Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.59/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$137.59

46 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$7.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	140.15	788	7thin
Medium and Large 2	481	138.01	664	33
Medium and Large 3	402	132.32	532	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.83/cwt here — about $256 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 sale46 hd

137.59

—

AL average5 barns · 363 hd

138.85

−1.26

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,338	85.03	1,138	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	77.28	930	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	70.65	704	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$958	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$710	4thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	145.20/cwt	143.00–150.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.84/cwt	140.00–150.00	766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.53/cwt	135.00–142.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.12/cwt	137.00–142.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	147.41/cwt	141.00–151.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	168.81/cwt	165.00–172.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	141.20/cwt	138.00–144.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	164.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.52/cwt	133.00–143.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	145.20/cwt	144.00–149.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.19/cwt	138.00–144.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.20/cwt	130.00–133.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.84/cwt	148.00–154.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	148.19/cwt	147.00–150.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	139.41/cwt	137.00–140.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	134.72/cwt	130.00–139.00	503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	152.86/cwt	151.00–158.00	822	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	710.00/head	670.00–750.00	710	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	958.33/head	925.00–975.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	70.65/cwt	70.00–74.00	704	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,027	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	76.32/cwt	74.00–79.00	917	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	85.03/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,138	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 Jul 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 213Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 10

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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	—	610	130.00–137.00	133.47
4	—	465	143.00–150.00	145.20
5	—	529	140.00–150.00	144.84
4	—	570	135.00–142.00	138.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	135.00	135.00
7	—	428	137.00–142.00	140.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	141.00–151.00	147.41
5	—	526	144.00–149.00	145.20
2	—	568	135.00–140.00	137.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	165.00–172.00	168.81
5	—	672	138.00–144.00	141.20
4	—	433	160.00–170.00	164.99
2	—	625	143.00–145.00	144.01
5	—	572	147.00–150.00	148.19
9	—	538	151.00–158.00	152.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	373	130.00–139.00	134.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	133.00–143.00	137.52
4	—	434	138.00–144.00	140.19
5	—	575	130.00–133.00	131.20
2	—	328	148.00–154.00	150.84
3	—	365	145.00–155.00	150.91
9	—	524	130.00–140.00	134.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	142.00	142.00
5	—	577	137.00–140.00	139.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	670.00–750.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	925.00–975.00	958.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	996	70.00–74.00	70.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	83.00–85.00	84.00
14	—	1,201	74.00–79.00	76.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	83.00–87.00	85.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle