Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.35/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$123.35

102 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

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

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	126.03	763	30
Medium and Large 2	482	124.71	602	52
Medium and Large 3	470	115.79	544	20

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about $219 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 sale102 hd

123.35

—

AL average16 barns · 1,966 hd

128.49

−5.14

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	1,542	85.39	1,317	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,470	62.36	917	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	60.00	690	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	57.68	608	11

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	524	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	136.59/cwt	130.00–141.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	148.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	619	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	469	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.16/cwt	112.00–121.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	120.25/cwt	120.00–121.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	149.46/cwt	145.00–153.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	144.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	120.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.58/cwt	145.00–148.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	110.82/cwt	110.00–115.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	151.83/cwt	151.00–155.00	493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	126.49/cwt	125.00–127.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	115.96/cwt	114.00–119.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	121.05/cwt	115.00–123.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	132.00/cwt	131.00–136.00	767	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	160.13/cwt	155.00–165.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	138.01/cwt	137.00–139.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	62.32/cwt	62.00–63.00	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	55.94/cwt	54.00–58.00	585	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	62.36/cwt	60.00–65.00	917	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	690	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	85.39/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	717.50/cwt	675.00–760.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	111.65/cwt	108.00–115.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	124.96/cwt	119.00–126.00	664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.00	587	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	117.37/cwt	115.00–121.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.53/cwt	119.00–124.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	126.40/cwt	124.00–130.00	537	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	120.50/cwt	119.00–123.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	442	131.20/cwt	130.00–135.00	580	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	130.71/cwt	129.00–131.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	128.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	865	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.01/cwt	131.00–133.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	2

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 210Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 45Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Pairs sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	125.00–130.00	126.72
7	—	473	130.00–141.00	136.59
14	—	417	144.00–151.00	148.54
4	—	578	120.00–121.00	120.25
3	—	680	108.00–115.00	111.65
5	—	623	115.00–121.00	117.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	120.00–128.00	124.03
6	—	530	112.00–121.00	118.16
2	—	565	110.00–117.00	113.47
9	—	442	130.00–135.00	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	367	145.00–153.00	149.46
3	—	618	115.00–125.00	120.60
6	—	325	151.00–155.00	151.83
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	442	144.00–151.00	144.59
5	—	477	145.00–148.00	145.58
5	—	730	126.00	126.00
9	—	581	131.00–136.00	132.00
4	—	378	155.00–165.00	160.13
14	—	626	129.00–131.00	130.71
13	—	672	125.00–129.00	128.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	110.00–115.00	110.82
3	—	565	105.00–110.00	107.98
3	—	483	114.00–119.00	115.96
2	—	385	119.00–124.00	121.53
2	—	318	125.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	429	119.00–123.00	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	128.00–129.00	128.75
4	—	629	125.00–127.00	126.49
14	—	576	125.00–130.00	128.57
8	—	685	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	115.00–123.00	121.05
2	—	340	137.00–139.00	138.01
12	—	531	119.00–126.00	124.96
11	—	477	120.00–127.00	123.02
15	—	425	124.00–130.00	126.40
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	383	131.00–133.00	132.01
2	—	675	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,077	62.00–63.00	62.32
8	—	1,045	54.00–58.00	55.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	60.00–65.00	62.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	84.00–86.00	85.39

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	—	—	675.00–760.00	717.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle