Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.49/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$110.49

82 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$534

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

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

$4.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	457	111.95	511	53
Medium and Large 3	405	108.38	439	13thin
Medium and Large 1	636	107.37	683	16thin

One grade step is worth $4.59/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale82 hd

110.49

—

AL average15 barns · 1,853 hd

112.53

−2.04

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	—	Low	1,488	68.41	1,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	53.74	621	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	44.81	440	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	660	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	87.99/cwt	87.00–89.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	99.00/cwt	96.00–102.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	104.33/cwt	101.00–107.00	653	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.22/cwt	119.00–127.00	652	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	496	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	615	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	137.37/cwt	134.00–140.00	569	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	126.64/cwt	125.00–129.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	584	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	120.48/cwt	120.00–121.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	108.20/cwt	105.00–112.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	105.65/cwt	104.00–109.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	93.49/cwt	92.00–95.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	116.20/cwt	115.00–117.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	113.58/cwt	110.00–118.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	108.13/cwt	106.00–111.00	576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	106.43/cwt	103.00–109.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	119.42/cwt	116.00–121.00	401	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	110.67/cwt	107.00–115.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	110.86/cwt	108.00–114.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	106.38/cwt	104.00–108.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	99.67/cwt	95.00–103.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	113.81/cwt	111.00–115.00	371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.67/cwt	123.00–126.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	542	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	158.17/cwt	156.00–161.00	519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	136.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	149.26/cwt	144.00–153.00	485	5
Bulls	—	—	1,350	65.93/cwt	65.00–67.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	70.88/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	53.74/cwt	53.00–55.00	621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	44.81/cwt	44.00–45.00	440	5

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 198Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	106.00–110.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	87.00–89.00	87.99
4	—	569	110.00–116.00	111.97
4	—	675	96.00–102.00	99.00
9	—	626	101.00–107.00	104.33
13	—	525	119.00–127.00	124.22
15	—	496	124.00	124.00
17	—	414	134.00–140.00	137.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	125.00–129.00	126.64
3	—	480	120.00–123.00	121.02
6	—	584	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	120.00–121.00	120.48
3	—	732	100.00–101.00	100.66
5	—	622	105.00–112.00	108.20
6	—	669	104.00–109.00	105.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	92.00–95.00	93.49
5	—	376	115.00–117.00	116.20
5	—	426	110.00–118.00	113.58
6	—	533	106.00–111.00	108.13
7	—	574	103.00–109.00	106.43
12	—	336	116.00–121.00	119.42
16	—	463	107.00–115.00	110.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	108.00–114.00	110.86
3	—	427	104.00–108.00	106.38
3	—	533	95.00–103.00	99.67
5	—	326	111.00–115.00	113.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	128.00	128.00
3	—	615	123.00–126.00	124.67
5	—	474	139.00	139.00
16	—	560	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	140.00–150.00	144.08
12	—	328	156.00–161.00	158.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	135.00–138.00	136.99
5	—	325	144.00–153.00	149.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	65.00–67.00	65.93
2	—	1,625	70.00–72.00	70.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,155	53.00–55.00	53.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	44.00–45.00	44.81

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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