Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.76/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$172.76

57 head · 430 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$15.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	179.13	810	16thin
Medium and Large 2	443	173.25	768	28
Medium and Large 3	375	163.87	614	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.26/cwt here — about $196 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 sale57 hd

172.76

—

AL average15 barns · 1,416 hd

170.88

+1.88

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	1,368	102.24	1,399	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	89.01	1,093	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	78.44	760	19

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,062	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$875	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,194	56

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	—	473	193.00/cwt	190.00–196.00	913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	214.01/cwt	212.00–216.00	916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	186.77/cwt	182.00–190.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	185.48/cwt	182.00–189.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	199.49/cwt	194.00–204.00	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	223.72/cwt	220.00–225.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	221.88/cwt	219.00–225.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	231.40/cwt	227.00–235.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	191.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,010	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	218.35/cwt	215.00–220.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	172.36/cwt	169.00–178.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	167.91/cwt	164.00–170.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	183.29/cwt	180.00–185.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	179.75/cwt	174.00–184.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	176.78/cwt	175.00–177.00	866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	188.52/cwt	187.00–190.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	163.05/cwt	160.00–169.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	160.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	546	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	875.00–1,100.00	975	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	875.00/head	775.00–950.00	875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,308.33/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,308	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,120.56/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,121	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.71/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,136	7
Bulls	—	—	1,513	108.13/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,636	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	80.37/cwt	78.00–83.00	802	10
Bulls	—	—	1,272	98.31/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	73.82/cwt	72.00–76.00	663	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	92.65/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	85.37/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,054	3

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 Feb 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 94Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 26Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 9Year ago 48

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	190.00–196.00	193.00
2	—	523	182.00–189.00	185.48
4	—	433	194.00–204.00	199.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	212.00–216.00	214.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	182.00–190.00	186.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–154.00	151.97
3	—	435	169.00–178.00	172.36
10	—	517	164.00–170.00	167.91
4	—	320	180.00–185.00	183.29
9	—	376	174.00–184.00	179.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	490	175.00–177.00	176.78
3	—	375	186.00	186.00
2	—	325	187.00–190.00	188.52
2	—	525	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	160.00–169.00	163.05
5	—	422	155.00–163.00	160.24
5	—	325	165.00–170.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	192.00	192.00
2	—	428	219.00–225.00	221.88
3	—	372	227.00–235.00	231.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	220.00–225.00	223.72
3	—	528	190.00–194.00	191.35
3	—	373	215.00–220.00	218.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	190.00	190.00

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)	6	—	—	875.00–1,100.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–950.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,135.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,308.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,120.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	104.00–111.00	108.13
3	—	1,272	97.00–99.00	98.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	998	78.00–83.00	80.37
2	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
7	—	898	72.00–76.00	73.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,222	90.00–94.00	92.65
3	—	1,235	85.00–86.00	85.37

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