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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.36/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$138.36

76 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$9.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	141.05	799	20
Medium and Large 2	455	139.81	636	39
Medium and Large 3	451	131.88	595	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.17/cwt here — about $204 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 sale76 hd

138.36

—

AL average16 barns · 1,488 hd

136.88

+1.48

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	1,528	93.86	1,434	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	69.07	932	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	66.33	756	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	60.20	601	15

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$557	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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 3	—	565	127.21/cwt	125.00–131.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	144.21/cwt	140.00–150.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	140.53/cwt	139.00–142.00	795	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	133.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	198.49/cwt	198.00–199.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	168.01/cwt	167.00–169.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	168.00–172.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	162.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	150.80/cwt	148.00–158.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	127.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.35/cwt	139.00–146.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	136.01/cwt	134.00–141.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.28/cwt	149.00–157.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	648	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.01/cwt	129.00–131.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.03/cwt	145.00–148.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	129.83/cwt	126.00–131.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	144.75/cwt	144.00–145.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.90/cwt	133.00–139.00	714	9
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	556.67/head	550.00–570.00	557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	97.05/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	92.27/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,295	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	64.01/cwt	62.00–65.00	664	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	56.87/cwt	55.00–60.00	548	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	68.76/cwt	68.00–69.00	779	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	64.94/cwt	64.00–66.00	743	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	69.07/cwt	68.00–70.00	932	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 180Last week 304Year ago 169

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 38Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	125.00–131.00	127.21
8	—	476	135.00–145.00	140.99
3	—	430	140.00–150.00	144.21
3	—	525	133.00–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	566	139.00–142.00	140.53
3	—	532	145.00–148.00	146.03
2	—	625	136.00–139.00	137.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	130.00–136.00	133.64
4	—	534	124.00–130.00	127.96
5	—	376	134.00–141.00	136.01
5	—	469	126.00–131.00	129.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	139.00–146.00	141.35
6	—	331	149.00–157.00	154.28
12	—	475	134.00–140.00	136.42
3	—	570	129.00–131.00	130.01
4	—	374	144.00–145.00	144.75
9	—	529	133.00–139.00	134.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	198.00–199.00	198.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.62
2	—	428	167.00–169.00	168.01
7	—	536	148.00–158.00	150.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	168.00–172.00	170.00
4	—	435	160.00–165.00	162.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	550.00–570.00	556.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	96.00–98.00	97.05
4	—	1,403	90.00–95.00	92.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,037	62.00–65.00	64.01
8	—	963	55.00–60.00	56.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	68.00–69.00	68.76
7	—	1,144	64.00–66.00	64.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	68.00–70.00	69.07

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

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