Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.85/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$148.85

70 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$6.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.23

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	151.13	689	29
Medium and Large 2	418	148.21	620	29
Medium and Large 3	377	144.90	546	12thin

One grade step is worth $6.23/cwt here — about $143 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 sale70 hd

148.85

—

AL average12 barns · 1,486 hd

137.62

+11.23

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	45.67	489	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	48.25/cwt	48.00–49.00	524	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	43.09/cwt	40.00–45.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.99/cwt	154.00–158.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.12/cwt	154.00–159.00	653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	150.10/cwt	145.00–151.00	693	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	122.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.39/cwt	153.00–159.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	161.59/cwt	158.00–165.00	525	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	107.77/cwt	106.00–110.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.72/cwt	124.00–134.00	489	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	131.20/cwt	129.00–135.00	429	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	151.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	121.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	146.49/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.37/cwt	146.00–150.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.48/cwt	118.00–123.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	730.00–770.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	2

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 277Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	48.00–49.00	48.25
4	—	1,056	40.00–45.00	43.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	154.00–158.00	155.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	135.00–142.00	139.37
4	—	520	124.00–130.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	154.00–159.00	155.12
17	—	462	145.00–151.00	150.10
3	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	120.00–129.00	122.22
8	—	375	153.00–159.00	156.39
10	—	325	158.00–165.00	161.59
2	—	518	129.00–130.00	129.51
3	—	432	146.00–150.00	147.37
2	—	630	118.00–123.00	120.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	150.00–155.00	151.48
2	—	538	120.00–124.00	121.99
4	—	375	141.00–150.00	146.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	106.00–110.00	107.77
17	—	374	124.00–134.00	130.72
5	—	327	129.00–135.00	131.20
2	—	615	102.00–103.00	102.50
10	—	431	115.00–125.00	121.45
2	—	583	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	775	91.00	91.00
4	—	475	113.00–115.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	115.00–120.00	117.42
2	—	493	105.00–109.00	106.99
2	—	525	104.00	104.00

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)	4	—	—	730.00–770.00	750.00

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

Steers · 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