Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.68/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$152.68

143 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$22.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	162.30	714	47
Medium and Large 2	477	149.78	714	79
Medium and Large 3	416	139.55	581	17thin

One grade step is worth $22.75/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

152.68

—

AL average14 barns · 1,505 hd

143.86

+8.82

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	1,393	84.01	1,170	4thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	588	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	158.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	159.66/cwt	150.00–168.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	169.85/cwt	169.00–175.00	718	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	169.17/cwt	162.00–174.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	177.30/cwt	176.00–181.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	890	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	166.92/cwt	166.00–167.00	663	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.74/cwt	154.00–155.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	151.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	194.59/cwt	190.00–197.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.43/cwt	129.00–138.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	137.55/cwt	134.00–145.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.91/cwt	130.00–139.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	164.31/cwt	160.00–167.00	524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.04/cwt	145.00–153.00	713	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.29/cwt	159.00–166.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	153.88/cwt	151.00–155.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	145.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	761	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	144.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	145.67/cwt	144.00–147.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	156.64/cwt	152.00–161.00	580	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,408.33/cwt	1,275.00–1,500.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,156.25/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	791.67/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	82.52/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,137	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,204	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 Mar 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 320Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	588	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	144.00	144.00
4	—	534	155.00–160.00	158.22
7	—	472	150.00–168.00	159.66
8	—	423	169.00–175.00	169.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	187.00–188.00	187.50
10	—	510	174.00–175.00	174.50
2	—	658	150.00–153.00	151.49
3	—	382	190.00–197.00	194.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	175.00	175.00
6	—	371	176.00–181.00	177.30
5	—	345	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	162.00–174.00	169.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	397	166.00–167.00	166.92
2	—	615	145.00–146.00	145.49
4	—	479	154.00–155.00	154.74
8	—	423	159.00–166.00	164.29
8	—	528	151.00–155.00	153.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	150.00–155.00	152.49
2	—	625	129.00–138.00	133.43
9	—	319	160.00–167.00	164.31
27	—	475	145.00–153.00	150.04
32	—	522	144.00–150.00	145.85
3	—	563	144.00–147.00	145.67
4	—	370	152.00–161.00	156.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	418	134.00–145.00	137.55
3	—	468	130.00–139.00	132.91
9	—	374	141.00–150.00	144.00

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	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,408.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,156.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–850.00	791.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	82.00–83.00	82.52
2	—	1,408	85.00–86.00	85.49

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