Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.80/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$126.80

85 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$30.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	325	154.00	501	2thin
Medium and Large 2	491	126.73	622	69
Medium and Large 3	442	123.26	545	14thin

One grade step is worth $30.74/cwt here — about −$45 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 sale85 hd

126.80

—

AL average13 barns · 1,569 hd

133.78

−6.98

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	1,243	82.75	1,029	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	65.55	742	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	58.94	596	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	690	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	117.98/cwt	117.00–121.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.75/cwt	129.00–130.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	171.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	135.32/cwt	131.00–139.00	517	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	174.19/cwt	172.00–179.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.44/cwt	147.00–155.00	724	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.97/cwt	117.00–124.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	146.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	150.30/cwt	147.00–157.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	125.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	601	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.39/cwt	118.00–123.00	685	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	169.35/cwt	168.00–170.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	127.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.65/cwt	120.00–125.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	132.36/cwt	129.00–136.00	629	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	150.54/cwt	145.00–157.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	750.00–950.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	68.36/cwt	67.00–70.00	746	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	63.67/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	9
Bulls	—	—	1,243	82.75/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,029	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	62.99/cwt	61.00–65.00	617	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	56.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	581	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 Aug 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 392Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 85Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 2

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	115.00–117.00	116.01
6	—	625	118.00–123.00	120.67
4	—	528	129.00–130.00	129.75
14	—	475	129.00–136.00	132.36
3	—	575	124.00	124.00
5	—	422	145.00–157.00	150.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	123.00–125.00	124.01
6	—	572	117.00–121.00	117.98
8	—	523	120.00–128.00	124.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	164.00–175.00	171.08
13	—	478	147.00–155.00	151.44
4	—	725	130.00	130.00
8	—	625	134.00	134.00
3	—	372	168.00–170.00	169.35
4	—	575	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	381	172.00–179.00	174.19
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	150.00–162.00	155.63
3	—	373	147.00–157.00	150.30
2	—	425	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	382	131.00–139.00	135.32
3	—	323	140.00–150.00	146.39
13	—	477	124.00–130.00	125.92
9	—	624	116.00–121.00	118.89
20	—	564	118.00–123.00	121.39
7	—	429	125.00–134.00	127.81
2	—	525	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	117.00–124.00	120.97
3	—	317	130.00–136.00	133.64
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	118.32
3	—	423	120.00–125.00	121.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	154.00	154.00

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	—	—	750.00–950.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	937.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,092	67.00–70.00	68.36
9	—	1,158	60.00–65.00	63.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	61.00–65.00	62.99
3	—	1,033	54.00–59.00	56.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	80.00–85.00	82.75

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle