Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.88/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$123.88

120 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$4.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	124.99	719	14thin
Medium and Large 2	523	124.95	653	77
Medium and Large 3	505	120.51	608	29

One grade step is worth $4.48/cwt here — about $111 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 sale120 hd

123.88

—

AL average16 barns · 1,867 hd

131.06

−7.18

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	1,571	91.50	1,437	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,376	69.04	950	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	65.23	745	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	61.80	614	30

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	113.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.79/cwt	126.00–135.00	562	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	125.01/cwt	124.00–127.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	167.99/cwt	166.00–170.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	151.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	170.69/cwt	168.00–174.00	558	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.65/cwt	175.00–179.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.72/cwt	123.00–124.00	650	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	124.69/cwt	124.00–127.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	131.86/cwt	131.00–132.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	140.53/cwt	139.00–143.00	797	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	167.46/cwt	160.00–170.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	169.15/cwt	167.00–170.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	128.48/cwt	125.00–132.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	694	135.78/cwt	134.00–136.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	134.49/cwt	132.00–136.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	123.32/cwt	122.00–124.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	138.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	870	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	151.20/cwt	150.00–153.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	129.38/cwt	127.00–131.00	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	146.26/cwt	144.00–147.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	113.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.85/cwt	124.00–130.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.33/cwt	131.00–140.00	638	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.67/cwt	119.00–121.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.22/cwt	126.00–129.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.62/cwt	120.00–126.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.44/cwt	125.00–131.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	119.41/cwt	118.00–122.00	749	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.82/cwt	128.00–134.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	122.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.25/cwt	110.00–111.00	854	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	67.24/cwt	66.00–69.00	781	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	62.56/cwt	62.00–65.00	698	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	69.04/cwt	67.00–70.00	950	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	57.64/cwt	55.00–60.00	559	14
Bulls	—	—	1,903	98.51/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,875	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	84.48/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	62.99/cwt	62.00–65.00	629	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	67.89/cwt	67.00–70.00	701	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 392Last week 468Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 40Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	110.00–115.00	113.79
5	—	481	120.00–124.00	121.62
2	—	575	117.00–120.00	118.47
6	—	525	119.00–121.00	120.67
2	—	335	126.00–134.00	130.06
3	—	427	120.00–126.00	123.62
4	—	370	125.00–131.00	126.44
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	433	126.00–135.00	129.79
18	—	525	123.00–124.00	123.72
4	—	675	117.00	117.00
4	—	376	132.00–136.00	134.49
3	—	580	122.00–124.00	123.32
9	—	475	126.00–129.00	128.22
19	—	627	118.00–122.00	119.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	578	124.00–127.00	124.69
2	—	525	128.00	128.00
2	—	610	123.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	123.00	123.00
7	—	429	150.00–160.00	151.94
2	—	725	117.00–120.00	118.51
13	—	575	124.00–130.00	127.85
12	—	475	131.00–140.00	134.33
5	—	521	128.00–134.00	130.82
4	—	614	120.00–125.00	122.25
4	—	775	110.00–111.00	110.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	124.00–127.00	125.01
5	—	478	127.00–131.00	129.38
4	—	424	144.00–147.00	146.26
3	—	680	110.00–116.00	113.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	409	166.00–170.00	167.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	168.00–174.00	170.69
7	—	730	131.00–132.00	131.86
15	—	567	139.00–143.00	140.53
6	—	429	160.00–170.00	167.46
6	—	378	167.00–170.00	169.15
2	—	775	125.00–132.00	128.48
9	—	694	134.00–136.00	135.78
28	—	629	137.00–141.00	138.35
11	—	510	150.00–153.00	151.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	170.00	170.00
3	—	370	175.00–179.00	176.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	520	130.00–135.00	132.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,162	66.00–69.00	67.24
6	—	1,116	62.00–65.00	62.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,376	67.00–70.00	69.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	970	55.00–60.00	57.64
8	—	998	62.00–65.00	62.99
8	—	1,033	67.00–70.00	67.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,903	98.00–99.00	98.51
2	—	1,238	83.00–86.00	84.48

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