Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.13/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$139.13

74 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$14.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	141.73	751	18thin
Medium and Large 2	465	140.14	652	48
Medium and Large 3	526	127.23	669	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.50/cwt here — about $83 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 sale74 hd

139.13

—

AL average16 barns · 1,487 hd

137.90

+1.23

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	68.93	827	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	64.01	624	2thin

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 2	—	623	130.61/cwt	129.00–131.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	669	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	158.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	130.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.59/cwt	146.00–149.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	164.99/cwt	164.00–167.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	140.35/cwt	139.00–141.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	145.16/cwt	140.00–146.00	681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	137.19/cwt	134.00–141.00	723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	154.07/cwt	151.00–161.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	160.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.44/cwt	129.00–136.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	125.41/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	127.00/cwt	125.00–131.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	143.40/cwt	141.00–147.00	597	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	136.47/cwt	133.00–139.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	142.50/cwt	139.00–145.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.18/cwt	136.00–140.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	110.64/cwt	106.00–114.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	70.67/cwt	70.00–73.00	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	66.60/cwt	65.00–69.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	64.01/cwt	63.00–65.00	624	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 May 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 312Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 65Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	129.00–131.00	130.61
16	—	463	141.00–150.00	144.54
2	—	408	155.00–163.00	158.98
10	—	525	135.00–140.00	136.30
2	—	568	130.00–134.00	131.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	128.00–133.00	130.40
2	—	575	123.00–128.00	125.41
4	—	478	133.00–139.00	136.47
8	—	425	139.00–145.00	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	146.00–149.00	147.59
2	—	625	133.00	133.00
2	—	585	141.00–144.00	142.47
3	—	428	157.00–161.00	159.65
6	—	488	151.00–161.00	154.07
2	—	368	167.00–170.00	168.51
2	—	725	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	164.00–167.00	164.99
7	—	469	140.00–146.00	145.16
8	—	378	160.00–164.00	160.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	139.00–141.00	140.35
2	—	468	129.00–136.00	132.44
3	—	718	106.00–114.00	110.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	134.00–141.00	137.19
4	—	475	138.00–145.00	141.17
5	—	622	125.00–131.00	127.00
15	—	416	141.00–147.00	143.40
11	—	375	145.00	145.00
2	—	575	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	127.00–131.00	129.01
6	—	563	136.00–140.00	137.18
10	—	475	147.00	147.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,251	70.00–73.00	70.67
3	—	1,130	65.00–69.00	66.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	63.00–65.00	64.01

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