Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.29/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$117.29

32 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	463	123.07	570	10thin
Medium and Large 3	431	114.67	494	22

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $76 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 sale32 hd

117.29

—

AL average16 barns · 1,540 hd

125.01

−7.72

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	2,260	90.00	2,034	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	59.50	700	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	53.24	520	13

Every lot, as filed

20 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	—	—	2,260	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,034	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	57.83/cwt	56.00–59.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	50.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	470	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	60.97/cwt	60.00–62.00	699	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	57.05/cwt	56.00–58.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.49/cwt	132.00–134.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	122.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.70/cwt	118.00–123.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.98/cwt	137.00–141.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	120.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	103.49/cwt	102.00–105.00	543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	123.96/cwt	123.00–125.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.88/cwt	117.00–120.00	509	9

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 130Year ago 150

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 46Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 13Year ago 25

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,260	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,044	56.00–59.00	57.83
8	—	934	48.00–52.00	50.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	60.00–62.00	60.97
3	—	1,228	56.00–58.00	57.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	132.00–134.00	133.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	121.00–125.00	122.32
5	—	376	119.00–125.00	120.57
2	—	525	102.00–105.00	103.49
3	—	575	92.00	92.00
9	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	118.00–123.00	120.70
2	—	475	122.00	122.00
2	—	375	128.00	128.00
2	—	428	123.00–125.00	123.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	137.00–141.00	138.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	146.00	146.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	958.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	700.00–900.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–800.00	762.50

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