Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2022-11-28

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Nov 28
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
381 head
236 vs last sale 145 212 vs year ago 169 · +125.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
8 vs last sale 45 3 vs year ago 50 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
16 vs last sale 0 1 vs year ago 15 · +6.7%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.41/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$150.41
77 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.26
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460158.9973133
Medium and Large 2481147.9071128
Medium and Large 3491137.1267316thin
One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about $58 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 sale77 hd
150.41
AL average5 barns · 434 hd
143.15
+7.26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,65893.271,54610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16568.4179724
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55467.131,0434thin
CowsLean 85-90%High88959.995337thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$8138

Every lot, as filed

78 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2479147.91/cwt145.00–150.007088
HeifersMedium and Large 3555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 2342167.67/cwt164.00–170.005736
HeifersMedium and Large 2378162.96/cwt161.00–164.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 3425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 3625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007504
HeifersMedium and Large 2670118.99/cwt118.00–120.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 2423156.99/cwt155.00–159.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 2625127.49/cwt126.00–129.007972
HeifersMedium and Large 2575129.49/cwt129.00–130.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 2540141.00/cwt141.00–141.007612
HeifersMedium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
HeifersMedium and Large 1339176.96/cwt175.00–179.006005
HeifersMedium and Large 1563141.99/cwt140.00–145.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 1468161.63/cwt159.00–165.007563
HeifersMedium and Large 1785116.03/cwt114.00–118.009112
HeifersMedium and Large 1510151.50/cwt151.00–152.007732
HeifersMedium and Large 1605137.00/cwt137.00–137.008291
SteersMedium and Large 3540152.00/cwt152.00–152.008211
SteersMedium and Large 2480177.00/cwt177.00–177.008501
SteersMedium and Large 1525175.46/cwt174.00–177.009212
SteersMedium and Large 1590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
SteersMedium and Large 1425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008291
HeifersMedium and Large 1205178.00/cwt178.00–178.003651
SteersMedium and Large 1280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
SteersMedium and Large 2390192.00/cwt192.00–192.007491
SteersMedium and Large 2420185.00/cwt185.00–185.007771
SteersMedium and Large 2336192.01/cwt190.00–194.006454
SteersMedium and Large 2633151.49/cwt149.00–154.009592
SteersMedium and Large 2710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
SteersMedium and Large 2685144.00/cwt144.00–144.009861
SteersMedium and Large 2505164.00/cwt164.00–164.008281
SteersMedium and Large 1340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
BullsMedium and Large 1360205.59/cwt199.00–212.007402
BullsMedium and Large 1523160.53/cwt158.00–165.008404
BullsMedium and Large 1413192.27/cwt189.00–194.007943
BullsMedium and Large 1330213.91/cwt212.00–216.007062
BullsMedium and Large 1275216.29/cwt212.00–220.005952
BullsMedium and Large 1205220.00/cwt220.00–220.004511
CowsLean 85-90%93563.22/cwt62.00–64.005914
CowsLean 85-90%82855.69/cwt54.00–58.004613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53868.17/cwt65.00–71.001,0483
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60064.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0241
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12964.76/cwt63.00–66.007315
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17569.37/cwt67.00–72.0081519
Bulls1,67493.46/cwt90.00–95.001,5658
Bulls1,56089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,3881
Bulls1,62596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,5601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 3575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-2712.50/head650.00–775.007134
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2912.50/head850.00–975.009134
BullsMedium and Large 2530153.07/cwt150.00–155.008113
BullsMedium and Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007493
BullsMedium and Large 3670123.03/cwt121.00–125.008242
BullsMedium and Large 3563134.49/cwt134.00–135.007572
BullsMedium and Large 3435175.49/cwt175.00–176.007632
BullsMedium and Large 3280188.95/cwt188.00–190.005292
BullsMedium and Large 1473171.96/cwt171.00–173.008132
BullsMedium and Large 3645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008394
BullsMedium and Large 3386179.75/cwt178.00–181.006944
BullsMedium and Large 3475152.00/cwt150.00–154.007222
BullsMedium and Large 2560144.00/cwt144.00–144.008061
BullsMedium and Large 2270194.00/cwt194.00–194.005241
HeifersMedium and Large 1417165.76/cwt162.00–169.006915
BullsMedium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
BullsMedium and Large 2318194.15/cwt192.00–198.006175
BullsMedium and Large 2431181.76/cwt180.00–184.007834
BullsMedium and Large 2373193.51/cwt193.00–194.007222
BullsMedium and Large 2482163.41/cwt160.00–167.007885
HeifersMedium and Large 3532134.63/cwt132.00–136.007163
HeifersMedium and Large 3480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 3355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
HeifersMedium and Large 3315158.00/cwt158.00–158.004982
HeifersMedium and Large 1725118.99/cwt118.00–120.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 1384170.47/cwt166.00–174.006559

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.