Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.12/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$143.12

128 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	147.03	772	51
Medium and Large 2	478	144.32	690	39
Medium and Large 3	407	136.63	555	38

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $216 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 sale128 hd

143.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,281 hd

145.16

−2.04

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	1,580	105.60	1,668	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	78.16	1,058	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	75.27	842	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	67.26	614	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	590	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	153.31/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	156.58/cwt	154.00–159.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.25/cwt	148.00–150.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.98/cwt	173.00–175.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	158.26/cwt	157.00–159.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	179.56/cwt	177.00–185.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	169.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	557	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	143.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	166.25/cwt	165.00–167.00	795	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	177.35/cwt	175.00–183.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	149.02/cwt	148.00–150.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	166.99/cwt	165.00–169.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	150.11/cwt	149.00–152.00	728	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.22/cwt	174.00–179.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.19/cwt	147.00–150.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	136.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	145.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	693	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	146.49/cwt	145.00–148.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.99/cwt	129.00–133.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	147.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	136.67/cwt	134.00–141.00	514	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	135.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	564	17
Bulls	—	—	1,580	105.60/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	70.02/cwt	69.00–72.00	792	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	76.10/cwt	74.00–78.00	863	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	80.99/cwt	80.00–82.00	883	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	78.07/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,099	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	83.04/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,063	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	73.51/cwt	72.00–75.00	948	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	70.85/cwt	69.00–72.00	659	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	64.70/cwt	64.00–66.00	582	7

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 76Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 18Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	142.00–145.00	143.49
3	—	473	150.00–160.00	153.31
3	—	627	136.00–139.00	137.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	154.00–159.00	156.58
8	—	525	148.00–150.00	149.25
2	—	618	138.00–139.00	138.50
26	—	485	149.00–152.00	150.11
8	—	681	130.00–133.00	131.11
2	—	583	145.00–148.00	146.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	147.00–150.00	149.19
8	—	569	130.00–138.00	136.04
19	—	477	140.00–149.00	145.34
2	—	525	140.00	140.00
5	—	371	149.00–155.00	150.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	120.00–124.00	121.99
5	—	470	129.00–133.00	130.99
7	—	324	140.00–150.00	147.57
7	—	376	134.00–141.00	136.67
17	—	416	130.00–139.00	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	173.00–175.00	173.98
4	—	566	157.00–159.00	158.26
5	—	327	177.00–185.00	179.56
2	—	678	140.00–147.00	143.41
8	—	478	165.00–167.00	166.25
11	—	376	175.00–183.00	177.35
2	—	630	148.00–150.00	149.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	167.00–175.00	169.72
2	—	378	165.00–169.00	166.99
2	—	475	146.00	146.00
3	—	425	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	174.00–179.00	175.22
11	—	510	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	105.00–106.00	105.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,131	69.00–72.00	70.02
4	—	1,134	74.00–78.00	76.10
4	—	1,090	80.00–82.00	80.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	77.00–80.00	78.07
2	—	1,280	82.00–84.00	83.04
2	—	1,290	72.00–75.00	73.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	69.00–72.00	70.85
7	—	900	64.00–66.00	64.70

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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