Coffee County Stockyards market report — October 19, 2026

New Brockton, AL · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

802

Last week 326 (+476)
Last year 459

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	14	346 lb	$497.28	$1,723	+24.83	+26.16	$462.78 (17 hd)
400–499 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$414.38 (7 hd)
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$374.14 (12 hd)
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$353.59 (4 hd)†
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$325.00 (2 hd)†

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	375 lb	$420.00†	$1,575	+1.58	+11.64	$403.49 (17 hd)
400–499 lb	5	422 lb	$386.94	$1,633	+4.47	—	$351.38 (26 hd)
500–599 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$327.11 (58 hd)
600–699 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$302.47 (10 hd)

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	Low	2	1,168 lb	$128.48	$128.00–$129.00
Breaker 75-80%	High	2	1,313 lb	$151.41	$150.00–$153.00
Breaker 75-80%	Low	2	1,490 lb	$134.90	$134.00–$136.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	3	1,030 lb	$116.35	$115.00–$117.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of September 28, 2026): $370.00/cwt
4-week average: $370.00
13-week average: $382.49
4-week vs 13-week: −3.3%

52-wk low $370.00high $474.71

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of August 3, 2026): $344.49/cwt
4-week average: $344.49
13-week average: $344.49
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $344.49high $346.98

Sales in 1 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 5, 2026): $343.32/cwt
4-week average: $342.90
13-week average: $346.34
4-week vs 13-week: −1.0%

52-wk low $342.48high $438.18

Sales in 3 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Apr and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.5%	75%	4
Feb	+5.4%	100%	3
Mar	+2.7%	67%	3
Apr	+3.3%	75%	4
May	−1.0%	33%	3
Jun	−2.5%	33%	3
Jul	—	—	2
Aug	+1.2%	100%	3
Sep	—	—	2
Oct	−4.9%	33%	3
Nov	−2.8%	0%	3
Dec	−0.8%	67%	3

7-weight steers

Not enough history yet for a seasonal pattern.

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	802	—	—	—
Mon Oct 12	326	—	—	—
Mon Oct 5	295	—	—	$343.32†
Mon Sep 28	647	$370.00†	—	—
Mon Sep 21	300	—	—	—
Mon Sep 14	359	—	—	$342.48†
Mon Aug 31	503	—	—	—
Mon Aug 24	371	$385.00†	—	$353.21†
Mon Aug 17	495	—	—	—
Mon Aug 10	417	—	—	—
Mon Aug 3	566	$392.48†	$344.49†	—
Mon Jul 27	390	—	—	—
Mon Jul 20	465	—	—	—

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Alabama sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Opp Livestock, Opp	21 mi	Oct 20	$386.25†	$324.48
South Alabama Stockyards, Troy	30 mi	Oct 21	$400.00†	$318.00†
Dothan Livestock Co., Dothan	32 mi	Oct 19	$376.42	—
Mid State Stockyards LLP, Letohatchee	61 mi	Oct 20	$377.04	$326.00
Frisco City Stockyard, Frisco City	88 mi	Oct 21	—	—
Alabama Livestock Auction, Uniontown	118 mi	Oct 20	—	$330.00

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	802	44	AMS_1986

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL” (AMS_1986). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.