Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.82/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$145.82

106 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$10.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	149.80	739	41
Medium and Large 2	438	144.54	633	50
Medium and Large 3	380	139.20	528	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.60/cwt here — about $211 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 sale106 hd

145.82

—

AL average15 barns · 1,753 hd

148.31

−2.49

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	1,420	97.01	1,377	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	70.90	978	6thin

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	—	620	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	158.80/cwt	157.00–160.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	175.54/cwt	170.00–178.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	185.72/cwt	185.00–189.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	181.49/cwt	178.00–185.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.03/cwt	179.00–181.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	174.06/cwt	170.00–176.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	136.59/cwt	134.00–139.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	147.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	626	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	130.66/cwt	129.00–133.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	155.72/cwt	154.00–157.00	765	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	153.12/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	126.77/cwt	123.00–132.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.58/cwt	141.00–145.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	135.16/cwt	131.00–140.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	143.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	143.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	471	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	173.14/cwt	169.00–175.00	741	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	155.30/cwt	152.00–157.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.19/cwt	149.00–151.00	646	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.34/cwt	146.00–153.00	560	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	835.00/cwt	790.00–900.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	840.00/cwt	830.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	728.33/cwt	675.00–785.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,429	96.52/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,379	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	72.21/cwt	70.00–75.00	935	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	68.27/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,057	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	101.45/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,436	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	91.33/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,286	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 Feb 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 320Year ago 77

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 80Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 48Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	138.00–140.00	138.99
20	—	560	160.00	160.00
10	—	710	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	123.00–125.00	124.01
5	—	475	157.00–160.00	158.80
3	—	587	136.00–141.00	138.33
14	—	428	169.00–175.00	173.14
2	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	678	125.00–127.00	126.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	152.00–157.00	155.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	170.00–178.00	175.54
2	—	335	179.00–181.00	180.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	316	185.00–189.00	185.72
8	—	377	178.00–185.00	181.49
3	—	468	170.00–176.00	174.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	177.00	177.00
12	—	405	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	134.00–139.00	136.59
13	—	425	145.00–149.00	147.31
3	—	585	129.00–133.00	130.66
8	—	329	150.00–155.00	153.12
4	—	628	123.00–132.00	126.77
5	—	467	141.00–145.00	142.58
12	—	375	146.00–153.00	149.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	154.00–157.00	155.72
4	—	625	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	133.00–135.00	133.99
6	—	525	140.00–145.00	143.48
15	—	430	149.00–151.00	150.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	138.00–145.00	141.39
7	—	422	131.00–140.00	135.16
6	—	329	140.00–149.00	143.18

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	790.00–900.00	835.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	830.00–850.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–785.00	728.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	94.00–99.00	96.52
3	—	1,415	99.00–105.00	101.45
2	—	1,408	90.00–93.00	91.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	70.00–75.00	72.21
2	—	1,548	67.00–70.00	68.27

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