Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs 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 $106.49/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$106.49

51 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$506

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$10.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	110.31	498	31
Medium and Large 1	613	105.00	644	2thin
Medium and Large 3	501	100.08	501	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.23/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale51 hd

106.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

110.94

−4.45

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	1,258	40.00	503	3thin

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	—	627	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	93.39/cwt	92.00–94.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	135.81/cwt	132.00–138.00	562	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	102.93/cwt	100.00–106.00	598	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	116.92/cwt	111.00–119.00	596	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.33/cwt	117.00–124.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	106.50/cwt	103.00–110.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	116.78/cwt	115.00–118.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	101.23/cwt	100.00–103.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	111.47/cwt	107.00–114.00	479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	109.06/cwt	104.00–111.00	513	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.02/cwt	99.00–102.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	571	96.26/cwt	90.00–100.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	99.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	147.74/cwt	143.00–150.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	142.54/cwt	140.00–150.00	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	645.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	512.50/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	681.25/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	503	3

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 Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 96Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	100.00–102.00	101.33
5	—	732	92.00–94.00	93.39
7	—	414	132.00–138.00	135.81
9	—	581	100.00–106.00	102.93
16	—	510	111.00–119.00	116.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	103.00–105.00	103.99
2	—	625	91.00–92.00	91.50
3	—	425	117.00–124.00	120.33
4	—	525	103.00–110.00	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	104.00–106.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	103.00–105.00	104.00
3	—	330	120.00–122.00	120.69
5	—	377	115.00–118.00	116.78
5	—	561	100.00–103.00	101.23
6	—	430	107.00–114.00	111.47
10	—	470	104.00–111.00	109.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	418	100.00–101.00	100.51
3	—	480	99.00–102.00	100.02
4	—	571	90.00–100.00	96.26
7	—	525	94.00–100.00	99.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	106.00	106.00
3	—	320	143.00–150.00	147.74
5	—	369	140.00–150.00	142.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00

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	—	—	875.00–900.00	887.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	600.00–675.00	645.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–575.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–750.00	681.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	525.00–600.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	40.00	40.00

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