Cattle Market Pulse

Coffee County Stockyards Market Report

New Brockton, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

503 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $321.71/cwt -18.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 528 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $363.61/cwt -12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 478 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $378.73/cwt -4.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,443/hd at 381 lb · 13 head
New Brockton 5-weight heifers cleared $319/cwt, running $3/cwt above the AL average ($316) but $4/cwt under Brundidge. The class is down $54/cwt from its mid-July peak of $371. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 503 371 0
Feeder cattle 410 335 0
Slaughter cattle 32 21 0
Replacement cattle 61 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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
330–345 334 7 450.00–475.00 $466.47 $1,558 +26.58
370–390 379 8 405.00–425.00 $415.66 $1,575 -9.23
420–445 428 8 385.00–400.00 $392.53 $1,680 -19.75
460–485 474 9 360.00–385.00 $371.55 $1,761 -19.78
505–540 522 9 350.00–370.00 $359.27 $1,875 -13.15
565–585 574 9 335.00–350.00 $341.07 $1,958 -11.05
610–645 632 8 320.00–335.00 $324.22 $2,049 -17.46
655–680 664 5 320.00–327.00 $322.45 $2,141 -4.20
705–735 715 3 310.00–315.00 $311.71 $2,229 —
760–775 767 3 292.00–300.00 $295.64 $2,268 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 3 420.00–440.00 $430.20 $1,441 —
375–390 381 6 385.00–395.00 $388.37 $1,480 -9.10
520–545 541 6 330.00–345.00 $332.40 $1,798 -13.18
725 725 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 530.00–540.00 $535.23 $1,461 +12.64
315–330 324 11 500.00–520.00 $504.00 $1,633 -4.86
355–360 358 2 450.00–475.00 $462.41 $1,655 +8.57

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 4 400.00–410.00 $405.23 $1,337 +0.23
370–395 381 13 370.00–390.00 $378.73 $1,443 -4.76
435–440 438 9 350.00–370.00 $358.93 $1,572 -5.86
470–490 478 11 325.00–340.00 $333.16 $1,593 -15.47
505–540 528 16 315.00–335.00 $321.71 $1,699 -18.04
555–580 571 8 310.00–320.00 $313.65 $1,791 -20.48
610–625 619 5 305.00–315.00 $308.94 $1,912 -23.47
655–660 658 4 295.00–300.00 $297.49 $1,957 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,380 -23.71
465–495 478 9 310.00–320.00 $313.45 $1,498 -18.50
520–540 528 5 305.00–310.00 $307.05 $1,621 -12.95
585–595 590 6 300.00–305.00 $302.48 $1,785 -4.95
610–645 628 2 285.00–300.00 $292.71 $1,838 +12.84
725 725 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 3 382.00–390.00 $385.60 $1,627 -4.40

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 10 380.00–395.00 $384.46 $1,661 -5.46
455–485 478 13 355.00–385.00 $363.61 $1,738 -12.51
510–535 527 11 340.00–360.00 $348.05 $1,834 -1.53
555–595 571 12 325.00–350.00 $336.48 $1,921 -0.67
605–645 621 10 305.00–317.00 $311.86 $1,937 -4.75
660–685 677 3 285.00–295.00 $291.75 $1,975 -15.64
710–740 725 2 270.00–285.00 $277.34 $2,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–445 434 4 365.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,628 +12.50
455–490 480 9 330.00–350.00 $337.62 $1,621 -4.01
510–545 533 10 315.00–330.00 $319.45 $1,703 -11.44
575–580 577 7 305.00–315.00 $309.31 $1,785 -7.26
615–630 623 3 285.00–300.00 $291.62 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 428 6 405.00–430.00 $416.47 $1,782 -0.10
455–495 468 3 395.00–410.00 $401.48 $1,879 +11.48

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–995 986 85-90% 5 135.00–139.00 $137.22 $1,353 -9.15
1060–1140 1100 85-90% 2 146.00 $146.00 $1,606 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1540 1467 75-80% 3 169.00–170.00 $169.70 $2,489 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1750 1385 2 187.00–194.00 $191.42 $2,651 —
1555–1930 1743 2 206.00–215.00 $210.98 $3,677 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,650.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,800.00–2,300.00 $2,023.53
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 2,050.00–2,400.00 $2,293.75

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 2,150.00–2,750.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.