Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.99/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$120.99

88 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	409	126.93	519	42
Medium and Large 1	549	116.80	641	25
Medium and Large 3	420	114.08	479	21

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about $40 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 sale88 hd

120.99

—

AL average4 barns · 423 hd

120.76

+0.22

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,225	49.98	612	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	47.27	493	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	44.49	503	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.49/cwt	44.00–45.00	503	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	49.98/cwt	49.00–51.00	612	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	46.77/cwt	46.00–47.00	490	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	51.18/cwt	50.00–52.00	538	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	38.51/cwt	38.00–39.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.85/cwt	152.00–162.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.27/cwt	140.00–160.00	591	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.34/cwt	144.00–145.00	671	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	132.62/cwt	131.00–134.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.90/cwt	123.00–130.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	114.00/cwt	112.00–116.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	125.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	130.63/cwt	128.00–134.00	486	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.07/cwt	95.00–105.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	113.40/cwt	111.00–115.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.22/cwt	145.00–149.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	118.56/cwt	114.00–121.00	568	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	111.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	119.11/cwt	115.00–122.00	454	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.19/cwt	131.00–139.00	645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	110.67/cwt	108.00–111.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	169.60/cwt	169.00–170.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	107.69/cwt	105.00–110.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	159.56/cwt	154.00–163.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	115.96/cwt	113.00–120.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.36/cwt	120.00–129.00	643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.22/cwt	105.00–112.00	521	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	134.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	439	7

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 278Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 48Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 5

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	44.00–45.00	44.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	49.00–51.00	49.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	46.00–47.00	46.77
5	—	1,052	50.00–52.00	51.18
2	—	1,008	38.00–39.00	38.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	152.00–162.00	157.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	124.00–126.00	124.99
2	—	640	104.00–105.00	104.50
4	—	518	110.00–116.00	111.97
3	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.01
10	—	477	131.00–139.00	135.19
3	—	567	113.00–120.00	115.96
5	—	521	120.00–129.00	123.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	383	140.00–160.00	154.27
18	—	465	144.00–145.00	144.34
11	—	569	123.00–130.00	126.90
5	—	424	145.00–149.00	148.22
5	—	528	130.00–132.00	131.40
6	—	322	154.00–163.00	159.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	112.00–116.00	114.00
5	—	381	136.00–145.00	140.62
2	—	320	148.00–150.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	163.00–164.00	163.50
5	—	325	169.00–170.00	169.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	131.00–134.00	132.62
3	—	558	112.00	112.00
10	—	503	119.00	119.00
9	—	640	108.00–111.00	110.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	439	124.00–130.00	125.96
14	—	372	128.00–134.00	130.63
7	—	479	114.00–121.00	118.56
2	—	525	111.00	111.00
7	—	327	130.00–137.00	134.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	95.00–105.00	100.07
5	—	426	111.00–115.00	113.40
6	—	381	115.00–122.00	119.11
5	—	473	105.00–112.00	110.22
3	—	328	117.00–123.00	120.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	600.00–725.00	662.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle