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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 6, 2024

510 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $281.53/cwt -3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,464/hd at 520 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $300.29/cwt -8.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,276/hd at 425 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.27/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 424 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 510 305 0
Feeder cattle 393 247 0
Slaughter cattle 99 58 0
Replacement cattle 18 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 8 330.00–340.00 $334.38 $1,087 -8.08
370–390 376 9 310.00–320.00 $311.67 $1,172 -16.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 345.00–355.00 $350.15 $1,173 -13.76

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 7 280.00–295.00 $285.71 $929 -7.52
375–385 376 11 275.00–287.00 $279.74 $1,052 —
405–425 424 14 260.00–275.00 $265.27 $1,125 +1.63
475 475 7 245.00–255.00 $249.29 $1,184 -1.21
505–545 525 4 240.00–250.00 $244.90 $1,286 +1.28
615–625 622 3 225.00–230.00 $228.35 $1,420 -4.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 327 3 270.00–275.00 $273.32 $894 —
375 375 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 —
415–425 423 4 250.00–255.00 $251.23 $1,063 +1.23
455–465 460 2 235.00–240.00 $237.47 $1,092 -3.25
515–525 522 3 225.00–235.00 $228.29 $1,192 -10.50
625 625 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 -15.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 17 295.00–305.00 $300.29 $1,276 -8.04
460–475 470 3 290.00–295.00 $291.63 $1,371 -4.15
510–525 520 19 280.00–290.00 $281.53 $1,464 -3.08
560–575 574 13 267.00–280.00 $272.75 $1,566 -0.25
625 625 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,562 —
655–670 663 2 235.00–240.00 $237.53 $1,575 -3.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 280.00–285.00 $283.00 $1,203 —
525 525 4 260.00–275.00 $267.50 $1,404 —
590 590 2 260.00–265.00 $262.50 $1,549 —
615–625 620 2 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,494 —
655–675 670 4 222.00–225.00 $224.27 $1,503 +3.76

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1240 1049 85-90% 25 99.00–105.00 $102.20 $1,072 —
900–1140 1055 85-90% 6 107.00–113.00 $109.85 $1,159 -3.34
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1170 1048 80-85% 6 117.00–121.00 $118.97 $1,247 —
1020–1395 1203 80-85% 9 109.00–114.00 $111.86 $1,346 -5.14
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1400 1301 75-80% 5 119.00–125.00 $121.10 $1,576 —
1135–1560 1309 75-80% 4 113.00–117.00 $115.09 $1,507 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,492 —
1495–1950 1723 2 150.00–151.00 $150.57 $2,594 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,600.00 $1,491.67

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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 8 1,875.00–2,200.00 $2,012.50 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,375.00–1,600.00 $1,512.50 —

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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.