Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 9, 2024

571 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $323.69/cwt +4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,376/hd at 425 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $294.52/cwt +17.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 425 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $350.74/cwt +13.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 374 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 571 423 390
Feeder cattle 519 319 327
Slaughter cattle 27 59 63
Replacement cattle 25 45 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle under 600# sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 600# sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 4 365.00–375.00 $372.47 $1,214 +24.37
355–375 374 20 340.00–360.00 $350.74 $1,312 +13.35
425 425 6 322.00–335.00 $328.17 $1,395 +0.99
460–465 463 2 320.00–327.00 $323.52 $1,498 —
525–540 529 6 310.00–320.00 $314.81 $1,665 —
555–570 563 3 280.00–300.00 $287.92 $1,621 —
610–625 619 6 260.00–270.00 $262.80 $1,627 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–225 224 5 440.00–450.00 $443.97 $994 —
305–335 323 6 375.00–385.00 $379.92 $1,227 +10.48
360–375 372 9 365.00–375.00 $369.08 $1,373 +9.22
505–525 518 3 327.00–332.00 $330.38 $1,711 +15.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 287.00–297.00 $292.14 $1,548 —
625–640 630 4 246.00–257.00 $251.77 $1,586 —
660–680 670 2 238.00–241.00 $239.48 $1,605 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 10 310.00–317.00 $314.20 $1,021 +15.03
375–385 376 9 305.00–312.00 $308.88 $1,161 +24.38
425 425 21 287.00–300.00 $294.52 $1,252 +17.47
465–495 476 17 270.00–290.00 $279.67 $1,331 +13.81
525–545 527 11 254.00–270.00 $262.28 $1,382 +2.82
575–595 579 8 234.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,411 -0.24
605–645 626 10 225.00–238.00 $232.37 $1,455 -0.09
675 675 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,485 +6.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 329 8 320.00–330.00 $323.94 $1,066 +7.66
360–375 374 16 315.00–324.00 $318.67 $1,192 +11.21
410–425 420 11 300.00–310.00 $304.40 $1,278 +6.55
475 475 4 290.00–300.00 $296.00 $1,406 +5.86
505–525 522 9 270.00–284.00 $277.99 $1,451 -3.73
570–575 573 4 250.00–262.00 $253.99 $1,455 -8.22
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 284.00–290.00 $287.02 $927 +9.08
475 475 3 250.00–260.00 $256.67 $1,219 +11.54
520–540 532 3 247.00–250.00 $248.32 $1,321 —
615–630 620 3 220.00–224.00 $222.35 $1,379 —
745 745 2 200.00–204.00 $202.00 $1,505 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 425 24 310.00–330.00 $323.69 $1,376 +4.06
475–495 481 8 295.00–312.00 $305.15 $1,468 +0.25
525 525 7 287.00–292.00 $289.29 $1,519 +4.27
555–575 568 3 275.00–282.00 $279.72 $1,589 +7.70
625–630 626 6 240.00–257.00 $249.83 $1,564 -7.96
655–675 666 4 230.00–238.00 $234.23 $1,560 +4.23
705–730 718 2 231.00–232.00 $231.49 $1,662 —
755–775 765 4 220.00–225.00 $221.97 $1,698 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 423 8 330.00–345.00 $334.17 $1,414 +10.36
475–495 477 9 320.00–330.00 $326.53 $1,558 +8.03
505–525 520 7 308.00–325.00 $316.83 $1,648 +15.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–490 480 2 282.00–285.00 $283.53 $1,361 —
575–590 578 5 250.00–257.00 $251.43 $1,453 —
615–625 622 5 230.00–238.00 $232.78 $1,448 +2.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–945 903 85-90% 6 100.00–105.00 $102.62 $927 —
965–1115 1040 85-90% 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,113 -5.64
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1365 1285 80-85% 3 109.00–111.00 $110.01 $1,414 -1.20
1220–1370 1295 80-85% 2 112.00–114.00 $112.94 $1,463 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1585–1620 1603 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $2,092 —
1650–1740 1695 2 132.00–137.00 $134.43 $2,279 —
1720–1975 1848 2 140.00–141.00 $140.53 $2,597 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,350.00 $1,318.75
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,650.00–1,925.00 $1,791.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,700.00

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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.