Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.74/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$145.74

163 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	445	148.42	660	107
Medium and Large 3	425	141.18	601	23
Medium and Large 1	624	140.22	876	33

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale163 hd

145.74

—

AL average15 barns · 2,006 hd

148.71

−2.97

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	—	Low	1,750	102.27	1,790	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,311	80.88	1,060	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	78.45	893	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	70.67	688	19

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)	—	$1,069	6

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	166.23/cwt	164.00–170.00	873	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	174.22/cwt	174.00–176.00	890	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	138.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	213.34/cwt	213.00–214.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	146.35/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	155.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	158.31/cwt	155.00–164.00	749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	181.34/cwt	180.00–183.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	135.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	154.16/cwt	145.00–155.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.63/cwt	158.00–166.00	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	189.18/cwt	185.00–194.00	808	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	172.81/cwt	169.00–178.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	199.93/cwt	196.00–206.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.75/cwt	194.00–202.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	205.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	158.23/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,013	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.62/cwt	192.00–204.00	832	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.82/cwt	141.00–150.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	149.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	863	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.74/cwt	174.00–180.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	154.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	583	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.97/cwt	147.00–154.00	644	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.32/cwt	141.00–150.00	692	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	149.69/cwt	145.00–154.00	497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	137.16/cwt	135.00–139.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	144.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	159.13/cwt	155.00–161.00	516	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	153.33/cwt	150.00–160.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	146.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	697	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	141.12/cwt	137.00–147.00	745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	179.59/cwt	175.00–185.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,069.17/head	975.00–1,170.00	1,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,525	97.74/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	82.24/cwt	80.00–85.00	952	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	75.92/cwt	73.00–78.00	854	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	83.28/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,144	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	78.49/cwt	77.00–79.00	980	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	72.22/cwt	70.00–75.00	708	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	65.78/cwt	63.00–68.00	616	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	105.29/cwt	104.00–106.00	2,001	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	77.72/cwt	77.00–79.00	801	4

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 522Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 53Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	523	140.00–147.00	143.39
21	—	376	150.00–157.00	154.99
6	—	580	135.00–141.00	136.36
25	—	432	147.00–154.00	148.97
37	—	476	141.00–150.00	145.32
8	—	324	155.00–161.00	159.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	135.00–143.00	138.32
6	—	332	145.00–154.00	149.69
6	—	476	135.00–139.00	137.16
4	—	385	140.00–148.00	144.75
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	662	135.00–140.00	135.28
10	—	586	145.00	145.00
3	—	618	142.00–145.00	144.02
2	—	488	154.00–156.00	155.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.00
3	—	532	150.00–160.00	155.95
3	—	473	155.00–164.00	158.31
3	—	385	180.00–183.00	181.34
12	—	583	145.00–155.00	154.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	164.00–170.00	166.23
3	—	728	145.00–147.00	146.35
18	—	580	158.00–166.00	160.63
13	—	427	185.00–194.00	189.18
6	—	481	169.00–178.00	172.81
5	—	372	196.00–206.00	199.93
10	—	327	200.00–210.00	205.81
21	—	640	158.00–159.00	158.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	775	147.00	147.00
9	—	511	174.00–176.00	174.22
3	—	378	213.00–214.00	213.34
8	—	427	194.00–202.00	197.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	160.00–167.00	162.98
5	—	623	141.00–150.00	146.82
8	—	578	145.00–155.00	149.37
6	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.00
5	—	428	175.00–185.00	179.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	192.00–204.00	196.62
19	—	475	174.00–180.00	175.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	134.00–140.00	136.97
6	—	425	150.00–160.00	153.33
19	—	475	140.00–150.00	146.79
6	—	528	137.00–147.00	141.12

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	975.00–1,170.00	1,069.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	95.00–100.00	97.74
3	—	1,900	104.00–106.00	105.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,157	80.00–85.00	82.24
12	—	1,125	73.00–78.00	75.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	81.00–85.00	83.28
7	—	1,248	77.00–79.00	78.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	981	70.00–75.00	72.22
8	—	937	63.00–68.00	65.78
4	—	1,031	77.00–79.00	77.72

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