Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.22/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$116.22

40 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$7.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	117.98	597	23
Medium and Large 1	628	115.25	724	12thin
Medium and Large 3	479	110.40	529	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.58/cwt here — about $69 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale40 hd

116.22

—

AL average5 barns · 399 hd

118.59

−2.37

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	1,458	74.53	1,087	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	54.18	722	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	52.64	632	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	51.54	484	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 2	—	428	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	109.33/cwt	108.00–110.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	119.36/cwt	114.00–124.00	625	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	114.73/cwt	110.00–118.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.89/cwt	115.00–121.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.17/cwt	111.00–118.00	668	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	107.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.77/cwt	145.00–154.00	481	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	615.00/cwt	600.00–630.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	730.00/cwt	670.00–790.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	761	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	46.78/cwt	45.00–49.00	530	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	54.58/cwt	53.00–56.00	670	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	54.18/cwt	53.00–55.00	722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	48.61/cwt	47.00–50.00	425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	54.47/cwt	54.00–55.00	546	2

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

Mon Jul 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	627	108.00–110.00	109.33
5	—	476	124.00–128.00	126.00
8	—	524	114.00–124.00	119.36
8	—	574	110.00–118.00	114.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	120.00–123.00	121.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	575	118.00–119.00	118.49
2	—	728	102.00–105.00	103.49
6	—	662	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	123.00–124.00	123.48
2	—	478	115.00–121.00	117.89
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
5	—	326	125.00–130.00	127.77
12	—	580	111.00–118.00	115.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	111.00–119.00	115.00
3	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	588	123.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	628	115.00–120.00	117.43
4	—	371	140.00–150.00	143.69
5	—	323	145.00–154.00	148.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–630.00	615.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–790.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,458	74.00–75.00	74.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	58.00–59.00	58.50
3	—	1,132	45.00–49.00	46.78
3	—	1,227	53.00–56.00	54.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	53.00–55.00	54.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	47.00–50.00	48.61
2	—	1,003	54.00–55.00	54.47

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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New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle