Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.84/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$181.84

112 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.01

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	189.51	937	29
Medium and Large 2	463	184.75	856	64
Medium and Large 3	499	160.32	800	19thin

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $137 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 sale112 hd

181.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,731 hd

184.85

−3.01

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	1,545	113.97	1,761	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	100.18	1,423	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	94.77	1,120	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	87.22	832	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)	—	$1,131	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$995	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	524	155.57/cwt	150.00–160.00	815	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	145.01/cwt	141.00–151.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	162.05/cwt	159.00–169.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	191.71/cwt	188.00–197.00	815	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	240.48/cwt	239.00–242.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	180.26/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,017	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	166.49/cwt	163.00–171.00	957	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	184.30/cwt	183.00–187.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.96/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	205.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	229.50/cwt	225.00–235.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	233.20/cwt	230.00–238.00	765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	216.00/cwt	210.00–219.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	181.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	867	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	221.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	164.00/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	197.27/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	187.58/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,071	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	179.97/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	168.14/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	216.15/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,029	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	227.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	171.25/cwt	167.00–177.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	191.41/cwt	187.00–195.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	200.81/cwt	199.00–206.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	199.37/cwt	194.00–204.00	748	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	189.61/cwt	185.00–195.00	887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	174.85/cwt	169.00–179.00	921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	219.54/cwt	215.00–224.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	184.93/cwt	180.00–194.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	198.28/cwt	195.00–202.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	152.01/cwt	151.00–153.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.69/cwt	199.00–208.00	959	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	995.00/head	980.00–1,010.00	995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.25/head	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	111.44/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,658	2
Bulls	—	—	1,646	119.25/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,963	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	96.34/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,087	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	91.30/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,188	5
Bulls	—	—	1,400	105.94/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	91.15/cwt	90.00–93.00	860	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	83.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	804	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	100.18/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,423	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 Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 479Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 53Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 11Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	150.00–160.00	155.57
3	—	625	141.00–151.00	145.01
4	—	479	159.00–169.00	162.05
3	—	418	167.00–177.00	171.25
2	—	385	175.00–185.00	180.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	188.00–197.00	191.71
6	—	575	163.00–171.00	166.49
5	—	322	200.00–210.00	205.79
20	—	478	175.00–185.00	181.33
3	—	623	163.00–165.00	164.00
8	—	375	194.00–204.00	199.37
8	—	527	169.00–179.00	174.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	175.00–184.00	180.26
3	—	518	183.00–187.00	184.30
2	—	618	167.00–171.00	168.96
4	—	378	206.00–210.00	207.97
4	—	468	187.00–195.00	191.41
6	—	422	199.00–206.00	200.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	239.00–242.00	240.48
4	—	378	235.00–237.00	236.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	225.00–235.00	229.50
9	—	328	230.00–238.00	233.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	210.00–219.00	216.00
4	—	325	220.00–225.00	221.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	195.00–202.00	197.27
5	—	571	185.00–190.00	187.58
3	—	620	178.00–183.00	179.97
6	—	678	164.00–172.00	168.14
7	—	428	215.00–224.00	219.54
6	—	473	199.00–208.00	202.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	212.00–222.00	216.15
5	—	427	225.00–235.00	227.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	185.00–195.00	189.61
5	—	519	180.00–194.00	184.93
3	—	428	195.00–202.00	198.28
2	—	575	175.00	175.00
2	—	638	151.00–153.00	152.01

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	—	—	980.00–1,010.00	995.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,131.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	110.00–113.00	111.44
4	—	1,646	118.00–121.00	119.25
2	—	1,400	105.00–107.00	105.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,128	94.00–99.00	96.34
5	—	1,301	90.00–93.00	91.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	943	90.00–93.00	91.15
6	—	965	80.00–85.00	83.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	98.00–102.00	100.18

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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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