Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.21/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$136.21

41 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	147.00	739	3thin
Medium and Large 2	469	140.41	658	24
Medium and Large 3	457	126.71	579	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $161 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 sale41 hd

136.21

—

AL average13 barns · 608 hd

132.08

+4.13

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	1,048	54.32	569	2thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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%	—	1,048	54.32/cwt	52.00–57.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	129.96/cwt	127.00–133.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	124.30/cwt	123.00–131.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	117.24/cwt	117.00–118.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.27/cwt	137.00–141.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	122.78/cwt	121.00–124.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	117.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.68/cwt	114.00–115.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	108.67/cwt	107.00–111.00	627	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	150.33/cwt	145.00–152.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	133.82/cwt	128.00–135.00	719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.77/cwt	110.00–113.00	532	4

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 May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 122Last week 110Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 17

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	52.00–57.00	54.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	127.00–133.00	129.96
6	—	493	123.00–131.00	124.30
3	—	320	135.00–140.00	138.39
3	—	575	115.00–120.00	117.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	137.00–141.00	138.27
8	—	392	145.00–152.00	150.33
2	—	575	129.00	129.00
6	—	537	128.00–135.00	133.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	133.00	133.00
3	—	625	109.00	109.00
3	—	673	103.00–105.00	104.34
4	—	525	122.00–123.00	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	117.00–118.00	117.24
5	—	369	121.00–124.00	122.78
3	—	518	114.00–115.00	114.68
13	—	577	107.00–111.00	108.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	115.00–119.00	117.30
2	—	535	109.00–110.00	109.49
4	—	480	110.00–113.00	110.77

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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