Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.32/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$158.32

135 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$199

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	166.50	814	50
Medium and Large 2	486	156.80	762	55
Medium and Large 3	417	147.46	615	30

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $199 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 sale135 hd

158.32

—

AL average16 barns · 2,485 hd

156.52

+1.80

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	1,180	81.18	958	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,310	76.46	1,002	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,126	71.86	809	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	63.19	604	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$915	12

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	521	171.96/cwt	169.00–177.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.47/cwt	186.00–196.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	197.10/cwt	192.00–199.00	911	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	185.61/cwt	182.00–188.00	978	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	192.67/cwt	190.00–194.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	188.81/cwt	184.00–190.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	192.98/cwt	189.00–197.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	201.66/cwt	198.00–208.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.77/cwt	151.00–161.00	757	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	196.15/cwt	194.00–199.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	168.86/cwt	168.00–169.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.47/cwt	160.00–163.00	589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	516	140.17/cwt	134.00–144.00	723	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	178.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	139.75/cwt	139.00–140.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	161.88/cwt	159.00–165.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.80/cwt	168.00–169.00	793	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	136.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	157.46/cwt	151.00–160.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	150.27/cwt	146.00–155.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	165.00/cwt	164.00–166.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	151.60/cwt	150.00–152.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	161.35/cwt	160.00–164.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	155.66/cwt	155.00–156.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	169.21/cwt	169.00–170.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.10/cwt	146.00–157.00	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,049	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	915.00/head	875.00–990.00	915	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	61.16/cwt	60.00–65.00	594	16
Bulls	—	—	1,180	81.18/cwt	79.00–83.00	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	66.80/cwt	66.00–68.00	619	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	73.58/cwt	72.00–77.00	795	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	69.27/cwt	68.00–70.00	827	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	76.46/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,002	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 Jan 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 401Year ago 97

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 32Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	169.00–177.00	171.96
8	—	420	186.00–196.00	190.47
3	—	675	150.00	150.00
6	—	770	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	130.00–134.00	131.98
2	—	628	140.00–150.00	144.86
3	—	425	170.00–180.00	175.99
3	—	577	155.00–156.00	155.66
5	—	474	169.00–170.00	169.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	462	192.00–199.00	197.10
2	—	418	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	—	510	189.00–190.00	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	182.00–188.00	185.61
5	—	425	189.00–197.00	192.98
7	—	321	198.00–208.00	201.66
7	—	379	194.00–199.00	196.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	190.00–194.00	192.67
5	—	374	184.00–190.00	188.81
15	—	472	170.00–180.00	178.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	480	151.00–161.00	157.77
4	—	365	160.00–163.00	161.47
2	—	578	152.00–154.00	152.98
8	—	427	159.00–165.00	161.88
2	—	718	135.00–139.00	136.99
4	—	325	164.00–166.00	165.00
5	—	606	150.00–152.00	151.60
13	—	520	146.00–157.00	154.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	168.00–169.00	168.86
36	—	470	168.00–169.00	168.80
3	—	528	160.00–164.00	161.35
4	—	721	145.00–147.00	145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	134.00–144.00	140.17
4	—	478	139.00–140.00	139.75
5	—	425	140.00–145.00	143.60
10	—	322	151.00–160.00	157.46
3	—	377	146.00–155.00	150.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	875.00–990.00	915.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	972	60.00–65.00	61.16
9	—	927	66.00–68.00	66.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,081	72.00–77.00	73.58
4	—	1,194	68.00–70.00	69.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	76.00–77.00	76.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	79.00–83.00	81.18

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