Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

356 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $281.29/cwt +15.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 424 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $253.52/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,085/hd at 428 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 356 362 168
Feeder cattle 292 324 139
Slaughter cattle 52 31 29
Replacement cattle 12 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 9 370.00–380.00 $373.33 $1,213 —
375–385 377 5 340.00–350.00 $346.96 $1,308 -3.61
410–425 422 5 325.00–335.00 $328.96 $1,388 -0.05
475 475 4 315.00–325.00 $320.00 $1,520 -0.65
525–530 526 6 302.00–310.00 $303.34 $1,596 -6.43
565–580 574 4 275.00–285.00 $280.03 $1,607 —
605–625 615 2 250.00–260.00 $254.92 $1,568 -14.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 4 350.00–360.00 $355.47 $1,166 +17.13
375 375 4 325.00–335.00 $330.00 $1,238 +10.20
475 475 2 297.00 $297.00 $1,411 -7.68
535–545 540 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,498 —
675 675 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,552 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 328 6 290.00–300.00 $294.18 $965 +6.23
375 375 5 280.00–290.00 $284.00 $1,065 +2.29
415–425 424 17 275.00–285.00 $281.29 $1,193 +15.56
475 475 8 245.00–255.00 $250.63 $1,190 -3.94
575–595 582 3 230.00–240.00 $236.59 $1,377 -7.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 265.00–275.00 $271.57 $896 -1.86
375–385 377 5 265.00–270.00 $268.98 $1,014 +1.56
425–445 428 12 250.00–260.00 $253.52 $1,085 +1.13
475 475 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,150 -1.67
535–540 538 2 225.00–232.00 $228.52 $1,229 -2.28
625 625 3 200.00–210.00 $206.67 $1,292 -18.33
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 305.00 $305.00 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 285.00–290.00 $287.00 $1,220 —
455–475 472 6 265.00–275.00 $269.16 $1,270 -21.16
525 525 7 240.00–250.00 $244.29 $1,283 -31.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 3 305.00–315.00 $311.61 $1,334 -5.16
460–475 468 2 290.00–300.00 $294.92 $1,380 -13.32
565–590 578 2 245.00–250.00 $247.55 $1,431 -32.36
625 625 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,406 -25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1305 1172 80-85% 5 121.00–126.00 $123.54 $1,448 —
1160–1410 1311 80-85% 6 115.00–120.00 $116.87 $1,532 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1510 1331 75-80% 7 127.00–132.00 $128.58 $1,711 —
1340–1350 1345 75-80% 2 124.00–126.00 $125.00 $1,681 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–985 948 85-90% 2 110.00–113.00 $111.56 $1,058 —
945–1010 991 85-90% 4 115.00–117.00 $115.74 $1,147 -0.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–2020 1628 3 142.00–147.00 $144.71 $2,356 —
1665 1665 2 164.00 $164.00 $2,731 +8.50

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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 1,100.00–1,300.00 $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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.