Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.09/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$150.09

49 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	154.78	735	25
Medium and Large 2	440	150.12	660	12thin
Medium and Large 3	398	140.26	558	12thin

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $177 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 sale49 hd

150.09

—

AL average14 barns · 1,208 hd

145.29

+4.80

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	1,564	108.88	1,703	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	83.47	1,126	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	80.66	892	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	74.48	750	25

Every lot, as filed

35 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 3	—	422	161.26/cwt	159.00–165.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	161.42/cwt	159.00–162.00	865	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	169.49/cwt	167.00–171.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.65/cwt	161.00–170.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.00/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.07/cwt	156.00–165.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	178.99/cwt	178.00–180.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.90/cwt	164.00–170.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	132.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	146.18/cwt	140.00–149.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	186.76/cwt	185.00–190.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	148.21/cwt	146.00–150.00	486	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	182.58/cwt	180.00–190.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.50/cwt	126.00–135.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	618.75/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,445	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,488	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	115.96/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	81.26/cwt	80.00–83.00	893	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	85.22/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	77.73/cwt	76.00–79.00	830	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	84.07/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,126	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	89.05/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,235	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	75.90/cwt	74.00–78.00	768	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	81.21/cwt	80.00–82.00	817	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	69.70/cwt	67.00–72.00	698	10
Bulls	—	—	1,568	109.76/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,721	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	78.53/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,047	4

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 177Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 61Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 27

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	159.00–165.00	161.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	536	159.00–162.00	161.42
4	—	419	167.00–171.00	169.49
3	—	473	161.00–170.00	164.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	160.00–165.00	163.00
9	—	432	156.00–165.00	162.07
3	—	575	146.00	146.00
2	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.47
5	—	515	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	128.00–136.00	132.00
5	—	328	146.00–150.00	148.21
2	—	363	140.00–145.00	142.55
2	—	510	126.00–135.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	140.00–149.00	146.18
6	—	379	148.00–155.00	152.29
2	—	443	150.00–153.00	151.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	178.00–180.00	178.99
2	—	635	148.00–149.00	148.50
5	—	324	180.00–190.00	182.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	164.00–170.00	166.90
8	—	535	175.00	175.00
4	—	378	185.00–190.00	186.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	575.00–650.00	618.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	100.00–106.00	103.00
2	—	1,735	115.00–117.00	115.96
4	—	1,568	108.00–112.00	109.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	80.00–83.00	81.26
5	—	1,183	85.00–86.00	85.22
9	—	1,068	76.00–79.00	77.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	82.00–87.00	84.07
3	—	1,387	88.00–90.00	89.05
4	—	1,333	78.00–79.00	78.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	74.00–78.00	75.90
5	—	1,006	80.00–82.00	81.21
10	—	1,002	67.00–72.00	69.70

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