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Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

408 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $410.57/cwt +6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,172/hd at 529 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $346.36/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 625 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $460.07/cwt +3.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,190/hd at 476 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 408 541 651
Feeder cattle 368 380 488
Slaughter cattle 17 95 70
Replacement cattle 23 66 93

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 6 600.00–610.00 $601.67 $1,354 —
270–295 291 7 580.00–590.00 $585.00 $1,702 +35.90
325–345 336 5 550.00–570.00 $557.86 $1,874 +47.68
370–390 380 5 500.00–520.00 $508.11 $1,931 +18.95
410–445 426 4 497.00–510.00 $504.11 $2,148 +18.22
525 525 3 442.00 $442.00 $2,320 —
560–575 567 7 420.00–432.00 $424.89 $2,409 +0.10
625 625 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,531 -7.15
675–695 685 2 375.00–377.00 $376.01 $2,576 -8.93
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 228 4 640.00–660.00 $654.84 $1,493 +1.60
305–345 326 8 580.00–600.00 $589.24 $1,921 +42.07
405–420 413 2 515.00–525.00 $519.91 $2,147 —
470–490 480 2 487.00–497.00 $491.90 $2,361 +1.37
520–540 532 6 445.00–450.00 $447.46 $2,380 —
560–565 563 2 437.00–440.00 $438.51 $2,469 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 3 475.00–500.00 $491.67 $1,647 —
370–395 383 2 480.00–490.00 $484.84 $1,857 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 540.00–550.00 $544.91 $1,553 +44.17
315–325 321 5 470.00–490.00 $478.93 $1,537 -5.90
360 360 2 460.00–475.00 $467.50 $1,683 -9.22
420–445 437 9 435.00–455.00 $444.78 $1,944 -3.94
470–490 482 10 420.00–435.00 $426.59 $2,056 -9.48
520–545 529 14 405.00–420.00 $410.57 $2,172 +6.20
555–585 570 4 380.00–415.00 $395.82 $2,256 +17.01
625 625 11 345.00–350.00 $346.36 $2,165 -9.51
670–680 675 3 337.00–344.00 $341.00 $2,302 -2.40
725 725 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,371 —
755–765 760 2 325.00–327.00 $326.01 $2,478 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 436 4 400.00–420.00 $406.15 $1,771 —
475–495 483 4 395.00–415.00 $401.31 $1,938 —
510–545 535 7 380.00–400.00 $385.45 $2,062 —
560–595 569 8 365.00–375.00 $367.81 $2,093 —
620–645 633 4 335.00–340.00 $337.55 $2,137 —
675 675 2 332.00 $332.00 $2,241 +2.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 485.00–495.00 $490.07 $1,764 —
425–435 430 2 460.00–475.00 $467.41 $2,010 -5.49
455–460 458 2 455.00–462.00 $458.52 $2,100 +2.84
525–545 529 5 427.00–432.00 $429.78 $2,274 -0.92
555–570 562 3 420.00–430.00 $425.62 $2,392 +28.31
775 775 2 327.00 $327.00 $2,534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 9 470.00–490.00 $480.07 $2,007 +4.32
455–495 476 10 450.00–475.00 $460.07 $2,190 +3.75
525–540 534 8 432.00–434.00 $432.74 $2,311 -0.06
565–570 566 4 412.00–420.00 $414.01 $2,343 +1.56
605–620 613 2 400.00–412.00 $406.07 $2,489 +22.23
660–680 670 2 364.00–372.00 $367.94 $2,465 +5.48
760–795 778 2 334.00–337.00 $335.53 $2,610 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 419 8 440.00–450.00 $446.11 $1,869 —
470–495 483 6 425.00–435.00 $429.87 $2,076 +5.76
525–535 528 3 400.00–415.00 $409.94 $2,164 —
575–595 585 2 370.00–380.00 $374.91 $2,193 -13.19
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 2 500.00–535.00 $517.92 $2,175 +25.00
455–475 463 3 480.00–495.00 $486.76 $2,254 +10.78
535–545 542 3 437.00–445.00 $440.64 $2,388 -9.56
560–565 562 3 427.00–432.00 $428.68 $2,409 +5.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1105 1042 80-85% 3 170.00–174.00 $172.01 $1,792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1630 1383 2 187.00–189.00 $188.18 $2,603 —

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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 2,500.00–2,900.00 $2,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,400.00–3,900.00 $3,725.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,100.00 $2,950.00

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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.