Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.29/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$119.29

54 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$588

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$4.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	122.16	636	13thin
Medium and Large 3	400	119.01	477	13thin
Medium and Large 2	523	118.09	618	28

One grade step is worth $4.06/cwt here — about $18 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 sale54 hd

119.29

—

AL average14 barns · 1,632 hd

120.97

−1.68

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	50.00	472	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	515	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.32/cwt	136.00–140.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.78/cwt	125.00–128.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	129.34/cwt	128.00–130.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	121.64/cwt	119.00–123.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	109.35/cwt	108.00–111.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	106.22/cwt	103.00–109.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	123.11/cwt	119.00–127.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.05/cwt	121.00–123.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	122.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.24/cwt	113.00–115.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	661	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.17/cwt	143.00–150.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	138.19/cwt	136.00–141.00	514	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	—	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	472	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 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 141Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–131.00	130.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	111.00–114.00	112.47
3	—	430	136.00–140.00	138.32
5	—	525	125.00–128.00	125.78
7	—	472	128.00–135.00	130.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	120.00–128.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	128.00–130.00	129.34
5	—	475	127.00	127.00
5	—	624	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	116.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	382	126.00–129.00	127.38
3	—	480	119.00–123.00	121.64
3	—	632	108.00–111.00	109.35
4	—	716	103.00–109.00	106.22
6	—	523	116.00–120.00	118.48
7	—	432	119.00–127.00	123.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	121.00–123.00	122.05
3	—	425	119.00	119.00
4	—	321	120.00–125.00	122.28
4	—	475	113.00–115.00	114.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	129.00	129.00
7	—	456	145.00	145.00
7	—	754	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	152.00–157.00	154.48
2	—	435	139.00–141.00	139.99
5	—	368	143.00–150.00	146.17
5	—	473	130.00–138.00	134.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	136.00–141.00	138.19

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	—	—	650.00–670.00	660.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	50.00	50.00

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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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