Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.20/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$133.20

83 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$14.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	135.77	711	31
Medium and Large 2	440	135.65	597	38
Medium and Large 3	474	120.85	573	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.92/cwt here — about $138 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 sale83 hd

133.20

—

AL average5 barns · 538 hd

133.19

+0.01

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	1,585	95.53	1,514	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	67.95	938	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	56.78	531	7thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,585	95.53/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,514	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	71.95/cwt	71.00–73.00	971	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	65.95/cwt	64.00–69.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	58.83/cwt	57.00–62.00	544	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	132.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	759	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	129.53/cwt	126.00–130.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	167.62/cwt	165.00–170.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	604	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	138.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	589	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	137.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.92/cwt	146.00–150.00	633	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	119.89/cwt	119.00–120.00	571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.97/cwt	131.00–140.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	127.63/cwt	126.00–130.00	555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	115.37/cwt	112.00–118.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	144.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.85/cwt	134.00–135.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	139.19/cwt	138.00–142.00	521	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.62/cwt	140.00–143.00	457	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.22/cwt	153.00–163.00	594	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	168.85/cwt	168.00–170.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.33/cwt	148.00–154.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.80/cwt	138.00–139.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	148.35/cwt	144.00–150.00	562	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	672.50/cwt	670.00–675.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	135.21/cwt	131.00–140.00	645	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 Jul 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 271Year ago 122

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 23Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	94.00–97.00	95.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	71.00–73.00	71.95
4	—	1,395	64.00–69.00	65.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	57.00–62.00	58.83
3	—	947	53.00–55.00	54.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	130.00–139.00	132.24
8	—	425	141.00–143.00	142.00
7	—	525	135.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	460	140.00–142.00	141.00
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	129.00–130.00	129.51
9	—	425	134.00–141.00	138.67
7	—	476	131.00–140.00	137.97
5	—	374	138.00–142.00	139.19
7	—	575	123.00	123.00
8	—	325	140.00–143.00	140.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
9	—	476	119.00–120.00	119.89
3	—	435	126.00–130.00	127.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	617	126.00–130.00	129.53
13	—	425	146.00–150.00	148.92
5	—	732	112.00–118.00	115.37
6	—	473	141.00–149.00	144.52
7	—	577	134.00–135.00	134.85
3	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	522	138.00–139.00	138.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	154.00–155.00	154.49
3	—	525	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
3	—	477	131.00–140.00	135.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.62
19	—	475	150.00–151.00	150.32
8	—	378	153.00–163.00	157.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	176.00	176.00
3	—	375	170.00	170.00
7	—	428	168.00–170.00	168.85
6	—	575	148.00–154.00	149.33
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
5	—	379	144.00–150.00	148.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	670.00–675.00	672.50

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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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