Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.96/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$136.96

42 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$295

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	142.65	760	12thin
Medium and Large 2	496	138.15	686	13thin
Medium and Large 3	353	132.03	466	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $295 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 sale42 hd

136.96

—

AL average14 barns · 1,302 hd

137.91

−0.95

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	—	High	1,253	102.03	1,278	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	76.63	1,048	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	69.03	810	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	921	63.40	584	12

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	680	122.57/cwt	119.00–126.00	833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	632	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	139.00/cwt	137.00–141.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	126.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.92/cwt	151.00–159.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	150.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	129.29/cwt	127.00–131.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	141.32/cwt	140.00–143.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.49/cwt	152.00–157.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.24/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	133.49/cwt	128.00–138.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.51/cwt	141.00–145.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	132.38/cwt	130.00–138.00	432	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	133.99/cwt	131.00–137.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.90/cwt	142.00–143.00	750	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.42/cwt	139.00–144.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,253	102.03/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,278	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	69.00/cwt	67.00–70.00	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	61.53/cwt	60.00–65.00	556	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	76.63/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,048	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 Jun 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 249Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 18Year ago 48

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	119.00–126.00	122.57
2	—	515	136.00–138.00	136.99
3	—	618	125.00–130.00	126.63
4	—	576	130.00–134.00	131.01
2	—	725	122.00	122.00
3	—	475	142.00–148.00	145.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	145.00–152.00	148.38
4	—	475	137.00–141.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	151.00–159.00	154.92
3	—	330	167.00–170.00	168.97
4	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	150.00–154.00	150.99
2	—	530	136.00–139.00	137.53
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	152.00–157.00	154.49
3	—	475	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	127.00–131.00	129.29
3	—	375	128.00–138.00	133.49
11	—	326	130.00–138.00	132.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	140.00–143.00	141.32
4	—	424	141.00–145.00	142.51
2	—	593	131.00–137.00	133.99
2	—	390	145.00–146.00	145.51
2	—	683	121.00–122.00	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	142.00–143.00	142.90
2	—	573	139.00–144.00	141.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	68.00–70.00	69.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	67.00–70.00	69.00
9	—	904	60.00–65.00	61.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	75.00–78.00	76.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	101.00–103.00	102.03

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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