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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 1, 2024

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Coffee County Stockyards report →

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $246.61/cwt -13.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,332/hd at 540 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.57/cwt -14.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,191/hd at 468 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.73/cwt -18.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 425 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 243 357
Feeder cattle 324 209 320
Slaughter cattle 31 31 32
Replacement cattle 7 3 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 to 19.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 380 3 345.00–355.00 $350.57 $1,332 -1.07
420–430 425 4 327.00–332.00 $329.01 $1,398 -6.08
470–475 473 3 317.00–325.00 $320.65 $1,517 —
510–525 522 5 307.00–315.00 $309.77 $1,617 —
610–645 630 3 265.00–275.00 $269.91 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 332.00–345.00 $338.34 $1,059 -18.31
365–395 380 2 315.00–325.00 $319.80 $1,215 -18.41
435–440 438 2 305.00–307.00 $306.01 $1,340 —
470–475 473 3 300.00–307.00 $304.68 $1,441 —
625 625 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 365.00 $365.00 $1,369 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 3 275.00–300.00 $287.95 $936 -12.05
355–395 375 4 280.00–285.00 $281.71 $1,056 -13.25
420–425 425 15 260.00–272.00 $265.73 $1,129 -18.85
460–475 468 25 250.00–260.00 $254.57 $1,191 -14.60
525–548 540 29 245.00–257.00 $246.61 $1,332 -13.41
555–580 567 3 240.00–250.00 $243.95 $1,383 —
625–640 633 2 225.00–235.00 $229.94 $1,456 —
655–670 663 2 220.00–222.00 $220.99 $1,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 270.00–280.00 $273.43 $902 -9.90
365–390 378 2 265.00–270.00 $267.42 $1,011 -5.08
425–440 430 3 250.00–257.00 $252.39 $1,085 -11.00
475–480 476 6 240.00–247.00 $243.67 $1,160 -11.37
530 530 15 230.00–242.00 $230.80 $1,223 —
625 625 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 424 9 312.00–325.00 $316.77 $1,343 -6.98
465–475 474 9 300.00–312.00 $308.24 $1,461 +6.54
515–525 521 7 290.00–300.00 $294.86 $1,536 -2.54
565–585 575 2 275.00–285.00 $279.91 $1,609 -2.57
625 625 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —
655–695 675 2 240.00–245.00 $242.43 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 6 285.00–295.00 $290.32 $1,379 +0.32
515–535 525 2 275.00–277.00 $276.02 $1,449 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1010 995 85-90% 4 115.00–118.00 $116.01 $1,154 —
955–1085 1008 85-90% 5 110.00–112.00 $110.59 $1,115 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1350 1278 75-80% 3 125.00–127.00 $126.41 $1,616 -5.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1315 1235 80-85% 3 123.00–126.00 $124.29 $1,535 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–1705 1693 2 155.00–156.00 $155.50 $2,633 —
1665–1895 1780 2 143.00–150.00 $146.73 $2,612 —

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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) 2 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,037.50

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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.