Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.57/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$142.57

86 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$9.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	143.95	653	57
Medium and Large 1	593	143.94	854	17thin
Medium and Large 3	442	134.07	593	12thin

One grade step is worth $9.88/cwt here — about $61 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

142.57

—

AL average13 barns · 1,476 hd

141.08

+1.49

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	1,197	70.81	848	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	69.26	878	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	63.05	614	5thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	422	173.39/cwt	173.00–175.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	155.83/cwt	154.00–160.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	146.09/cwt	142.00–150.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	153.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	155.98/cwt	151.00–161.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.49/cwt	180.00–190.00	789	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.94/cwt	164.00–168.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.47/cwt	174.00–180.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	164.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	148.58/cwt	144.00–151.00	557	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.68/cwt	139.00–142.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.78/cwt	139.00–148.00	680	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	134.95/cwt	131.00–137.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	132.01/cwt	129.00–135.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.35/cwt	178.00–183.00	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	145.58/cwt	144.00–146.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	620	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.56/cwt	133.00–142.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	139.74/cwt	138.00–143.00	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	165.19/cwt	160.00–170.00	709	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	70.81/cwt	69.00–72.00	848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,218	70.99/cwt	70.00–72.00	865	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	67.52/cwt	67.00–68.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	64.71/cwt	63.00–66.00	628	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	60.57/cwt	59.00–62.00	594	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 Aug 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 203Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. No replacement cows were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	173.00–175.00	173.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	145.00–146.00	145.48
7	—	478	154.00–160.00	155.83
7	—	524	150.00–155.00	153.73
4	—	619	138.00–143.00	139.74
6	—	429	160.00–170.00	165.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00–150.00	146.09
5	—	521	140.00–147.00	143.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	151.00–161.00	155.98
4	—	378	176.00–180.00	178.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	165.00	165.00
3	—	375	190.00	190.00
13	—	423	180.00–190.00	186.49
2	—	578	164.00–168.00	165.94
6	—	520	174.00–180.00	175.47
14	—	476	178.00–183.00	182.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	160.00–168.00	164.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	135.00–145.00	137.52
9	—	375	144.00–151.00	148.58
17	—	476	139.00–148.00	142.78
22	—	425	140.00–149.00	145.87
3	—	573	133.00–142.00	138.56
2	—	618	130.00–136.00	132.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	137.00–140.00	138.50
4	—	431	131.00–137.00	134.95
6	—	475	129.00–135.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	139.00–142.00	140.68
2	—	675	139.00	139.00
12	—	572	144.00–146.00	145.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,197	69.00–72.00	70.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	70.00–72.00	70.99
2	—	1,318	67.00–68.00	67.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	63.00–66.00	64.71
2	—	980	59.00–62.00	60.57

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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