Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $122.80/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$122.80

63 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.68

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	474	126.47	599	34
Medium and Large 1	574	124.00	711	11thin
Medium and Large 3	482	115.12	555	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $44 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 sale63 hd

122.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,664 hd

125.48

−2.68

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	—	Low	1,398	63.74	891	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	52.39	628	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	50.51	505	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	715	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.25/cwt	139.00–146.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.36/cwt	114.00–118.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.40/cwt	131.00–136.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.64/cwt	161.00–170.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.33/cwt	147.00–149.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	133.76/cwt	132.00–135.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	150.35/cwt	150.00–154.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	142.06/cwt	140.00–145.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	153.68/cwt	152.00–155.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	152.75/cwt	150.00–154.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.80/cwt	113.00–114.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	116.48/cwt	113.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.97/cwt	110.00–118.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.48/cwt	116.00–122.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	126.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.57/cwt	129.00–133.00	552	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.74/cwt	123.00–124.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	125.46/cwt	124.00–130.00	591	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	552.50/cwt	525.00–580.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.67/cwt	54.00–55.00	653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	51.03/cwt	49.00–53.00	613	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	50.51/cwt	49.00–52.00	505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	63.74/cwt	62.00–65.00	891	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 Nov 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 280Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	118.00–119.00	118.49
5	—	545	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	143.00–153.00	148.66
5	—	474	139.00–146.00	141.25
2	—	525	131.00–136.00	133.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	114.00–118.00	115.36
4	—	471	124.00–130.00	125.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	160.00–165.00	162.72
11	—	533	150.00–154.00	150.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	161.00–170.00	165.64
3	—	525	147.00–149.00	148.33
4	—	590	132.00–140.00	138.05
3	—	420	152.00–155.00	153.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.06
3	—	332	150.00–154.00	152.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	132.00–135.00	133.76
2	—	615	110.00–118.00	113.97
4	—	573	116.00–122.00	118.48
6	—	478	125.00–127.00	126.66
16	—	423	129.00–133.00	130.57
2	—	738	106.00–108.00	107.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	113.00–114.00	113.80
3	—	370	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	443	113.00–120.00	116.48
3	—	575	108.00–113.00	109.67
5	—	468	110.00–119.00	116.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	571	123.00–124.00	123.74
3	—	485	129.00	129.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–580.00	552.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,195	54.00–55.00	54.67
5	—	1,201	49.00–53.00	51.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	49.00–52.00	50.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,398	62.00–65.00	63.74

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