Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.65/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$109.65

52 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$1.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.89

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	111.00	577	8thin
Medium and Large 3	339	110.86	376	7thin
Medium and Large 2	452	109.13	493	37

One grade step is worth $1.87/cwt here — about $84 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 sale52 hd

109.65

—

AL average16 barns · 2,238 hd

112.54

−2.89

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,938	69.11	1,339	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	48.24	647	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	36.13	380	6thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	480	132.32/cwt	131.00–133.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.25/cwt	116.00–120.00	612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	132.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	579	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	117.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	116.21/cwt	114.00–119.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	112.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	119.61/cwt	119.00–121.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	502	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	522	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	107.41/cwt	105.00–110.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.80/cwt	109.00–114.00	360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	674	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	149.41/cwt	145.00–154.00	492	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	136.53/cwt	132.00–138.00	532	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	570.00/cwt	530.00–610.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	690.00/cwt	610.00–730.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	69.11/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	574	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	38.69/cwt	37.00–40.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	33.56/cwt	32.00–35.00	384	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 Nov 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 198Last week 171Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 48Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	131.00–133.00	132.32
7	—	513	116.00–120.00	119.25
10	—	436	130.00–139.00	132.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	123.00
8	—	488	115.00–122.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	100.00	100.00
4	—	384	114.00–119.00	116.21
4	—	425	110.00–116.00	112.49
5	—	332	119.00–121.00	119.61
9	—	502	104.00	104.00
12	—	471	105.00–110.00	107.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	111.00	111.00
5	—	325	109.00–114.00	110.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	140.00–150.00	145.53
7	—	557	121.00	121.00
14	—	329	145.00–154.00	149.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	132.00–138.00	136.53

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	530.00–610.00	570.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	610.00–730.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	67.00–71.00	69.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,408	51.00–52.00	51.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	37.00–40.00	38.69
3	—	1,145	32.00–35.00	33.56

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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