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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.02/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$169.02

138 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$21.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	172.60	849	37
Medium and Large 1	714	170.18	1,214	88
Medium and Large 3	523	151.00	789	13thin

One grade step is worth $21.60/cwt here — about $59 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 sale138 hd

169.02

—

AL average14 barns · 1,334 hd

167.12

+1.90

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	1,584	100.87	1,598	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	78.96	912	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	73.20	1,008	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	70.81	688	9thin

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)	—	$1,139	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$955	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,033	20

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.35/cwt	153.00–159.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.13/cwt	144.00–150.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	151.55/cwt	150.00–156.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.67/cwt	160.00–170.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	143.48/cwt	142.00–146.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	188.65/cwt	180.00–195.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	187.98/cwt	184.00–190.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	176.35/cwt	171.00–180.00	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	804	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,355	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	163.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	921	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	166.32/cwt	165.00–169.00	870	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	188.24/cwt	184.00–190.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	149.20/cwt	148.00–150.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	678	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	66.81/cwt	65.00–69.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.55/cwt	77.00–80.00	805	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	73.08/cwt	72.00–74.00	793	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	73.20/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,008	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	76.32/cwt	75.00–78.00	875	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	70.63/cwt	69.00–73.00	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	84.07/cwt	81.00–86.00	992	8
Bulls	—	—	1,542	98.79/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,523	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	103.99/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,714	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	955.00/head	880.00–1,025.00	955	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,139.29/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,139	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	940.00/head	875.00–1,050.00	940	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,125	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	138.64/cwt	136.00–140.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	133.24/cwt	129.00–135.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	138.49/cwt	135.00–139.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	143.67/cwt	143.00–146.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.72/cwt	138.00–142.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	151.60/cwt	148.00–155.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	140.12/cwt	137.00–145.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.38/cwt	141.00–149.00	632	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	131.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	157.34/cwt	157.00–158.00	515	3

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 229Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 20Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	153.00–159.00	155.35
6	—	425	160.00–170.00	166.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	144.00–150.00	147.13
4	—	430	150.00–156.00	151.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	142.00–146.00	143.48
3	—	675	134.00–136.00	134.67
6	—	538	143.00–146.00	143.67
4	—	615	138.00–142.00	139.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	115.00–119.00	117.04
3	—	378	136.00–140.00	138.64
13	—	570	125.00–133.00	132.14
4	—	483	129.00–135.00	133.24
5	—	316	137.00–145.00	140.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	137.00–145.00	142.99
8	—	512	135.00–139.00	138.49
2	—	365	148.00–155.00	151.60
25	—	432	141.00–149.00	146.38
3	—	622	130.00–136.00	131.98
3	—	327	157.00–158.00	157.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	180.00–195.00	188.65
5	—	377	184.00–190.00	187.98
9	—	478	171.00–180.00	176.35
4	—	425	180.00–184.00	182.00
9	—	562	160.00–166.00	163.95
3	—	523	165.00–169.00	166.32
3	—	775	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	804	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	152.00–154.00	152.98
11	—	462	184.00–190.00	188.24
11	—	575	169.00	169.00
8	—	630	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	170.00–177.00	173.50
5	—	475	148.00–150.00	149.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	904	65.00–69.00	66.81
2	—	1,025	77.00–80.00	78.55
2	—	1,085	72.00–74.00	73.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	72.00–74.00	73.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	75.00–78.00	76.32
3	—	1,105	69.00–73.00	70.63
8	—	1,180	81.00–86.00	84.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	97.00–100.00	98.79
2	—	1,648	103.00–105.00	103.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	880.00–1,025.00	955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,139.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–1,050.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,125.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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