Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.21/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$190.21

71 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	461	193.31	891	31
Medium and Large 1	507	193.05	978	18thin
Medium and Large 3	435	183.52	798	22

One grade step is worth $9.79/cwt here — about $93 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 sale71 hd

190.21

—

AL average14 barns · 1,432 hd

196.34

−6.13

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	1,943	111.02	2,157	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	103.81	1,512	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	99.37	1,180	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	88.50	892	10

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)	—	$1,050	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$935	5

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	533	170.95/cwt	168.00–175.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	177.06/cwt	175.00–181.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	148.96/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	191.18/cwt	186.00–195.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	183.55/cwt	179.00–188.00	969	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	198.24/cwt	192.00–202.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	214.86/cwt	212.00–217.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	198.13/cwt	195.00–200.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	193.79/cwt	191.00–195.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	227.19/cwt	225.00–232.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	238.99/cwt	237.00–240.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	215.13/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	224.39/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	220.48/cwt	217.00–224.00	1,261	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	220.66/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	206.49/cwt	206.00–207.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	184.48/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	190.71/cwt	187.00–194.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	213.54/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,021	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	205.95/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	169.50/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	185.50/cwt	181.00–190.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	165.98/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	171.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	223.66/cwt	217.00–229.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	627	177.65/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	201.03/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	180.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	190.59/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	941	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,075.00	1,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	833.33/head	750.00–900.00	833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	111.02/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,157	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,231	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	97.32/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,160	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	97.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	103.48/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	108.30/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	91.18/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	86.71/cwt	84.00–89.00	800	6

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 196Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 69Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 26

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	168.00–175.00	170.95
3	—	482	175.00–181.00	177.06
2	—	678	147.00–151.00	148.96
4	—	374	186.00–195.00	191.18
6	—	328	195.00–200.00	198.13
4	—	425	181.00–190.00	185.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	179.00–188.00	183.55
7	—	424	192.00–202.00	198.24
7	—	319	212.00–217.00	214.86
5	—	479	191.00–195.00	193.79
2	—	618	162.00–170.00	165.98
3	—	585	170.00–174.00	171.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	180.00–182.00	180.67
5	—	527	189.00–192.00	190.59
10	—	475	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	374	225.00–232.00	227.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	237.00–240.00	238.99
2	—	523	211.00–219.00	215.13
2	—	475	222.00–227.00	224.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	217.00–224.00	220.48
3	—	522	220.00–222.00	220.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	206.00–207.00	206.49
3	—	627	173.00–180.00	177.65
2	—	523	200.00–202.00	201.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	180.00–190.00	184.48
4	—	583	187.00–194.00	190.71
7	—	478	212.00–219.00	213.54
4	—	524	204.00–210.00	205.95
2	—	695	166.00–173.00	169.50
6	—	424	217.00–229.00	223.66

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)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,087.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–900.00	833.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	108.00–114.00	111.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	104.00–105.00	104.49
5	—	1,192	95.00–100.00	97.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	95.00–100.00	97.75
4	—	1,370	101.00–106.00	103.48
3	—	1,508	108.00–109.00	108.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,134	90.00–95.00	91.18
6	—	923	84.00–89.00	86.71

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