00 $259.48 $1,349 +9.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,360 +3.80
475–490 477 7 295.00–305.00 $298.60 $1,424 +10.03
505–535 520 2 285.00–295.00 $289.86 $1,507 +10.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 472 5 277.00–282.00 $278.58 $1,315 —
580–595 588 3 230.00–237.00 $233.97 $1,376 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1500 1356 75-80% 16 115.00–120.00 $117.41 $1,592 -2.71
1235–1550 1368 75-80% 8 122.00–127.00 $124.23 $1,699 +4.11
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1195 1142 80-85% 6 107.00–111.00 $109.37 $1,249 +5.76
1180 1180 80-85% 3 114.00 $114.00 $1,345 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–985 932 85-90% 3 95.00–100.00 $97.08 $905 +0.10
985–1040 1013 85-90% 4 105.00–106.00 $105.51 $1,069 +3.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1185 1143 2 120.00–124.00 $121.93 $1,394 —
1780–2105 1943 2 140.00–146.00 $142.75 $2,774 —

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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) 4 1,125.00–1,350.00 $1,231.25

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,520.83 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,800.00–1,825.00 $1,812.50 —

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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.