Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.69/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$147.69

143 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$19.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	154.07	717	71
Medium and Large 2	459	144.17	662	51
Medium and Large 3	434	134.68	584	21

One grade step is worth $19.39/cwt here — about $133 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 sale143 hd

147.69

—

AL average13 barns · 1,377 hd

147.02

+0.67

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	1,372	92.00	1,263	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	73.47	858	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	67.42	666	21

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	712	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	164.47/cwt	160.00–169.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.63/cwt	183.00–188.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	133.31/cwt	129.00–139.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.69/cwt	158.00–160.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.22/cwt	153.00–158.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	155.05/cwt	151.00–159.00	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.91/cwt	180.00–186.00	686	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	141.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	149.35/cwt	148.00–150.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	498	172.89/cwt	172.00–173.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	179.13/cwt	175.00–183.00	767	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	153.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	137.19/cwt	132.00–140.00	718	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	142.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	126.37/cwt	122.00–131.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.66/cwt	130.00–134.00	780	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,308.33/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	953.33/cwt	900.00–980.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	851.67/cwt	825.00–880.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.71/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	68.78/cwt	67.00–72.00	690	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	63.08/cwt	60.00–64.00	592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,414	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,252	4
Bulls	—	—	1,317	96.66/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,273	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	75.27/cwt	74.00–78.00	849	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	71.00/cwt	68.00–73.00	852	11

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 Feb 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	126.00–128.00	126.99
35	—	462	150.00–157.00	154.03
3	—	382	158.00–160.00	158.69
4	—	555	144.00	144.00
4	—	421	153.00–158.00	154.22
8	—	545	152.00	152.00
12	—	325	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	125.00–131.00	128.00
4	—	439	129.00–139.00	133.31
4	—	319	140.00–150.00	145.11
4	—	379	138.00–145.00	142.69
5	—	533	122.00–131.00	126.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	429	140.00–150.00	144.69
14	—	469	141.00–149.00	144.54
5	—	334	151.00–159.00	155.05
9	—	378	148.00–157.00	153.23
4	—	523	132.00–140.00	137.19
3	—	623	126.00–129.00	127.64
6	—	588	130.00–134.00	132.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	160.00–169.00	164.47
2	—	325	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	184.00	184.00
8	—	325	183.00–188.00	185.63
11	—	375	180.00–186.00	182.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	155.00–156.00	155.51
3	—	468	148.00–150.00	149.35
2	—	535	135.00–140.00	137.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	139.00–143.00	141.02
9	—	498	172.00–173.00	172.89
15	—	428	175.00–183.00	179.13

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	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,308.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–980.00	953.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–880.00	851.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,020.71
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–825.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	79.00	79.00
9	—	1,128	74.00–78.00	75.27
11	—	1,200	68.00–73.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,003	67.00–72.00	68.78
5	—	938	60.00–64.00	63.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,414	88.00–89.00	88.51
3	—	1,317	94.00–100.00	96.66

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