Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $128.65/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$128.65

89 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	129.73	662	34
Medium and Large 2	458	128.87	590	48
Medium and Large 3	419	121.86	510	7thin

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $151 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 sale89 hd

128.65

—

AL average16 barns · 2,514 hd

127.17

+1.47

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	—	High	1,810	83.00	1,502	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	50.20	628	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	47.39	491	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	419	158.24/cwt	155.00–164.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	591	115.80/cwt	115.00–120.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	113.34/cwt	111.00–114.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	149.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	139.64/cwt	135.00–141.00	679	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.88/cwt	150.00–158.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	166.44/cwt	163.00–170.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	163.41/cwt	159.00–165.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.78/cwt	134.00–137.00	511	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	163.96/cwt	160.00–166.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.65/cwt	166.00–171.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.43/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.76/cwt	110.00–114.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	129.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	632	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.61/cwt	135.00–136.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.29/cwt	115.00–116.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.68/cwt	127.00–136.00	686	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	129.01/cwt	126.00–131.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.63/cwt	105.00–110.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	136.62/cwt	133.00–140.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	117.38/cwt	117.00–118.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	124.81/cwt	120.00–129.00	467	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	756.25/cwt	675.00–825.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	603.33/cwt	575.00–625.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	760.71/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	573.75/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	47.29/cwt	45.00–50.00	610	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	50.20/cwt	49.00–52.00	539	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	45.51/cwt	43.00–48.00	460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	56.03/cwt	55.00–57.00	658	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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 191Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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
4	—	419	155.00–164.00	158.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	130.00–140.00	134.99
6	—	591	115.00–120.00	115.80
6	—	619	111.00–114.00	113.34
8	—	439	145.00–153.00	149.79
17	—	486	135.00–141.00	139.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	110.00–114.00	111.76
3	—	473	126.00–131.00	129.01
3	—	618	105.00–110.00	106.63
2	—	430	133.00–140.00	136.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	150.00–158.00	153.88
3	—	530	140.00–150.00	145.69
10	—	383	159.00–165.00	163.41
3	—	655	130.00	130.00
7	—	325	160.00–166.00	163.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	155.00–159.00	157.98
2	—	423	163.00–170.00	166.44
6	—	375	166.00–171.00	169.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	110.00–112.00	111.00
13	—	376	134.00–137.00	135.78
2	—	310	136.00–137.00	136.49
2	—	520	126.00–127.00	126.50
10	—	425	128.00–134.00	131.43
12	—	489	124.00–130.00	129.27
7	—	575	115.00–116.00	115.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	114.00–115.00	114.49
5	—	374	120.00–129.00	124.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	135.00–136.00	135.61
10	—	525	127.00–136.00	130.68
8	—	476	133.00–137.00	135.00
8	—	619	117.00–118.00	117.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	675.00–825.00	756.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–625.00	603.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–625.00	573.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–775.00	760.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,290	45.00–50.00	47.29
2	—	1,175	55.00–57.00	56.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	49.00–52.00	50.20
6	—	1,011	43.00–48.00	45.51

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