Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.45/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$143.45

119 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$5.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	434	146.22	634	56
Medium and Large 1	614	141.59	870	29
Medium and Large 3	386	140.47	542	34

One grade step is worth $5.75/cwt here — about $92 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 sale119 hd

143.45

—

AL average15 barns · 1,906 hd

147.46

−4.01

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	1,469	98.03	1,440	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	80.08	874	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,245	77.65	967	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	72.56	705	17

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$943	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$918	4thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	420	186.63/cwt	183.00–190.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	167.57/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	139.77/cwt	136.00–143.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	149.28/cwt	146.00–152.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	144.29/cwt	140.00–149.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	143.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	161.36/cwt	160.00–164.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	176.53/cwt	175.00–178.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	169.29/cwt	164.00–174.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.81/cwt	138.00–147.00	683	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	187.52/cwt	185.00–190.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	182.76/cwt	179.00–188.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	167.26/cwt	164.00–169.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	162.10/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.58/cwt	164.00–169.00	963	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	161.40/cwt	157.00–163.00	686	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	158.22/cwt	150.00–160.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	179.66/cwt	179.00–180.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	145.18/cwt	143.00–151.00	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	137.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	196.76/cwt	191.00–200.00	746	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.67/cwt	200.00–205.00	655	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	70.17/cwt	68.00–74.00	667	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	81.96/cwt	80.00–84.00	873	13
Bulls	—	—	2,055	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,148	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	99.09/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,118	90.47/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,011	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	78.28/cwt	76.00–80.00	800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	77.65/cwt	77.00–79.00	967	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	76.58/cwt	75.00–77.00	875	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	541.67/head	510.00–590.00	542	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	942.50/head	925.00–975.00	943	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	917.50/head	910.00–925.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.78/cwt	141.00–151.00	477	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.75/cwt	153.00–160.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	147.99/cwt	144.00–151.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	140.31/cwt	136.00–145.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	151.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.27/cwt	128.00–136.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.82/cwt	148.00–154.00	570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.18/cwt	140.00–147.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.27/cwt	136.00–145.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	132.74/cwt	131.00–137.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,086	8

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 341Year ago 468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 45Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 51Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	183.00–190.00	186.63
2	—	563	150.00–152.00	150.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	165.00–175.00	167.57
5	—	628	136.00–143.00	139.77
7	—	521	146.00–152.00	149.28
7	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.29
8	—	475	153.00–160.00	156.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	144.00–151.00	147.99
3	—	532	136.00–145.00	140.31
5	—	422	150.00–160.00	151.94
4	—	568	131.00–137.00	132.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	140.00–150.00	143.33
3	—	368	164.00–174.00	169.29
15	—	425	157.00–163.00	161.40
6	—	523	150.00–160.00	158.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	160.00–164.00	161.36
2	—	470	175.00–178.00	176.53
2	—	323	185.00–190.00	187.52
5	—	372	179.00–188.00	182.76
4	—	515	164.00–169.00	167.26
6	—	422	179.00–180.00	179.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	160.00–165.00	162.10
21	—	578	164.00–169.00	166.58
4	—	379	191.00–200.00	196.76
6	—	325	200.00–205.00	201.67
8	—	749	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	138.00–147.00	142.81
2	—	570	132.00–133.00	132.49
13	—	427	143.00–151.00	145.18
8	—	378	148.00–154.00	150.82
11	—	522	136.00–145.00	141.27
11	—	325	151.00–159.00	154.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	525	145.00–148.00	145.86
11	—	710	128.00–136.00	135.27
11	—	575	140.00–147.00	145.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	427	130.00–140.00	137.15
9	—	375	135.00–145.00	139.44
13	—	325	141.00–151.00	146.78
3	—	490	130.00–135.00	132.31
2	—	528	125.00–131.00	127.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	951	68.00–74.00	70.17
5	—	1,022	76.00–80.00	78.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,065	80.00–84.00	81.96
7	—	1,142	75.00–77.00	76.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	77.00–79.00	77.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,055	104.00–105.00	104.52
2	—	1,233	97.00–101.00	99.09
2	—	1,118	90.00–91.00	90.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	510.00–590.00	541.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–975.00	942.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	910.00–925.00	917.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle