Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.58/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$119.58

97 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	123.40	696	10thin
Medium and Large 2	476	122.39	582	46
Medium and Large 3	439	115.51	507	41

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $189 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 sale97 hd

119.58

—

AL average15 barns · 1,589 hd

120.93

−1.35

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	1,153	75.64	872	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	53.01	575	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	50.29	430	4thin

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	—	587	119.34/cwt	115.00–123.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	107.60/cwt	107.00–110.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.10/cwt	114.00–122.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.95/cwt	124.00–129.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	772	83.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.00/cwt	129.00–136.00	751	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	148.29/cwt	145.00–150.00	644	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.04/cwt	111.00–119.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.99/cwt	111.00–120.00	489	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.62/cwt	144.00–149.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.04/cwt	148.00–158.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.99/cwt	128.00–131.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.35/cwt	123.00–130.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	123.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	109.86/cwt	109.00–115.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.42/cwt	115.00–119.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.89/cwt	125.00–132.00	477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.66/cwt	113.00–120.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	572	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.57/cwt	118.00–124.00	452	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	113.87/cwt	109.00–117.00	537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	110.28/cwt	105.00–115.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	123.02/cwt	122.00–125.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	95.99/cwt	93.00–99.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	124.79/cwt	123.00–126.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	87.94/cwt	85.00–91.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	120.95/cwt	115.00–125.00	579	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	—	673.33/cwt	630.00–740.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	583.33/cwt	550.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	470.00/cwt	460.00–480.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	53.01/cwt	52.00–54.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	50.29/cwt	49.00–52.00	430	4
Bulls	—	—	1,323	79.52/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,052	2
Bulls	—	—	1,040	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	760	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 Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 189Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 24Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	115.00–123.00	119.34
5	—	671	107.00–110.00	107.60
2	—	620	114.00–122.00	118.10
3	—	523	124.00–129.00	125.95
3	—	473	128.00–130.00	128.66
3	—	432	136.00–144.00	139.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	80.00–85.00	83.35
6	—	523	113.00–120.00	117.66
3	—	577	105.00–115.00	110.28
5	—	427	127.00–132.00	130.98
2	—	613	93.00–99.00	95.99
2	—	720	85.00–91.00	87.94
6	—	479	115.00–125.00	120.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	129.00–136.00	133.00
19	—	434	145.00–150.00	148.29
3	—	477	144.00–149.00	146.62
3	—	375	148.00–158.00	152.04
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	130.00–140.00	136.96
3	—	472	128.00–131.00	128.99
2	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	111.00–119.00	117.04
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
8	—	426	123.00–130.00	128.35
5	—	519	115.00–119.00	117.42
3	—	628	110.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	343	127.00–131.00	129.01
9	—	373	125.00–132.00	127.89
11	—	468	117.00–124.00	122.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	111.00–120.00	114.99
2	—	575	100.00	100.00
2	—	320	121.00–126.00	123.38
7	—	545	109.00–115.00	109.86
14	—	375	118.00–124.00	120.57
7	—	472	109.00–117.00	113.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	120.00–121.00	120.51
3	—	582	122.00–125.00	123.02
5	—	527	123.00–126.00	124.79

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	630.00–740.00	673.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	550.00–650.00	583.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	460.00–480.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	52.00–54.00	53.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	856	49.00–52.00	50.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	79.00–80.00	79.52
3	—	1,040	70.00–76.00	73.05

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