Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.12/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$159.12

59 head · 443 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	387	172.70	668	14thin
Medium and Large 2	458	157.25	720	38
Medium and Large 3	473	142.12	672	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale59 hd

159.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,380 hd

146.45

+12.67

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	66.45	827	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	62.95	662	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$983	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	560	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	177.44/cwt	171.00–181.00	841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	185.77/cwt	181.00–190.00	788	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	168.65/cwt	165.00–173.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	154.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.87/cwt	163.00–169.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	135.49/cwt	135.00–136.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	196.99/cwt	196.00–198.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	199.60/cwt	199.00–200.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.36/cwt	155.00–163.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	195.93/cwt	194.00–198.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	177.66/cwt	176.00–179.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	189.71/cwt	185.00–194.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	181.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	186.18/cwt	185.00–188.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	148.46/cwt	144.00–153.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	172.07/cwt	169.00–175.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	168.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	175.48/cwt	173.00–180.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	142.33/cwt	140.00–147.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	124.53/cwt	123.00–126.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	168.99/cwt	167.00–170.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	155.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	169.58/cwt	166.00–175.00	551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	152.60/cwt	145.00–155.00	789	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	982.50/head	915.00–1,050.00	983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/head	715.00–925.00	850	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	66.45/cwt	66.00–67.00	827	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	64.27/cwt	62.00–66.00	672	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	59.00/cwt	58.00–61.00	631	4

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 Dec 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 381Year ago 216

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 53Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 16Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	160.00–163.00	161.49
6	—	474	171.00–181.00	177.44
9	—	424	181.00–190.00	185.77
3	—	518	165.00–173.00	168.65
2	—	615	144.00–153.00	148.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	150.00–160.00	154.69
2	—	475	163.00–169.00	165.87
2	—	420	169.00–175.00	172.07
2	—	580	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	680	123.00–126.00	124.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00–136.00	135.49
2	—	428	147.00–150.00	148.44
3	—	475	140.00–147.00	142.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	155.00–163.00	159.36
2	—	630	133.00–136.00	134.49
4	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.54
4	—	470	150.00–160.00	155.14
5	—	325	166.00–175.00	169.58
15	—	517	145.00–155.00	152.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	176.00–179.00	177.66
4	—	366	173.00–180.00	175.48
7	—	427	167.00–170.00	168.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	196.00–198.00	196.99
5	—	325	199.00–200.00	199.60
3	—	475	180.00–185.00	181.67
6	—	428	185.00–188.00	186.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	194.00–198.00	195.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	185.00–194.00	189.71
2	—	380	180.00–181.00	180.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	915.00–1,050.00	982.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	715.00–925.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	66.00–67.00	66.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,045	62.00–66.00	64.27
4	—	1,069	58.00–61.00	59.00

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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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