Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.92/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$109.92

72 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$542

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$5.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	110.37	621	24
Medium and Large 2	464	110.01	511	45
Medium and Large 3	375	105.00	394	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.37/cwt here — about $227 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 sale72 hd

109.92

—

AL average15 barns · 2,056 hd

115.33

−5.42

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	1,088	45.79	498	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	45.00	618	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	45.00	452	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.31/cwt	133.00–136.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.99/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	113.98/cwt	111.00–115.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	106.18/cwt	104.00–109.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	127.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.23/cwt	100.00–104.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	108.49/cwt	104.00–110.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	109.16/cwt	106.00–111.00	634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	93.99/cwt	93.00–95.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	110.01/cwt	108.00–112.00	520	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	105.10/cwt	104.00–108.00	549	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	483	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	118.75/cwt	118.00–119.00	733	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	689	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.33/cwt	119.00–121.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	135.18/cwt	132.00–140.00	515	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	45.79/cwt	45.00–46.00	498	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	452	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 181Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 17Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	126.00	126.00
3	—	418	133.00–136.00	134.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	115.00–125.00	120.99
5	—	532	111.00–115.00	113.98
5	—	572	104.00–109.00	106.18
6	—	428	123.00–130.00	127.97
9	—	623	100.00–104.00	102.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	122.00–123.00	122.49
4	—	626	104.00–110.00	108.49
6	—	545	110.00	110.00
12	—	581	106.00–111.00	109.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	93.00–95.00	93.99
5	—	385	115.00–120.00	117.95
9	—	473	108.00–112.00	110.01
9	—	522	104.00–108.00	105.10
19	—	428	110.00–117.00	112.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	126.00	126.00
3	—	475	131.00	131.00
4	—	675	112.00	112.00
7	—	416	134.00	134.00
8	—	617	118.00–119.00	118.75
11	—	556	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
3	—	470	122.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	578	119.00–121.00	120.33
3	—	725	109.00	109.00
5	—	651	113.00	113.00
6	—	381	132.00–140.00	135.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,088	45.00–46.00	45.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	45.00	45.00

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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