Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.93/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$140.93

42 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	481	146.54	705	21
Medium and Large 1	714	137.42	981	12thin
Medium and Large 3	439	132.53	582	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about $123 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 sale42 hd

140.93

—

AL average12 barns · 1,454 hd

141.67

−0.74

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	1,595	82.06	1,309	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	68.37	762	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	63.02	626	14

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	123.93/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	117.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	147.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	135.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	190.58/cwt	187.00–194.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	164.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.00/cwt	126.00–129.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	201.09/cwt	197.00–205.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	181.52/cwt	179.00–185.00	670	4
Bulls	—	—	1,595	82.06/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,309	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	59.30/cwt	56.00–60.00	580	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	71.41/cwt	70.00–73.00	793	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	64.56/cwt	62.00–66.00	724	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	65.63/cwt	64.00–66.00	675	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	69.52/cwt	69.00–70.00	666	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 Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 214Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 29

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	151.00	151.00
4	—	475	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	140.00–141.00	140.51
2	—	570	120.00–128.00	123.93
6	—	633	114.00–118.00	117.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	160.00–163.00	161.51
3	—	577	137.00–139.00	138.33
4	—	483	145.00–150.00	147.97
2	—	360	154.00–160.00	156.96
8	—	521	140.00–148.00	141.81
2	—	443	149.00–150.00	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	765	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	131.00–141.00	135.30
3	—	475	126.00–129.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	135.00	135.00
2	—	540	149.00–150.00	149.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	187.00–194.00	190.58
2	—	533	167.00–168.00	167.49
4	—	369	179.00–185.00	181.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	160.00–170.00	164.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	197.00–205.00	201.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	80.00–84.00	82.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	978	56.00–60.00	59.30
5	—	1,028	64.00–66.00	65.63
2	—	958	69.00–70.00	69.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,110	70.00–73.00	71.41
4	—	1,121	62.00–66.00	64.56

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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