Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.22/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$143.22

126 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$13.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	149.01	797	45
Medium and Large 2	506	141.95	718	57
Medium and Large 3	431	135.38	583	24

One grade step is worth $13.63/cwt here — about $214 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 sale126 hd

143.22

—

AL average15 barns · 1,575 hd

148.13

−4.91

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%	High	1,261	90.18	1,137	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	76.16	849	18

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	168.30/cwt	162.00–171.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	152.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	819	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	137.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.21/cwt	159.00–164.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	153.00/cwt	148.00–158.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	138.91/cwt	138.00–142.00	878	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	159.79/cwt	155.00–163.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	176.64/cwt	173.00–180.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	147.49/cwt	146.00–149.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	191.42/cwt	186.00–197.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.81/cwt	129.00–134.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.82/cwt	145.00–154.00	632	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	624	137.75/cwt	137.00–140.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	561	146.71/cwt	145.00–147.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.34/cwt	127.00–132.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	155.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	136.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.02/cwt	131.00–141.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	170.91/cwt	170.00–176.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	191.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	144.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	164.40/cwt	164.00–166.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	132.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.34/cwt	158.00–165.00	681	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.08/cwt	125.00–126.00	832	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.13/cwt	150.00–154.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.74/cwt	140.00–147.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.22/cwt	146.00–147.00	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	158.65/cwt	156.00–160.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	146.66/cwt	142.00–150.00	685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	143.24/cwt	141.00–150.00	845	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	916.67/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	75.94/cwt	74.00–78.00	799	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	80.49/cwt	79.00–84.00	936	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	70.38/cwt	69.00–72.00	790	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	92.32/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,136	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	88.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,137	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 Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 164Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 37Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	162.00–171.00	168.30
10	—	537	150.00–159.00	152.56
2	—	615	135.00–139.00	136.97
5	—	473	159.00–164.00	161.21
8	—	590	141.00–150.00	143.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	134.00–141.00	137.58
3	—	428	156.00–160.00	158.65
3	—	467	142.00–150.00	146.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	171.00	171.00
9	—	521	169.00	169.00
5	—	615	151.00	151.00
2	—	360	186.00–197.00	191.42
7	—	414	170.00–176.00	170.91
6	—	323	190.00–200.00	191.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	148.00–158.00	153.00
6	—	379	173.00–180.00	176.64
2	—	540	146.00–149.00	147.49
4	—	624	137.00–140.00	137.75
7	—	561	145.00–147.00	146.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	125.00–130.00	126.67
3	—	330	155.00–163.00	159.79
10	—	425	145.00–154.00	148.82
3	—	585	127.00–132.00	129.34
9	—	369	150.00–160.00	155.45
13	—	520	139.00–146.00	144.35
12	—	665	125.00–126.00	125.08
4	—	480	140.00–147.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	632	138.00–142.00	138.91
5	—	376	164.00–166.00	164.40
8	—	425	158.00–165.00	160.34
8	—	468	150.00–154.00	153.13
2	—	790	127.00	127.00
9	—	583	146.00–147.00	146.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	129.00–134.00	130.81
5	—	321	140.00–150.00	145.00
3	—	372	135.00–139.00	136.67
5	—	426	131.00–141.00	133.02
6	—	473	129.00–135.00	132.50

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	6	—	—	850.00–975.00	916.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,052	74.00–78.00	75.94
7	—	1,163	79.00–84.00	80.49
5	—	1,123	69.00–72.00	70.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,230	92.00–93.00	92.32
3	—	1,292	85.00–90.00	88.03

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