Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 18, 2024

243 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 243 365 284
Feeder cattle 209 308 232
Slaughter cattle 31 29 39
Replacement cattle 3 28 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 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
305–325 315 2 380.00–390.00 $384.84 $1,212 +31.41
365–375 372 3 350.00–355.00 $351.64 $1,308 +20.39
415–430 423 2 330.00–340.00 $335.09 $1,417 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 3 355.00–360.00 $356.65 $1,152 +14.98
355–375 368 3 335.00–345.00 $338.21 $1,245 +17.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 4 295.00–305.00 $300.00 $975 +12.44
370–385 376 5 290.00–300.00 $294.96 $1,109 +14.46
415–425 424 7 280.00–290.00 $284.58 $1,207 +14.59
475–480 476 6 265.00–275.00 $269.17 $1,281 +11.78
505–510 507 3 255.00–265.00 $260.02 $1,318 +13.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 6 280.00–290.00 $283.33 $921 +10.85
375 375 4 270.00–275.00 $272.50 $1,022 —
425–435 428 3 260.00–270.00 $263.39 $1,127 +16.76
475–495 481 4 250.00–260.00 $255.04 $1,227 +17.54
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 310.00–315.00 $313.30 $1,028 —
375 375 3 305.00–310.00 $306.67 $1,150 +15.00
425 425 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,254 +13.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 8 320.00–330.00 $323.75 $1,376 +3.75
475–490 480 3 300.00–305.00 $301.70 $1,448 -7.79
505–545 525 2 295.00–300.00 $297.40 $1,561 -2.60
570–575 574 4 280.00–290.00 $282.48 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 430 3 300.00–305.00 $301.71 $1,297 —
475 475 2 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $1,378 +10.09

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1400 1295 75-80% 4 130.00–135.00 $132.28 $1,713 —
1220–1450 1335 75-80% 2 127.00–129.00 $128.09 $1,710 —
1340–1415 1390 75-80% 3 120.00–121.00 $120.32 $1,672 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1130 1071 80-85% 4 121.00–124.00 $122.28 $1,310 —
1245–1410 1304 80-85% 4 114.00–117.00 $115.68 $1,508 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1110 1074 85-90% 4 115.00–119.00 $115.94 $1,245 —

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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 4 1,300.00–1,375.00 $1,337.50 —

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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.