Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.54/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$120.54

56 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$3.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	122.66	686	22
Medium and Large 2	561	119.18	668	32
Medium and Large 3	428	118.97	509	2thin

One grade step is worth $3.69/cwt here — about $177 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 sale56 hd

120.54

—

AL average16 barns · 1,321 hd

124.16

−3.62

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	1,265	76.64	969	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,161	65.72	763	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	62.63	670	12

Every lot, as filed

32 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%	—	1,025	63.86/cwt	63.00–65.00	655	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	65.70/cwt	64.00–68.00	752	8
Bulls	—	—	1,265	76.64/cwt	75.00–78.00	969	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	71.24/cwt	70.00–73.00	820	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	61.45/cwt	60.00–63.00	726	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	123.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.29/cwt	128.00–134.00	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	737	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.23/cwt	126.00–129.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	141.94/cwt	140.00–144.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	119.41/cwt	119.00–123.00	700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.66/cwt	116.00–118.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	117.76/cwt	115.00–121.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	129.25/cwt	128.00–130.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	134.39/cwt	134.00–136.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	131.94/cwt	128.00–135.00	573	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	685.00/cwt	675.00–690.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.37/cwt	140.00–141.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	668	3

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 Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 237Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 28Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,025	63.00–65.00	63.86
4	—	1,161	58.00–62.00	60.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,145	64.00–68.00	65.70
7	—	1,151	70.00–73.00	71.24
9	—	1,182	60.00–63.00	61.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	75.00–78.00	76.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	666	120.00–125.00	123.70
6	—	723	119.00	119.00
7	—	636	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	440	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	163.00	163.00
8	—	562	140.00–141.00	140.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	138.00–141.00	139.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	128.00–134.00	130.29
13	—	676	109.00	109.00
2	—	625	110.00–112.00	110.97
3	—	573	116.00–118.00	116.66
4	—	486	128.00–130.00	129.25
5	—	386	134.00–136.00	134.39
2	—	525	122.00–123.00	122.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	137.00–138.00	137.51
4	—	524	126.00–129.00	128.23
16	—	586	119.00–123.00	119.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	118.00–120.00	118.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	140.00–144.00	141.94
2	—	575	123.00–126.00	124.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	105.00–109.00	106.99
4	—	526	115.00–121.00	117.76
4	—	434	128.00–135.00	131.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	140.00–141.00	140.66

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–690.00	685.00

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