Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacements were to few to quote. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.59/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$161.59

49 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$716

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$16

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

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	392	170.56	668	19thin
Medium and Large 1	500	161.93	809	14thin
Medium and Large 3	455	150.65	685	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about −$16 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 sale49 hd

161.59

—

AL average15 barns · 1,431 hd

156.80

+4.79

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	1,416	81.69	1,157	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	53.52	515	4thin

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	—	575	131.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	163.37/cwt	159.00–168.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	153.20/cwt	149.00–158.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	177.83/cwt	176.00–180.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	157.78/cwt	154.00–164.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	174.98/cwt	173.00–177.00	563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	171.51/cwt	168.00–176.00	652	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	125.74/cwt	124.00–127.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.88/cwt	146.00–154.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	131.94/cwt	127.00–137.00	496	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	120.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	135.75/cwt	130.00–140.00	440	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.67/cwt	139.00–141.00	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	666	6
Bulls	—	—	1,645	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	53.52/cwt	52.00–55.00	515	4
Bulls	—	—	1,263	79.15/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,000	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 Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 216Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 9Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacements were to few to quote. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 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
2	—	575	129.00–134.00	131.41
2	—	628	126.00–128.00	126.98
2	—	433	159.00–168.00	163.37
5	—	476	149.00–158.00	153.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	139.00–140.00	139.66
2	—	468	130.00–139.00	134.38
4	—	581	124.00–127.00	125.74
6	—	375	139.00–141.00	139.67
6	—	522	125.00–133.00	127.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	127.00–137.00	131.94
3	—	487	116.00–124.00	120.97
2	—	435	125.00–129.00	126.95
8	—	324	130.00–140.00	135.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	123.00–126.00	124.49
3	—	367	154.00–164.00	157.78
9	—	485	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	176.00–180.00	177.83
8	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	173.00–177.00	174.98
8	—	380	168.00–176.00	171.51
1	—	405	173.00	173.00
1	—	705	171.00	171.00
2	—	520	146.00–154.00	149.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,645	85.00–86.00	85.50
3	—	1,263	77.00–82.00	79.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	52.00–55.00	53.52

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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