Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.71/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$155.71

86 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$1.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	156.18	752	46
Medium and Large 1	589	155.71	918	14thin
Medium and Large 3	393	154.88	609	26

One grade step is worth $1.30/cwt here — about $143 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 sale86 hd

155.71

—

AL average15 barns · 751 hd

153.52

+2.20

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	1,360	84.70	1,152	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	68.35	820	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	62.64	652	20

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	673	129.67/cwt	127.00–131.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.39/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	153.49/cwt	153.00–154.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.28/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	157.82/cwt	157.00–160.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	171.01/cwt	170.00–173.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	160.54/cwt	157.00–169.00	605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	164.60/cwt	160.00–170.00	533	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	359	157.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	565	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	125.90/cwt	122.00–130.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	187.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	138.64/cwt	133.00–139.00	602	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.63/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	164.97/cwt	163.00–166.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	165.68/cwt	165.00–168.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.00/cwt	142.00–147.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.33/cwt	136.00–145.00	522	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	141.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	460	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	762.86/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	891.67/cwt	870.00–925.00	—	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	65.54/cwt	65.00–66.00	822	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	94.56/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,194	79.77/cwt	79.00–80.00	952	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	65.82/cwt	64.00–68.00	692	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	60.52/cwt	58.00–63.00	626	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	71.15/cwt	70.00–72.00	815	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 May 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 312Last week 132Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 17Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	127.00–131.00	129.67
5	—	477	145.00–148.00	147.39
2	—	410	153.00–154.00	153.49
4	—	626	129.00–135.00	131.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	140.00–145.00	142.28
7	—	525	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	160.00	160.00
4	—	675	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	121.00	121.00
6	—	529	157.00–160.00	157.82
5	—	325	170.00–173.00	171.01
10	—	377	157.00–169.00	160.54
9	—	625	138.00	138.00
3	—	273	185.00–190.00	187.37
3	—	482	163.00–166.00	164.97
6	—	431	165.00–168.00	165.68
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	140.00	140.00
8	—	324	160.00–170.00	164.60
11	—	359	150.00–159.00	157.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	122.00–130.00	125.90
17	—	434	133.00–139.00	138.64
2	—	585	120.00–124.00	121.98
18	—	375	136.00–145.00	139.33
14	—	325	140.00–145.00	141.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	124.00	124.00
3	—	470	135.00–140.00	136.63
6	—	423	142.00–147.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	870.00–925.00	891.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,254	65.00–66.00	65.54
4	—	1,146	70.00–72.00	71.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,051	64.00–68.00	65.82
12	—	1,034	58.00–63.00	60.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	94.00–95.00	94.56
4	—	1,194	79.00–80.00	79.77

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

Steers · 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