Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.17/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$122.17

84 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	467	127.41	595	24
Medium and Large 1	582	123.36	718	8thin
Medium and Large 3	437	119.57	523	52

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $73 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 sale84 hd

122.17

—

AL average16 barns · 1,455 hd

122.47

−0.29

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	1,215	53.60	651	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	760	45.63	347	3thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	483	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	132.64/cwt	131.00–134.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	136.08/cwt	131.00–140.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.50/cwt	142.00–152.00	625	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	611	124.08/cwt	123.00–126.00	758	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.24/cwt	139.00–158.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	161.58/cwt	158.00–166.00	530	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	117.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	123.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	134.46/cwt	131.00–142.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.00/cwt	107.00–109.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	120.86/cwt	119.00–126.00	529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.11/cwt	120.00–122.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	123.36/cwt	123.00–126.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.77/cwt	129.00–133.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.00	419	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	112.79/cwt	109.00–119.00	591	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	144.65/cwt	144.00–145.00	480	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	867.50/cwt	775.00–960.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	55.14/cwt	54.00–56.00	684	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	50.02/cwt	48.00–52.00	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	45.63/cwt	45.00–46.00	347	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 210Year ago 140

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	135.00–136.00	135.49
4	—	525	125.00–129.00	126.98
4	—	575	123.00–128.00	125.50
6	—	424	142.00–152.00	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	131.00–134.00	132.64
4	—	425	131.00–140.00	136.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	114.00	114.00
11	—	611	123.00–126.00	124.08
2	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.60
3	—	515	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	139.00–158.00	150.24
3	—	585	140.00	140.00
7	—	328	158.00–166.00	161.58
7	—	420	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	115.00–121.00	117.01
7	—	386	120.00–130.00	123.21
8	—	438	119.00–126.00	120.86
14	—	329	125.00–131.00	127.26
20	—	524	109.00–119.00	112.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	131.00–142.00	134.46
2	—	668	107.00–109.00	108.00
9	—	527	120.00–122.00	121.11
4	—	429	129.00–133.00	130.77
2	—	460	128.00–129.00	128.50
3	—	332	144.00–145.00	144.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	123.00–126.00	123.36

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	—	—	625.00–800.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–960.00	867.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–560.00	530.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,241	54.00–56.00	55.14
3	—	1,155	48.00–52.00	50.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	45.00–46.00	45.63

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