Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.54/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −85.60 against this barn's trailing median of $210.14.

Average price

$124.54

46 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$35.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	134.22	612	13thin
Medium and Large 2	503	123.82	623	29
Medium and Large 3	564	98.25	554	4thin

One grade step is worth $35.97/cwt here — about $58 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $230.57, low $195.48, median $210.14 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

124.54

—

AL average5 barns · 522 hd

128.75

−4.22

This barn, trailing median4 sales

210.14

−85.60

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	1,845	76.01	1,402	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	48.35	570	6thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	456	134.22/cwt	133.00–135.00	612	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.45/cwt	115.00–121.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	631	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	586	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	514	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	640	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	87.00/cwt	85.00–89.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	118.69/cwt	114.00–121.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	109.39/cwt	109.00–111.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.93/cwt	101.00–105.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.63/cwt	105.00–108.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	109.31/cwt	106.00–112.00	416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	139.75/cwt	135.00–143.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	147.78/cwt	145.00–151.00	536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	138.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	811.67/cwt	710.00–925.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	670.00/cwt	630.00–710.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	76.01/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	45.02/cwt	43.00–47.00	506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	50.01/cwt	49.00–51.00	603	4

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 Dec 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 286Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	456	133.00–135.00	134.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	126.00–127.00	126.75
4	—	528	115.00–121.00	119.45
5	—	595	106.00	106.00
8	—	434	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	610	85.00–89.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	121.00	121.00
2	—	740	97.00	97.00
8	—	504	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	111.00–113.00	112.00
2	—	533	110.00–111.00	110.49
4	—	379	114.00–121.00	118.69
4	—	446	113.00	113.00
5	—	580	109.00–111.00	109.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	101.00–105.00	102.93
3	—	423	105.00–108.00	106.63
4	—	381	106.00–112.00	109.31
4	—	476	103.00–105.00	103.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
4	—	424	135.00–143.00	139.75
8	—	363	145.00–151.00	147.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00–142.00	138.40
2	—	375	130.00	130.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	710.00–925.00	811.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	630.00–710.00	670.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,845	75.00–77.00	76.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	43.00–47.00	45.02
4	—	1,206	49.00–51.00	50.01

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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