Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. 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 $122.20/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$122.20

70 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$26.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	136.93	592	13thin
Medium and Large 2	481	122.33	589	40
Medium and Large 3	456	110.65	504	17thin

One grade step is worth $26.28/cwt here — about $87 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

122.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,636 hd

122.81

−0.61

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	—	High	1,893	82.32	1,558	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	45.57	475	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	—	—	1,893	82.32/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	50.52/cwt	50.00–51.00	547	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	43.10/cwt	40.00–45.00	440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	140.89/cwt	140.00–141.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.32/cwt	140.00–142.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	121.78/cwt	115.00–123.00	597	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.13/cwt	150.00–161.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	106.00/cwt	105.00–108.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	119.76/cwt	119.00–120.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	136.95/cwt	132.00–141.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	113.25/cwt	112.00–114.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	106.19/cwt	103.00–110.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	107.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	163.42/cwt	160.00–168.00	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	119.79/cwt	119.00–120.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	152.90/cwt	146.00–156.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.25/cwt	106.00–113.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	110.81/cwt	110.00–111.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	121.44/cwt	118.00–128.00	447	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	660.00–690.00	—	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 Jan 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 91Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,893	82.00–83.00	82.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	50.00–51.00	50.52
4	—	1,021	40.00–45.00	43.10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	111.00–112.00	111.50
9	—	408	140.00–141.00	140.89
2	—	363	144.00–145.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	121.00–125.00	123.00
6	—	378	140.00–142.00	141.32
12	—	490	115.00–123.00	121.78
5	—	622	105.00–110.00	107.40
4	—	333	132.00–141.00	136.95
4	—	523	112.00–114.00	113.25
5	—	575	110.00–111.00	110.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	103.00–110.00	106.19
3	—	478	105.00–111.00	107.03
4	—	420	106.00–113.00	109.25
4	—	368	118.00–128.00	121.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	126.00–135.00	130.35
7	—	376	150.00–161.00	154.13
10	—	326	160.00–168.00	163.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	333	145.00–150.00	147.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	125.00–126.00	125.50
3	—	575	105.00–108.00	106.00
4	—	521	119.00–120.00	119.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	127.00–128.00	127.50
5	—	560	119.00–120.00	119.79
16	—	417	146.00–156.00	152.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	660.00–690.00	675.00

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

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