Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.80/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$164.80

159 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$836

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$42

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

$21.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	184.49	849	2thin
Medium and Large 3	422	167.54	707	48
Medium and Large 2	546	163.23	891	109

One grade step is worth $21.26/cwt here — about −$42 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 sale159 hd

164.80

—

AL average15 barns · 1,797 hd

171.60

−6.80

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	2,125	104.00	2,210	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,358	75.50	1,025	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	75.22	838	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	70.77	706	11

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)	—	$763	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	627	137.27/cwt	133.00–141.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	139.45/cwt	138.00–141.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	171.60/cwt	166.00–174.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	154.46/cwt	150.00–156.00	870	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.96/cwt	153.00–160.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.77/cwt	141.00–145.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	153.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	173.45/cwt	170.00–180.00	635	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	186.33/cwt	186.00–187.00	792	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	626	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	164.61/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	147.97/cwt	147.00–149.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	185.14/cwt	180.00–190.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	202.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	176.78/cwt	171.00–181.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	162.77/cwt	158.00–168.00	791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	176.08/cwt	172.00–182.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.80/cwt	185.00–187.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	147.32/cwt	143.00–151.00	557	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	155.10/cwt	150.00–160.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	142.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.77/cwt	144.00–151.00	705	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	178.71/cwt	174.00–182.00	835	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	150.81/cwt	148.00–152.00	944	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	828	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	150.73/cwt	148.00–155.00	642	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	158.30/cwt	155.00–160.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	148.60/cwt	144.00–152.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	161.95/cwt	158.00–166.00	696	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	750.00–775.00	763	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	2,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	78.08/cwt	76.00–80.00	852	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	72.36/cwt	70.00–75.00	822	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	66.89/cwt	65.00–69.00	599	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	72.99/cwt	72.00–75.00	770	7

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 Sep 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 502Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 75Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 19

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	133.00–141.00	137.27
5	—	379	153.00–160.00	156.96
2	—	675	131.00	131.00
24	—	538	140.00–150.00	142.99
25	—	477	144.00–151.00	147.77
14	—	586	138.00–145.00	141.37
18	—	426	148.00–155.00	150.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	138.00–141.00	139.45
13	—	425	141.00–145.00	143.77
13	—	378	143.00–151.00	147.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	479	151.00–154.00	153.32
3	—	625	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	166.00–174.00	171.60
3	—	370	190.00–200.00	193.24
30	—	563	150.00–156.00	154.46
2	—	718	140.00–144.00	142.02
6	—	425	186.00–187.00	186.33
4	—	320	200.00–210.00	202.38
4	—	675	148.00–149.00	148.50
20	—	467	174.00–182.00	178.71
32	—	626	148.00–152.00	150.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	366	170.00–180.00	173.45
6	—	626	140.00–145.00	142.17
3	—	413	160.00–170.00	164.61
2	—	573	147.00–149.00	147.97
7	—	325	180.00–190.00	185.14
2	—	475	160.00	160.00
4	—	525	150.00–160.00	155.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	184.00–185.00	184.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	145.00–150.00	147.47
2	—	430	158.00–166.00	161.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	171.00–181.00	176.78
4	—	486	158.00–168.00	162.77
3	—	530	155.00–160.00	158.30
3	—	565	144.00–152.00	148.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	146.00–148.00	147.01
6	—	476	172.00–182.00	176.08
5	—	423	185.00–187.00	185.80

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–775.00	762.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,125	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,091	76.00–80.00	78.08
5	—	1,136	70.00–75.00	72.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	75.00–76.00	75.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	65.00–69.00	66.89
7	—	1,055	72.00–75.00	72.99

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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New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle