Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.21/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$138.21

35 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$245

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

$6.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	342	143.03	489	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	136.78	734	27

One grade step is worth $6.25/cwt here — about −$245 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 sale35 hd

138.21

—

AL average15 barns · 1,061 hd

141.41

−3.20

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	1,753	81.85	1,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	53.61	606	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	53.02	700	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	45.86	429	8thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	422	141.20/cwt	139.00–145.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	118.43/cwt	115.00–124.00	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	133.79/cwt	133.00–137.00	757	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.24/cwt	126.00–129.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	122.71/cwt	120.00–124.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.17/cwt	146.00–150.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	142.05/cwt	138.00–146.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	143.62/cwt	142.00–144.00	461	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	126.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	132.40/cwt	127.00–134.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.15/cwt	124.00–125.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	127.61/cwt	126.00–128.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	843.75/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	81.85/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,435	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	55.00/cwt	54.00–56.00	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	51.53/cwt	50.00–52.00	620	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	700	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	42.55/cwt	41.00–45.00	391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.38/cwt	50.00–52.00	493	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 329Year ago 96

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 31Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	422	139.00–145.00	141.20
2	—	563	124.00–125.00	124.50
5	—	627	115.00–124.00	118.43
4	—	525	125.00	125.00
5	—	477	129.00–135.00	132.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	121.00	121.00
3	—	418	125.00–131.00	126.94
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	645	125.00	125.00
9	—	566	133.00–137.00	133.79
6	—	375	146.00–150.00	148.17
5	—	525	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	138.00–146.00	142.05
5	—	321	142.00–144.00	143.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	126.00–129.00	128.24
5	—	372	127.00–134.00	132.40
7	—	526	124.00–125.00	124.15
5	—	335	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
7	—	631	120.00–124.00	122.71
5	—	541	126.00–128.00	127.61

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	—	—	725.00–750.00	737.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–875.00	843.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	80.00–83.00	81.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,083	54.00–56.00	55.00
4	—	1,203	50.00–52.00	51.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	52.00–54.00	53.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	41.00–45.00	42.55
3	—	960	50.00–52.00	51.38

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

Steers · 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