Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.43/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$142.43

51 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	151.17	708	15thin
Medium and Large 2	504	140.59	709	25
Medium and Large 3	401	134.71	540	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $168 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 sale51 hd

142.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,252 hd

144.53

−2.10

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	1,380	98.83	1,364	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	70.68	811	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	67.09	617	19

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	70.15/cwt	69.00–72.00	659	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	61.30/cwt	60.00–62.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	161.72/cwt	160.00–165.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.71/cwt	158.00–165.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	156.72/cwt	154.00–161.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	193.02/cwt	190.00–196.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	154.48/cwt	153.00–155.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	158.05/cwt	157.00–159.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	167.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	167.32/cwt	165.00–171.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	153.33/cwt	151.00–160.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	121.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	136.74/cwt	135.00–144.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	149.96/cwt	149.00–155.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	171.04/cwt	169.00–173.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	183.17/cwt	181.00–186.00	588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	169.83/cwt	169.00–173.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	129.00–139.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	148.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.51/cwt	126.00–128.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	150.41/cwt	148.00–151.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	139.64/cwt	134.00–144.00	804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	150.77/cwt	150.00–154.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	71.25/cwt	69.00–74.00	807	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	993	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	66.40/cwt	65.00–67.00	736	6
Bulls	—	—	1,380	98.83/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,364	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	66.20/cwt	65.00–67.00	621	8

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 130Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 13Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	69.00–72.00	70.15
3	—	823	60.00–62.00	61.30
8	—	938	65.00–67.00	66.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,132	69.00–74.00	71.25
3	—	1,307	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,109	65.00–67.00	66.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	96.00–101.00	98.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	154.00	154.00
3	—	513	158.00–165.00	160.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	160.00–165.00	161.72
5	—	525	150.00	150.00
8	—	480	154.00–161.00	156.72
2	—	615	136.00–137.00	136.49
8	—	576	134.00–144.00	139.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	150.00–154.00	150.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	170.00	170.00
2	—	308	190.00–196.00	193.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	165.00–170.00	167.67
4	—	430	151.00–160.00	153.33
5	—	328	169.00–173.00	169.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	165.00–171.00	167.32
2	—	418	169.00–173.00	171.04
5	—	321	181.00–186.00	183.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	153.00–155.00	154.48
11	—	482	149.00–155.00	149.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	157.00–159.00	158.05
5	—	521	135.00–144.00	136.74
5	—	575	129.00–139.00	135.00
7	—	436	147.00–150.00	148.40
4	—	620	126.00–128.00	127.51
2	—	473	145.00–146.00	145.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	120.00–130.00	121.62
5	—	314	148.00–151.00	150.41

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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