Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. 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 $123.92/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$123.92

77 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	609	127.21	775	18thin
Medium and Large 2	454	127.01	577	42
Medium and Large 3	503	112.79	568	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $207 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 sale77 hd

123.92

—

AL average15 barns · 1,812 hd

129.86

−5.94

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	—	Average	1,563	86.00	1,344	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	70.53	792	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	58.22	584	14

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	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.52/cwt	162.00–163.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	119.18/cwt	115.00–121.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.46/cwt	131.00–141.00	593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	149.53/cwt	147.00–151.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.62/cwt	162.00–167.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.24/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	127.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	553	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	117.41/cwt	115.00–121.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	114.77/cwt	110.00–119.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	124.03/cwt	123.00–125.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	151.95/cwt	149.00–155.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.72/cwt	141.00–153.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	146.12/cwt	141.00–151.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	752	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.75/cwt	105.00–115.00	593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.67/cwt	119.00–123.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	122.96/cwt	121.00–127.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	594	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	103.35/cwt	100.00–110.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.53/cwt	130.00–136.00	497	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	425.00/cwt	410.00–440.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.14/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	514.17/cwt	440.00–625.00	—	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,344	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	68.66/cwt	67.00–70.00	754	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	73.65/cwt	73.00–75.00	858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	62.06/cwt	61.00–65.00	609	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	56.69/cwt	54.00–58.00	573	10

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 Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 250Year ago 112

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 38Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	162.00–163.00	162.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	137.00	137.00
7	—	428	145.00–155.00	150.96
2	—	530	126.00–128.00	127.03
3	—	575	119.00–123.00	121.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	115.00–121.00	119.18
4	—	428	131.00–141.00	138.46
5	—	473	120.00–130.00	123.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	150.00–159.00	154.74
4	—	330	155.00–165.00	157.61
4	—	568	128.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	418	149.00–155.00	151.95
8	—	465	141.00–153.00	143.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	147.00–151.00	149.53
3	—	490	130.00	130.00
4	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	133.00	133.00
2	—	378	162.00–167.00	164.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	434	124.00–134.00	127.53
3	—	620	115.00–121.00	117.41
4	—	518	120.00–129.00	123.21
2	—	313	141.00–151.00	146.12
10	—	476	120.00–129.00	124.81
4	—	378	130.00–136.00	131.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	488	110.00–119.00	114.77
2	—	383	123.00–125.00	124.03
3	—	422	119.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	535	105.00–115.00	110.75
2	—	618	104.00–105.00	104.49
3	—	577	100.00–110.00	103.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	127.00–129.00	128.33
3	—	642	125.00–128.00	126.99
3	—	668	121.00–127.00	122.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	410.00–440.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	440.00–625.00	514.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–850.00	712.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	67.00–70.00	68.66
3	—	1,165	73.00–75.00	73.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	981	61.00–65.00	62.06
10	—	1,011	54.00–58.00	56.69

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle