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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 16, 2024

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $241.05/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 475 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $220.82/cwt -5.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 473 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $213.62/cwt +1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,124/hd at 526 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 701 635
Feeder cattle 403 567 518
Slaughter cattle 45 106 100
Replacement cattle 20 28 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 8 295.00–310.00 $301.44 $986 -4.56
370–375 374 6 285.00–300.00 $293.34 $1,097 -4.47
415–445 430 2 275.00–280.00 $277.41 $1,193 -7.09
465–495 477 8 248.00–255.00 $250.88 $1,197 -10.07
510–525 523 8 240.00–250.00 $244.86 $1,281 -9.57
560–590 575 2 229.00–232.00 $230.46 $1,325 -6.54
605–645 626 6 219.00–226.00 $223.13 $1,397 -2.35
660–675 670 4 218.00–222.00 $220.51 $1,477 -0.38
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 270 5 335.00–350.00 $340.94 $921 —
325–345 333 5 325.00–330.00 $328.34 $1,093 -8.27
375 375 6 312.00–320.00 $316.50 $1,187 —
410 410 2 300.00–315.00 $307.50 $1,261 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 317 3 270.00–285.00 $276.66 $877 -20.73
365–395 376 7 260.00–275.00 $266.40 $1,002 -13.60
455–465 460 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,109 -6.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 323 9 250.00–260.00 $253.06 $817 -0.91
375–390 376 15 245.00–255.00 $249.74 $939 +4.89
405–445 425 10 227.00–240.00 $235.87 $1,002 +2.70
455–475 473 16 215.00–227.00 $220.82 $1,044 -5.77
525–540 526 16 210.00–219.00 $213.62 $1,124 +1.52
570–575 574 9 209.00–213.00 $211.56 $1,214 +1.43
760–775 768 2 185.00–190.00 $187.48 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 7 238.00–245.00 $240.94 $783 +5.03
380–385 383 2 225.00–232.00 $228.52 $875 -1.08
425–445 427 10 214.00–223.00 $217.33 $928 -5.24
470–475 474 7 210.00–215.00 $212.71 $1,008 -0.37
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 265.00 $265.00 $861 —
360–380 372 5 255.00–262.00 $259.20 $964 -7.11
425 425 4 247.00 $247.00 $1,050 -1.76
455–475 470 4 229.00–239.00 $233.19 $1,096 —
525–530 527 3 219.00–220.00 $219.66 $1,158 —
575–580 576 4 214.00–215.00 $214.75 $1,237 —
620–630 625 2 212.00–213.00 $212.50 $1,328 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 426 11 252.00–263.00 $257.72 $1,098 -8.68
475 475 20 236.00–247.00 $241.05 $1,145 -7.96
505–545 519 5 220.00–230.00 $224.92 $1,167 -9.36
555–585 573 12 210.00–225.00 $217.55 $1,247 +2.84
615–625 623 6 209.00–213.00 $209.99 $1,308 -0.91
675 675 5 205.00–207.00 $205.80 $1,389 +2.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 5 240.00–247.00 $242.80 $1,032 +1.09
465–475 474 8 220.00–232.00 $225.13 $1,067 -7.79
505–525 520 6 210.00–220.00 $212.62 $1,106 -9.21
560–590 578 5 203.00–210.00 $206.59 $1,194 -0.42
605–645 625 2 203.00–205.00 $204.03 $1,275 +7.04

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1105 1054 85-90% 5 113.00–115.00 $113.84 $1,200 -5.26
950–1140 1059 85-90% 10 106.00–110.00 $108.43 $1,148 -10.67
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1220 1203 75-80% 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $1,533 —
1265–1305 1285 75-80% 2 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $1,516 -9.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1200 1170 80-85% 3 115.00–119.00 $116.26 $1,360 -7.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1380 1223 2 135.00–138.00 $136.31 $1,667 —
1120–1595 1423 3 140.00–150.00 $143.74 $2,045 -4.30

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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 1,575.00–1,800.00 $1,708.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,500.00 $1,491.67
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,275.00 $1,175.00

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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.