Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.97/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$129.97

86 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$7.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	130.67	735	51
Medium and Large 2	501	130.32	653	28
Medium and Large 3	437	123.46	540	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.21/cwt here — about $195 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 sale86 hd

129.97

—

AL average15 barns · 1,711 hd

129.86

+0.11

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	61.86	728	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	53.37	565	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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%	—	1,177	61.86/cwt	60.00–65.00	728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.04/cwt	56.00–58.00	555	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	49.70/cwt	48.00–52.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	169.60/cwt	167.00–175.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	128.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	950	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	135.74/cwt	134.00–138.00	521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	124.25/cwt	119.00–129.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	131.76/cwt	131.00–135.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	142.18/cwt	140.00–146.00	616	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.48/cwt	117.00–126.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	158.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	168.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	162.57/cwt	157.00–164.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.40/cwt	117.00–121.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	844	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.31/cwt	117.00–125.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	131.53/cwt	126.00–134.00	708	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	132.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	669	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 Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 132Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 34Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	60.00–65.00	61.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	56.00–58.00	57.04
2	—	1,143	48.00–52.00	49.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	167.00–175.00	169.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	131.00–135.00	131.76
6	—	527	131.00–137.00	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	635	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	134.00–138.00	135.74
3	—	570	117.00–125.00	120.31
13	—	538	126.00–134.00	131.53
2	—	675	114.00	114.00
3	—	432	131.00–136.00	133.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	122.00–123.00	122.51
18	—	433	140.00–146.00	142.18
10	—	660	117.00–121.00	117.40
2	—	490	136.00–137.00	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	119.00–129.00	124.25
2	—	478	117.00–126.00	121.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	738	128.00–132.00	128.75
15	—	604	139.00–140.00	139.66
12	—	555	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	156.00–159.00	158.68
3	—	327	167.00–170.00	168.01
7	—	670	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
5	—	327	157.00–164.00	162.57

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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