Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.78/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$150.78

37 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$12.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	156.79	777	11thin
Medium and Large 2	490	148.91	730	22
Medium and Large 3	407	144.54	588	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.25/cwt here — about $189 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 sale37 hd

150.78

—

AL average15 barns · 1,083 hd

145.37

+5.41

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,285	76.04	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	70.87	809	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	67.29	708	17

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 2	—	528	160.83/cwt	156.00–166.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	177.80/cwt	171.00–181.00	846	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	151.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	179.46/cwt	174.00–184.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	133.51/cwt	131.00–135.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.23/cwt	167.00–170.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	181.94/cwt	180.00–184.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	198.67/cwt	194.00–200.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.76/cwt	133.00–143.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	146.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.96/cwt	151.00–160.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.97/cwt	152.00–156.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	148.21/cwt	145.00–152.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	149.08/cwt	145.00–153.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	168.52/cwt	161.00–171.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	167.52/cwt	167.00–168.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	188.89/cwt	185.00–193.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.31/cwt	143.00–148.00	913	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,051.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,365.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,500.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	—	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	64.96/cwt	62.00–67.00	681	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	73.30/cwt	73.00–74.00	836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	977	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	69.36/cwt	68.00–71.00	732	9

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 164Last week 317Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 26Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 21Year ago 29

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	156.00–166.00	160.83
7	—	476	171.00–181.00	177.80
4	—	439	174.00–184.00	179.46
2	—	570	150.00–155.00	152.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	150.00–153.00	151.50
4	—	569	131.00–135.00	133.51
4	—	424	161.00–171.00	168.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	167.00–170.00	168.23
4	—	471	152.00–156.00	153.97
3	—	628	143.00–148.00	145.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	133.00–143.00	138.76
4	—	535	144.00–148.00	146.49
2	—	675	131.00	131.00
6	—	428	151.00–160.00	155.96
5	—	474	145.00–152.00	148.21
2	—	318	167.00–168.00	167.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	135.00–145.00	140.00
2	—	368	145.00–153.00	149.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.48
2	—	330	180.00–184.00	181.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	194.00–200.00	198.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	185.00–193.00	188.89

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	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,051.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,365.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,050.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	775.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,048	62.00–67.00	64.96
9	—	1,055	68.00–71.00	69.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	73.00–74.00	73.30
4	—	1,143	68.00–70.00	69.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	75.00–77.00	76.04

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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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