Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.43/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$173.43

178 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$18.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	183.07	950	14thin
Medium and Large 2	514	175.14	900	124
Medium and Large 3	476	164.72	784	40

One grade step is worth $18.34/cwt here — about $166 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 sale178 hd

173.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,922 hd

173.94

−0.52

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	1,870	107.48	2,010	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	104.52	1,587	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	95.20	1,055	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	80.75	809	12

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)	—	$1,108	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$979	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	184.58/cwt	180.00–188.00	790	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	194.61/cwt	193.00–196.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	188.00/cwt	183.00–193.00	705	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	190.72/cwt	189.00–193.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	190.50/cwt	188.00–193.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	194.65/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	219.64/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	203.08/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	179.02/cwt	178.00–180.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	175.48/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	215.00/cwt	212.00–222.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	228.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	221.88/cwt	217.00–227.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	204.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	213.06/cwt	207.00–215.00	997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	192.79/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	201.00/cwt	198.00–208.00	858	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	194.05/cwt	190.00–198.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	199.17/cwt	197.00–202.00	952	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	193.67/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	175.88/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	221.60/cwt	217.00–225.00	942	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	94.03/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,031	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	86.36/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,010	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	77.96/cwt	75.00–80.00	811	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	82.75/cwt	81.00–86.00	806	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	100.84/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,114	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,108.33/head	1,080.00–1,150.00	1,108	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	978.75/head	880.00–1,040.00	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	151.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	683	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	658	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,046	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	185.78/cwt	180.00–190.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	173.72/cwt	171.00–181.00	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	180.08/cwt	175.00–183.00	863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	557	156.67/cwt	151.00–161.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	176.94/cwt	173.00–181.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	192.36/cwt	188.00–196.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	168.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	968	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	167.50/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	157.31/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	171.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	162.98/cwt	158.00–168.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	174.19/cwt	169.00–177.00	902	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	230.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	164.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,030	34

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 231Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 57Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 76Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	428	180.00–188.00	184.58
13	—	375	183.00–193.00	188.00
10	—	479	175.00–183.00	180.08
7	—	324	188.00–196.00	192.36
9	—	576	165.00–170.00	168.11
3	—	678	154.00–160.00	157.31
31	—	518	169.00–177.00	174.19
34	—	625	160.00–166.00	164.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	193.00–196.00	194.61
4	—	466	189.00–193.00	190.72
3	—	680	163.00–165.00	164.00
2	—	625	166.00–169.00	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	145.00–155.00	151.23
2	—	683	139.00–145.00	142.03
7	—	375	171.00–181.00	173.72
3	—	557	151.00–161.00	156.67
2	—	310	173.00–181.00	176.94
5	—	527	155.00–165.00	160.00
10	—	426	165.00–175.00	171.91
7	—	479	158.00–168.00	162.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	188.00–193.00	190.50
6	—	373	200.00–210.00	204.00
2	—	335	215.00–220.00	217.54
7	—	427	198.00–208.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	202.00	202.00
2	—	680	178.00–180.00	179.02
2	—	728	174.00–177.00	175.48
5	—	428	212.00–222.00	215.00
2	—	335	227.00–230.00	228.54
9	—	373	217.00–227.00	221.88
18	—	645	185.00	185.00
12	—	468	207.00–215.00	213.06
5	—	574	190.00–196.00	192.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	193.00–197.00	194.65
3	—	467	217.00–222.00	219.64
2	—	425	225.00–230.00	227.47
12	—	568	202.00–205.00	203.08
4	—	378	230.00–232.00	230.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	190.00–198.00	194.05
2	—	658	158.00–160.00	159.00
4	—	474	180.00–190.00	185.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	205.00–212.00	208.96
7	—	478	197.00–202.00	199.17
6	—	519	190.00–198.00	193.67
2	—	573	172.00–180.00	175.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	217.00–225.00	221.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	104.00–105.00	104.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	91.00–97.00	94.03
2	—	1,170	84.00–89.00	86.36
5	—	1,105	99.00–102.00	100.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	75.00–80.00	77.96
7	—	974	81.00–86.00	82.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,870	105.00–110.00	107.48

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,080.00–1,150.00	1,108.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	880.00–1,040.00	978.75

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle