Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs were steady. Feeder calves sold

3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.63/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −84.50 against this barn's trailing median of $210.14.

Average price

$125.63

37 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$17.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	131.80	764	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	127.50	686	25
Medium and Large 3	598	114.57	685	7thin

One grade step is worth $17.23/cwt here — about $79 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $230.57, low $195.48, median $210.14 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

125.63

—

AL average16 barns · 1,569 hd

134.68

−9.05

This barn, trailing median4 sales

210.14

−84.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,948	78.49	1,529	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,057	51.59	545	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	49.50	861	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	835	43.00	359	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 lots · USDA AMS · Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.57/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	124.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	120.67/cwt	120.00–122.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	103.48/cwt	102.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	114.61/cwt	113.00–118.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.68/cwt	104.00–107.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	131.65/cwt	131.00–132.00	490	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,332.67/cwt	1,270.00–1,400.00	—	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,039.29/cwt	975.00–1,175.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	810.00–930.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	740.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,948	78.49/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	51.59/cwt	49.50–54.50	545	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	861	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	359	1

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Thu May 9, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 69Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs were steady. Feeder calves sold

3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
1	—	465	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	760	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
2	—	388	149.00–150.00	149.51
2	—	443	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	670	108.00–110.00	108.98
3	—	332	150.00–155.00	151.58
3	—	475	129.00–137.00	133.57
3	—	545	122.00–126.00	124.00
3	—	582	120.00–122.00	120.67
3	—	630	117.00–119.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	710	96.00	96.00
1	—	795	91.00	91.00
2	—	420	137.00–138.00	137.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
2	—	520	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	618	108.00–111.00	109.51
2	—	715	102.00–105.00	103.48
3	—	585	113.00–118.00	114.61
3	—	685	104.00–107.00	105.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	330	133.00–135.00	133.95
2	—	440	125.00–129.00	127.02
2	—	540	116.00	116.00
3	—	372	131.00–132.00	131.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,270.00–1,400.00	1,332.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	975.00–1,175.00	1,039.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,215.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	810.00–930.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,948	78.00–79.00	78.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	49.50–54.50	51.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	49.50	49.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	43.00	43.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

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Replacement Cattle

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