Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

682 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Coffee County Stockyards report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $277.36/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 475 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $291.62/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,242/hd at 426 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.42/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,396/hd at 526 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 682 571 350
Feeder cattle 626 519 279
Slaughter cattle 37 27 62
Replacement cattle 19 25 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 326 7 360.00–375.00 $367.91 $1,199 -4.56
375 375 11 330.00–347.00 $339.91 $1,275 -10.83
405–430 421 4 317.00–330.00 $324.28 $1,365 -3.89
460–475 473 7 310.00–320.00 $316.28 $1,496 -7.24
505–540 522 5 300.00–322.00 $307.11 $1,603 -7.70
570–575 574 4 280.00–290.00 $282.48 $1,621 -5.44
605–620 613 2 270.00–275.00 $272.53 $1,671 +9.73
670–680 675 2 258.00–260.00 $258.99 $1,748 —
705–725 715 2 240.00–242.00 $240.99 $1,723 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 277 5 390.00–410.00 $400.00 $1,108 —
325 325 10 380.00–395.00 $387.00 $1,258 +7.08
355–375 371 5 355.00–370.00 $361.91 $1,343 -7.17
410–445 426 4 340.00–350.00 $344.23 $1,466 —
460–475 472 5 330.00–337.00 $331.36 $1,564 —
525–530 527 3 316.00–324.00 $318.68 $1,679 -11.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 320.00–325.00 $322.56 $1,242 —
620–630 625 2 251.00–260.00 $255.46 $1,597 +3.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 332 7 310.00–320.00 $315.36 $1,047 +1.16
375–380 375 17 300.00–310.00 $302.71 $1,135 -6.17
425–445 426 23 286.00–300.00 $291.62 $1,242 -2.90
475 475 25 268.00–285.00 $277.36 $1,317 -2.31
525–540 526 21 256.00–272.00 $265.42 $1,396 +3.14
575 575 16 235.00–250.00 $242.69 $1,395 -0.99
605–645 625 12 235.00–243.00 $239.44 $1,496 +7.07
675–680 676 5 220.00–232.00 $223.00 $1,507 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 322 6 325.00–337.00 $331.64 $1,068 +7.70
375–395 377 11 313.00–327.00 $316.92 $1,195 -1.75
410–425 423 9 309.00–315.00 $310.98 $1,315 +6.58
465–475 473 18 289.00–305.00 $294.48 $1,393 -1.52
510–525 520 3 274.00–277.00 $274.98 $1,430 -3.01
575 575 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,478 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 320 4 290.00–300.00 $297.62 $952 +10.60
375 375 6 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,069 —
410–435 425 6 270.00–280.00 $273.86 $1,164 —
460–475 470 3 250.00–260.00 $253.26 $1,190 -3.41
575 575 6 229.00–230.00 $229.83 $1,322 —
625 625 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 -2.35

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 12 317.00–325.00 $321.25 $1,365 -2.44
475–490 477 8 290.00–307.00 $301.63 $1,439 -3.52
525 525 10 275.00–290.00 $280.80 $1,474 -8.49
555–590 575 5 257.00–276.00 $267.87 $1,540 -11.85
605–645 624 5 236.00–248.00 $240.80 $1,503 -9.03
675–680 677 3 230.00–240.00 $236.65 $1,602 +2.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–440 428 2 292.00–302.00 $296.85 $1,271 —
475–490 478 5 277.00–288.00 $280.21 $1,339 -3.32
510–525 524 12 266.00–272.00 $268.83 $1,409 —
555–575 568 3 246.00–250.00 $248.70 $1,413 -2.73
610–645 628 2 220.00–230.00 $224.86 $1,412 -7.92
725–740 733 2 197.00–200.00 $198.52 $1,455 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 423 6 330.00–337.00 $331.14 $1,401 -3.03
455–475 467 5 317.00–325.00 $319.14 $1,490 -7.39

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1285 1203 80-85% 4 110.00–116.00 $113.18 $1,362 —
1185–1380 1289 80-85% 4 119.00–121.00 $120.26 $1,550 +10.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1100 1087 85-90% 3 100.00–106.00 $103.64 $1,127 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1490 1287 75-80% 3 122.00–127.00 $124.22 $1,599 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480–1690 1585 2 130.00–137.00 $133.73 $2,120 —
1715–1860 1780 3 141.00–153.00 $145.90 $2,597 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,650.00–1,700.00 $1,675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,200.00 $2,050.00

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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.