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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.80/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$155.80

98 head · 442 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$29.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	171.89	707	11thin
Medium and Large 2	447	157.82	705	64
Medium and Large 3	442	142.47	630	23

One grade step is worth $29.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale98 hd

155.80

—

AL average14 barns · 1,803 hd

151.39

+4.40

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	1,178	84.53	996	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	70.09	866	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	59.18	583	25

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)	—	$713	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$641	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	525	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	144.65/cwt	141.00–149.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	177.50/cwt	171.00–181.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	186.90/cwt	180.00–191.00	791	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	197.78/cwt	194.00–200.00	839	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	174.32/cwt	171.00–180.00	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	207.32/cwt	207.00–208.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	205.23/cwt	200.00–210.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	198.17/cwt	193.00–201.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	180.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	173.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	132.41/cwt	128.00–136.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	156.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	153.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	729	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	128.65/cwt	127.00–131.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	146.43/cwt	141.00–151.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	136.01/cwt	133.00–141.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.92/cwt	174.00–179.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	168.85/cwt	165.00–173.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	163.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	143.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	673	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	147.61/cwt	143.00–150.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	170.06/cwt	165.00–175.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	770	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	641.25/head	590.00–700.00	641	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/head	675.00–750.00	713	2
Bulls	—	—	1,178	84.53/cwt	83.00–86.00	996	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	62.03/cwt	60.00–64.00	618	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	56.94/cwt	54.00–59.00	557	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	72.18/cwt	70.00–74.00	808	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	918	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 Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 416Last week 200Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 29Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	165.00–168.00	167.00
3	—	613	141.00–149.00	144.65
8	—	475	171.00–181.00	177.50
10	—	423	180.00–191.00	186.90
4	—	578	145.00–150.00	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	120.00–128.00	123.92
3	—	532	143.00–150.00	147.61
2	—	695	116.00–118.00	117.00
4	—	423	165.00–175.00	170.06
2	—	590	130.00–131.00	130.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	194.00–200.00	197.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	171.00–180.00	174.32
22	—	474	150.00–159.00	153.87
3	—	622	130.00–132.00	130.66
5	—	529	141.00–151.00	146.43
5	—	576	133.00–141.00	136.01
12	—	375	165.00–173.00	168.85
7	—	429	157.00–167.00	163.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	128.00–136.00	132.41
10	—	323	150.00–160.00	156.23
3	—	563	127.00–131.00	128.65
3	—	420	140.00–150.00	143.25
2	—	673	115.00–122.00	118.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	174.00–179.00	176.92
8	—	424	169.00–171.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	207.00–208.00	207.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	326	200.00–210.00	205.23
15	—	382	193.00–201.00	198.17
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.19
2	—	380	170.00–177.00	173.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	590.00–700.00	641.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–750.00	712.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	83.00–86.00	84.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	996	60.00–64.00	62.03
14	—	978	54.00–59.00	56.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	70.00–74.00	72.18
2	—	1,350	68.00	68.00

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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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