Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.16/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$120.16

51 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	122.34	549	32
Medium and Large 1	641	120.21	770	10thin
Medium and Large 3	462	112.33	519	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.02/cwt here — about $31 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 sale51 hd

120.16

—

AL average16 barns · 1,858 hd

125.14

−4.98

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	57.18	677	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	54.07	503	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	110.47/cwt	108.00–113.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.97/cwt	116.00–118.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.73/cwt	126.00–135.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.52/cwt	113.00–120.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.94/cwt	148.00–152.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	127.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	424	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.61/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	112.30/cwt	107.00–115.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	120.37/cwt	120.00–124.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	134.05/cwt	131.00–137.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	139.87/cwt	136.00–145.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	121.81/cwt	118.00–127.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	107.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	126.90/cwt	124.00–130.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	123.02/cwt	119.00–126.00	538	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	562.50/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	658.33/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	59.01/cwt	58.00–60.00	583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	55.35/cwt	54.00–57.00	646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	55.19/cwt	52.00–57.00	519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	46.88/cwt	45.00–49.00	398	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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 189Last week 324Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 28Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 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	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	515	124.00–127.00	125.47
4	—	471	126.00–135.00	129.73
9	—	426	136.00–145.00	139.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	108.00–113.00	110.47
2	—	528	116.00–118.00	116.97
4	—	424	118.00–127.00	121.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	113.00–120.00	116.52
6	—	333	127.00–129.00	127.33
5	—	525	119.00–121.00	119.61
11	—	483	120.00–124.00	120.37
3	—	368	124.00–130.00	126.90
5	—	437	119.00–126.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	120.00–121.00	120.20
3	—	752	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	107.00–115.00	112.30
3	—	375	117.00	117.00
3	—	532	105.00–110.00	107.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	131.00–137.00	134.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	335	148.00–152.00	149.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–625.00	562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	658.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	58.00–60.00	59.01
4	—	941	52.00–57.00	55.19
2	—	850	45.00–49.00	46.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,200	59.00	59.00
3	—	1,167	54.00–57.00	55.35

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