Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.32/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 4 comparable sales and sits −82.82 against this barn's trailing median of $210.14.

Average price

$127.32

36 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$19

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	147.79	698	5thin
Medium and Large 3	477	124.88	596	11thin
Medium and Large 2	550	123.55	679	20

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $19 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

4 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $230.57, low $195.48, median $210.14 across 4 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

127.32

—

AL average15 barns · 1,120 hd

126.13

+1.19

This barn, trailing median4 sales

210.14

−82.82

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	—	Low	1,175	75.47	887	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	68.00	874	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,175	75.47/cwt	75.00–76.00	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.79/cwt	146.00–149.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	128.67/cwt	126.00–131.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.73/cwt	140.00–147.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	131.79/cwt	129.00–137.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.88/cwt	122.00–125.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	126.48/cwt	126.00–128.00	469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.69/cwt	110.00–124.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	123.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	110.98/cwt	106.00–115.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	120.32/cwt	115.00–124.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	124.63/cwt	123.00–126.00	594	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	960.00–1,090.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	142.47/cwt	140.00–144.00	467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.60/cwt	135.00–141.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.02/cwt	115.00–121.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	151.00/cwt	148.00–154.00	589	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 May 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 122Year ago 93

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	75.00–76.00	75.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,268	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	146.00–149.00	147.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	126.00–131.00	128.67
4	—	421	140.00–147.00	144.73
8	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.88
5	—	732	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	129.00–137.00	131.79
1	—	685	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	104.00	104.00
3	—	477	123.00–126.00	124.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	115.00–118.00	116.51
4	—	371	126.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	435	125.00–126.00	125.51
4	—	473	110.00–124.00	119.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	120.00–125.00	123.87
3	—	533	106.00–115.00	110.98
4	—	426	115.00–124.00	120.32
2	—	468	115.00–121.00	118.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	140.00–144.00	142.47
5	—	375	135.00–141.00	138.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	148.00–154.00	151.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	960.00–1,090.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00	700.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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