Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.47/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$132.47

92 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	141.23	698	8thin
Medium and Large 2	474	132.76	630	71
Medium and Large 3	436	125.52	547	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $150 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 sale92 hd

132.47

—

AL average16 barns · 1,792 hd

132.30

+0.17

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	1,685	79.09	1,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	52.00	608	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	51.09	504	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	426	174.62/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	160.81/cwt	156.00–166.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.94/cwt	125.00–129.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	149.54/cwt	148.00–153.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.44/cwt	127.00–131.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	178.80/cwt	175.00–180.00	585	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	180.18/cwt	179.00–182.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	172.94/cwt	168.00–176.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	122.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.14/cwt	122.00–131.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.67/cwt	136.00–139.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	144.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	130.58/cwt	124.00–133.00	696	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.92/cwt	133.00–139.00	578	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	120.31/cwt	118.00–123.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	128.50/cwt	121.00–131.00	546	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	131.97/cwt	126.00–135.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.53/cwt	154.00–155.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	141.50/cwt	138.00–145.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	126.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.49/cwt	139.00–142.00	530	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	608	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	51.09/cwt	50.00–53.00	504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	79.09/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,333	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 Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 216Last week 169Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 50Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	170.00–178.00	174.62
5	—	470	156.00–160.00	159.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	156.00–166.00	160.81
2	—	625	125.00–129.00	126.94
2	—	525	147.00–150.00	148.44
7	—	484	148.00–153.00	149.54
2	—	775	109.00	109.00
5	—	588	125.00–135.00	126.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	138.00–145.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	127.00–131.00	127.44
3	—	625	119.00–125.00	122.33
5	—	572	122.00–131.00	128.14
2	—	315	140.00–148.00	144.06
21	—	533	124.00–133.00	130.58
25	—	425	133.00–139.00	135.92
6	—	377	139.00–142.00	140.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	132.00–140.00	135.93
3	—	528	136.00–139.00	137.67
2	—	325	154.00–155.00	154.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	118.00–123.00	120.31
4	—	425	121.00–131.00	128.50
3	—	377	126.00–135.00	131.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	166.00	166.00
5	—	374	179.00–182.00	180.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	175.00–180.00	178.80
8	—	381	168.00–176.00	172.94
2	—	483	150.00–160.00	155.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	140.00–145.00	142.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	50.00–53.00	51.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	78.00–80.00	79.09

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