Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.18/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$129.18

146 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$5.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	603	130.53	787	34
Medium and Large 2	500	130.39	652	81
Medium and Large 3	441	124.53	550	31

One grade step is worth $5.99/cwt here — about $238 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 sale146 hd

129.18

—

AL average13 barns · 1,833 hd

131.03

−1.85

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,162	71.98	836	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	67.00	769	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	63.01	605	16

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 3	—	423	140.30/cwt	137.00–146.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	130.33/cwt	128.00–133.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.51/cwt	163.00–167.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	136.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	135.24/cwt	135.00–136.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	160.80/cwt	159.00–169.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.78/cwt	192.00–200.00	649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	170.64/cwt	169.00–173.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.82/cwt	127.00–131.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.20/cwt	117.00–118.00	791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	67.16/cwt	65.00–69.00	666	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	73.48/cwt	73.00–74.00	816	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	70.48/cwt	70.00–71.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	62.02/cwt	60.00–63.00	724	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	70.40/cwt	69.00–72.00	789	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	781	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	63.39/cwt	62.00–64.00	629	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	57.65/cwt	54.00–59.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	144.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	165.80/cwt	161.00–170.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	965	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	175.00/cwt	174.00–177.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	808	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	437	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	160.09/cwt	158.00–162.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	125.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	724	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	128.36/cwt	125.00–132.00	485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	135.20/cwt	131.00–139.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	122.38/cwt	119.00–127.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.10/cwt	129.00–138.00	622	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	150.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	136.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	117.87/cwt	111.00–120.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	529	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	133.74/cwt	131.00–134.00	681	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	8

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 Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 468Last week 231Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 27Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	137.00–146.00	140.30
3	—	523	125.00–129.00	127.00
5	—	476	131.00–139.00	135.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.50
2	—	723	116.00–118.00	116.99
6	—	571	127.00–131.00	128.82
5	—	675	117.00–118.00	117.20
11	—	615	126.00	126.00
16	—	509	131.00–134.00	133.74
8	—	474	140.00–150.00	143.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	112.00–115.00	113.48
7	—	325	134.00–135.00	134.57
5	—	426	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	378	125.00–132.00	128.36
7	—	474	119.00–127.00	122.38
7	—	524	111.00–120.00	117.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	128.00–133.00	130.33
8	—	765	112.00	112.00
8	—	428	131.00–140.00	136.36
13	—	576	120.00–128.00	125.68
22	—	471	129.00–138.00	132.10
4	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.97
14	—	390	134.00–142.00	135.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	135.00–136.00	135.24
3	—	667	125.00–128.00	126.66
21	—	628	125.00–130.00	128.71
4	—	573	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	475	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	163.00–167.00	164.51
3	—	425	170.00–177.00	173.57
7	—	799	130.00	130.00
6	—	328	192.00–200.00	197.78
11	—	675	143.00	143.00
10	—	376	174.00–177.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	175.00–185.00	181.76
15	—	585	145.00	145.00
12	—	473	150.00–157.00	152.56
11	—	424	159.00–169.00	160.80
6	—	695	136.00	136.00
3	—	375	169.00–173.00	170.64
2	—	645	141.00–142.00	141.50
5	—	522	150.00–155.00	150.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	140.00–150.00	144.34
4	—	331	161.00–170.00	165.80
2	—	488	140.00–146.00	143.05
2	—	378	158.00–162.00	160.09
10	—	525	132.00–140.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	991	65.00–69.00	67.16
5	—	993	62.00–64.00	63.39
5	—	889	54.00–59.00	57.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	73.00–74.00	73.48
2	—	1,213	70.00–71.00	70.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,168	60.00–63.00	62.02
5	—	1,121	69.00–72.00	70.40
2	—	1,183	65.00–67.00	65.99

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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