Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.95/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$138.95

96 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$4.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	496	140.59	697	61
Medium and Large 3	457	136.09	621	35

One grade step is worth $4.50/cwt here — about $76 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 sale96 hd

138.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,739 hd

140.04

−1.10

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	1,315	95.16	1,251	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	78.39	936	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	77.92	1,070	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	65.99	671	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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 2	—	423	165.83/cwt	164.00–172.00	701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	144.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	151.53/cwt	147.00–156.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	172.58/cwt	167.00–176.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	641	133.22/cwt	133.00–134.00	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	128.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	180.52/cwt	180.00–181.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	136.98/cwt	136.00–139.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.69/cwt	185.00–187.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	134.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	139.10/cwt	138.00–142.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	147.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.29/cwt	148.00–151.00	560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	167.21/cwt	164.00–171.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	139.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	139.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	806	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	143.70/cwt	136.00–145.00	542	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	138.57/cwt	136.00–141.00	708	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	748	7
Bulls	—	—	1,315	95.16/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	76.68/cwt	75.00–79.00	927	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	80.68/cwt	80.00–81.00	946	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	77.92/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,070	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	70.50/cwt	70.00–71.00	640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.86/cwt	63.00–68.00	678	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 Oct 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 304Last week 410Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 96Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	423	164.00–172.00	165.83
2	—	633	130.00–134.00	131.96
3	—	475	150.00–155.00	152.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	136.00–139.00	137.48
12	—	490	140.00–150.00	144.15
2	—	433	147.00–156.00	151.53
7	—	575	128.00–131.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	167.00–176.00	172.58
2	—	530	139.00–140.00	139.49
9	—	641	133.00–134.00	133.22
1	—	445	156.00	156.00
2	—	325	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	128.00–131.00	128.67
2	—	370	180.00–181.00	180.52
3	—	618	136.00–139.00	136.98
3	—	330	185.00–187.00	185.69
4	—	560	141.00	141.00
4	—	421	164.00–171.00	167.21
9	—	510	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	476	130.00–135.00	134.30
5	—	570	123.00–130.00	125.61
2	—	518	130.00–133.00	131.49
7	—	413	131.00–141.00	139.51
8	—	377	136.00–145.00	143.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	465	138.00–142.00	139.10
3	—	412	146.00–150.00	147.65
7	—	375	148.00–151.00	149.29
17	—	579	135.00–140.00	139.23
16	—	511	136.00–141.00	138.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	94.00–96.00	95.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,209	75.00–79.00	76.68
3	—	1,173	80.00–81.00	80.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,373	76.00–80.00	77.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	70.00–71.00	70.50
8	—	1,045	63.00–68.00	64.86

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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