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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.25/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$106.25

39 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	108.25	611	12thin
Medium and Large 2	511	107.37	548	19thin
Medium and Large 3	448	100.60	450	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.65/cwt here — about $161 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 sale39 hd

106.25

—

AL average13 barns · 1,173 hd

113.63

−7.38

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	1,237	52.60	651	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	51.17	720	5thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	51.17/cwt	50.00–52.00	720	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	50.60/cwt	50.00–52.00	639	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.61/cwt	54.00–57.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.25/cwt	745.00–818.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.80/cwt	122.00–131.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	109.01/cwt	106.00–111.00	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.57/cwt	110.00–113.00	643	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.82/cwt	113.00–121.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	133.35/cwt	132.00–134.00	429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	99.01/cwt	94.00–103.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	102.19/cwt	99.00–105.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	106.83/cwt	106.00–107.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	98.49/cwt	95.00–102.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	112.00/cwt	109.00–115.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	112.55/cwt	111.00–114.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	102.00/cwt	101.00–103.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	109.75/cwt	108.00–111.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	103.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	110.75/cwt	109.00–113.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	101.31/cwt	97.00–104.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	576	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 Sep 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,407	50.00–52.00	51.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	50.00–52.00	50.60
2	—	1,200	54.00–57.00	55.61

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	745.00–818.00	787.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	122.00–131.00	125.80
2	—	508	106.00–110.00	108.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	637	106.00–111.00	109.01
7	—	576	110.00–113.00	111.57
7	—	533	113.00–121.00	115.82
3	—	322	132.00–134.00	133.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	94.00–103.00	99.01
4	—	435	99.00–105.00	102.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	106.00–107.00	106.83
4	—	480	110.00	110.00
3	—	572	104.00–105.00	104.33
2	—	628	95.00–102.00	98.49
2	—	420	109.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	383	111.00–114.00	112.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	106.00	106.00
3	—	518	109.00	109.00
2	—	655	101.00–103.00	102.00
2	—	425	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	108.00–111.00	109.75
2	—	540	96.00–100.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	120.00–125.00	121.43
5	—	573	100.00–105.00	103.22
4	—	526	109.00–113.00	110.75
3	—	618	97.00–104.00	101.31
2	—	655	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	443	128.00–132.00	129.99

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle