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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 22, 2024

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $264.00/cwt ≈ $1,668/hd at 632 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $267.21/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,133/hd at 424 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 278 351
Feeder cattle 278 246 280
Slaughter cattle 37 32 52
Replacement cattle 3 — 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 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 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 -15.00
380–385 383 2 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $1,274 —
425–445 429 5 320.00–325.00 $322.77 $1,385 —
465–475 472 3 317.00–325.00 $319.63 $1,509 —
510–525 522 5 305.00–315.00 $306.95 $1,602 —
565–570 568 3 280.00–285.00 $282.33 $1,604 —
610–635 632 24 260.00–267.00 $264.00 $1,668 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 3 330.00–340.00 $336.57 $1,111 -6.99
375 375 7 325.00–330.00 $326.43 $1,224 -2.86
420–425 424 9 310.00–320.00 $314.66 $1,334 —
475 475 7 300.00–305.00 $302.86 $1,439 —
525–540 529 4 285.00–300.00 $296.17 $1,567 —
675 675 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,586 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 321 5 295.00–305.00 $298.93 $960 +8.08
375 375 9 280.00–292.00 $286.22 $1,073 +11.05
410–425 424 13 265.00–275.00 $267.21 $1,133 -1.23
455–475 471 7 255.00–267.00 $257.36 $1,212 +8.93
525–535 526 9 247.00–260.00 $251.80 $1,324 +8.25
560–575 570 5 245.00–255.00 $247.96 $1,413 +14.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $869 +8.02
375 375 5 270.00–275.00 $272.00 $1,020 +7.66
425–445 429 5 250.00–255.00 $252.40 $1,083 -1.35
475 475 7 240.00–247.00 $244.43 $1,161 +1.05
525–540 529 6 235.00–242.00 $239.49 $1,267 +4.49
575–580 577 3 230.00–235.00 $233.32 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 318 3 310.00–315.00 $311.60 $991 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 295.00–300.00 $298.28 $1,289 +4.53
465–485 475 4 275.00–285.00 $278.72 $1,324 +14.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 3 315.00–320.00 $316.69 $1,355 +4.69

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1145 1009 85-90% 6 110.00–115.00 $112.55 $1,136 —
1030–1160 1082 85-90% 8 118.00–121.00 $119.24 $1,290 -1.00
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1325 1268 80-85% 3 121.00–122.00 $121.33 $1,538 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435–1570 1503 2 141.00–142.00 $141.52 $2,127 +6.52

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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 1,575.00–1,775.00 $1,675.00 —

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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.