Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-13

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 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.72/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$184.72

50 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	205.54	898	16thin
Medium and Large 2	480	183.17	879	17thin
Medium and Large 3	507	166.68	846	17thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $52 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 sale50 hd

184.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,352 hd

190.87

−6.15

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	1,413	107.15	1,514	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	95.20	1,335	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	91.67	1,086	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	88.50	912	18

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)	—	$1,100	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$988	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,503	8

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	424	220.79/cwt	219.00–225.00	936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	210.39/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	208.36/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,098	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	206.78/cwt	202.00–210.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	154.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	194.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	222.31/cwt	220.00–227.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	211.99/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	157.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	225.99/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	210.69/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.53/cwt	182.00–191.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	179.73/cwt	173.00–183.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	230.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	241.40/cwt	237.00–247.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.33/cwt	216.00–224.00	1,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	207.39/cwt	202.00–212.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	162.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	194.49/cwt	193.00–196.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	211.62/cwt	210.00–215.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	201.91/cwt	199.00–208.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	169.31/cwt	167.00–171.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	168.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	956	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,502.50/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,503	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	925.00–1,050.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,100	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	94.73/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,116	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	89.63/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,067	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,367	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,349	3
Bulls	—	—	1,401	110.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,546	7
Bulls	—	—	1,435	101.51/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,457	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	91.69/cwt	90.00–94.00	939	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	85.31/cwt	83.00–87.00	885	9

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 332Year ago 293

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 65Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	219.00–225.00	220.79
5	—	477	205.00–215.00	210.39
2	—	623	175.00–180.00	177.51
8	—	527	203.00–212.00	208.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	202.00–210.00	206.78
2	—	620	150.00–160.00	154.88
2	—	525	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	190.00–200.00	194.25
6	—	475	182.00–191.00	185.53
4	—	526	173.00–183.00	179.73
3	—	568	165.00–175.00	168.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	152.00–160.00	157.97
4	—	425	180.00	180.00
6	—	525	160.00–170.00	162.30
3	—	488	167.00–171.00	169.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	202.00–212.00	207.39
2	—	525	193.00–196.00	194.49
3	—	370	210.00–215.00	211.62
3	—	468	199.00–208.00	201.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	220.00–227.00	222.31
2	—	325	237.00	237.00
3	—	482	210.00–212.00	210.69
2	—	585	180.00–184.00	181.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	209.00–215.00	211.99
5	—	474	222.00–232.00	225.99
3	—	423	227.00–235.00	230.58
4	—	373	237.00–247.00	241.40
6	—	525	216.00–224.00	220.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,502.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	93.00–97.00	94.73
6	—	1,190	89.00–92.00	89.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,367	98.00–99.00	98.66
2	—	1,455	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,024	90.00–94.00	91.69
9	—	1,037	83.00–87.00	85.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,401	107.00–112.00	110.37
4	—	1,435	99.00–104.00	101.51

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