Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 20, 2026

683 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $439.46/cwt -19.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,092/hd at 476 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $461.85/cwt -16.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 433 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $443.04/cwt -23.12 vs last sale · ≈ $2,127/hd at 480 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 683 461 311
Feeder cattle 563 399 249
Slaughter cattle 50 43 29
Replacement cattle 70 19 33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,350 —
280–285 283 2 540.00–550.00 $544.96 $1,542 —
355–395 365 5 490.00–515.00 $500.84 $1,828 +12.60
415–430 423 4 495.00–500.00 $497.46 $2,104 +9.18
515–530 522 6 442.00–452.00 $447.05 $2,334 -25.47
615–625 618 8 400.00–405.00 $401.27 $2,480 -27.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 383 4 450.00–475.00 $455.88 $1,746 -16.64
455–475 468 3 445.00–450.00 $448.38 $2,098 —
565–590 578 4 400.00–410.00 $404.89 $2,340 -0.13
625–630 628 5 370.00–380.00 $376.02 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–475 468 4 500.00–510.00 $504.92 $2,363 +12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 273 4 495.00–510.00 $501.26 $1,368 —
305–335 320 4 475.00–495.00 $484.53 $1,550 -0.65
355–380 370 11 450.00–475.00 $458.35 $1,696 -18.30
405–445 423 11 440.00–467.00 $450.07 $1,904 -22.96
460–490 476 17 430.00–445.00 $439.46 $2,092 -19.09
510–525 518 7 400.00–420.00 $409.90 $2,123 -19.25
560–595 579 7 367.00–375.00 $370.41 $2,145 -5.67
655–690 680 4 330.00–340.00 $334.94 $2,278 —
705–735 720 3 310.00–320.00 $314.97 $2,268 -12.35
775–785 780 2 305.00–312.00 $308.48 $2,406 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 450.00–465.00 $457.44 $1,523 -12.56
365–370 368 5 440.00–445.00 $443.02 $1,630 +0.18
405–435 427 6 430.00–440.00 $433.57 $1,851 +0.44
525–545 535 3 370.00–385.00 $376.57 $2,015 —
580–595 587 6 340.00–357.00 $346.13 $2,032 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,260 -26.44
355–390 373 2 480.00–490.00 $484.77 $1,808 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 433 14 450.00–475.00 $461.85 $2,000 -16.47
460–495 480 11 435.00–455.00 $443.04 $2,127 -23.12
515–525 520 4 427.00–430.00 $428.49 $2,228 -5.00
560–565 564 7 415.00–432.00 $425.13 $2,398 +13.25
610–630 620 4 380.00–400.00 $389.84 $2,417 +10.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 425 3 420.00–430.00 $426.59 $1,813 -23.41
510–525 516 7 400.00–415.00 $407.78 $2,104 -7.01
570–580 575 3 380.00–402.00 $389.01 $2,237 +6.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1150 1073 80-85% 7 165.00–170.00 $166.98 $1,792 —
1175–1520 1333 80-85% 10 160.00–164.00 $161.20 $2,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1190 1128 85-90% 4 151.00–155.00 $153.51 $1,732 +1.28
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1520 1340 75-80% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.43 $2,404 +5.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1715 1528 4 176.00–183.00 $180.16 $2,753 —
1335–2185 1664 4 194.00–201.00 $197.84 $3,292 —
1950–2025 1975 3 211.00–219.00 $213.73 $4,221 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,600.00 $2,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,500.00–3,050.00 $2,725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,900.00–3,300.00 $3,080.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,366.67

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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 14 3,900.00–4,450.00 $4,164.29 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 3,300.00–3,400.00 $3,350.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 3,500.00–3,800.00 $3,683.33 —

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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.