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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

305 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $295.78/cwt ≈ $1,408/hd at 476 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $284.61/cwt ≈ $1,494/hd at 525 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $273.00/cwt ≈ $1,570/hd at 575 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 305 318 289
Feeder cattle 247 278 227
Slaughter cattle 58 37 62
Replacement cattle — 3 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 340.00–345.00 $342.46 $1,147 +5.89
355–375 368 3 325.00–330.00 $328.39 $1,208 +1.96
470–490 480 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $1,452 -0.41
525 525 4 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,496 -11.17
575 575 4 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $1,596 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 316 4 355.00–370.00 $363.91 $1,150 +13.91
355–370 363 2 335.00–345.00 $339.90 $1,234 +7.38
525–540 530 3 300.00–305.00 $303.30 $1,607 -3.65
560–575 565 3 285.00–297.00 $292.36 $1,652 +10.03
655–660 658 2 270.00–272.00 $271.00 $1,783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 320 3 290.00–300.00 $293.23 $938 -5.70
405–425 422 6 260.00–267.00 $263.64 $1,113 -3.57
475 475 4 247.00–255.00 $250.50 $1,190 -6.86
505–525 516 11 242.00–252.00 $243.62 $1,257 -8.18
555–580 573 5 237.00–245.00 $241.21 $1,382 -6.75
620–640 629 7 225.00–240.00 $232.43 $1,462 —
675–685 678 3 220.00–222.00 $220.67 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,062 -2.40
475–495 488 3 237.00–245.00 $240.72 $1,175 -3.71
505–525 520 4 235.00–240.00 $238.79 $1,242 -0.70
575–580 576 4 225.00–230.00 $228.74 $1,318 -4.58
610–615 613 2 210.00–222.00 $215.98 $1,324 —
725 725 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,450 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 300.00–315.00 $308.33 $1,310 -8.36
475–495 476 14 294.00–300.00 $295.78 $1,408 —
525–530 525 13 277.00–290.00 $284.61 $1,494 —
560–595 575 11 267.00–282.00 $273.00 $1,570 —
655–670 663 2 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,598 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 477 3 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,312 -3.77
655–685 669 4 215.00–225.00 $220.51 $1,475 —
775 775 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,628 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1240 1006 85-90% 9 100.00–105.00 $102.18 $1,028 -10.37
1000–1150 1068 85-90% 9 110.00–115.00 $113.19 $1,209 -6.05
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1500 1396 75-80% 8 112.00–117.00 $114.69 $1,601 —
1410–1460 1435 75-80% 4 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $1,787 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 2 117.00 $117.00 $1,422 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1100 1050 2 125.00–130.00 $127.38 $1,337 —
1200–1515 1406 4 134.00–139.00 $135.86 $1,910 —

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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.