Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold up to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.28/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −88.85 against this barn's trailing median of $210.14.

Average price

$121.28

31 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$4.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	121.67	608	28
Medium and Large 3	468	117.66	551	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.01/cwt here — about $58 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 sale31 hd

121.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,606 hd

126.91

−5.63

This barn, trailing median4 sales

210.14

−88.85

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	57.86	700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	613	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	131.24/cwt	130.00–134.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.49/cwt	114.00–118.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.85/cwt	119.00–123.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	116.17/cwt	115.00–117.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.34/cwt	115.00–118.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.40/cwt	122.00–129.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	138.33/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	57.86/cwt	56.00–60.00	700	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 Aug 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold up to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	107.00–110.00	108.52
4	—	421	130.00–134.00	131.24
4	—	571	114.00–118.00	115.49
7	—	526	119.00–123.00	120.85
11	—	466	120.00–126.00	123.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	115.00–120.00	117.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	115.00–117.00	116.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	330	122.00–126.00	124.63
3	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.34
4	—	375	123.00–124.00	123.50
4	—	425	120.00–122.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	122.00	122.00
4	—	580	126.00	126.00
5	—	473	139.00	139.00
5	—	534	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	122.00–129.00	125.40
6	—	375	135.00–140.00	138.33

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	4	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	56.00–60.00	57.86

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle