Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.65/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$191.65

112 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$19.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	198.51	934	69
Medium and Large 1	582	185.89	1,081	10thin
Medium and Large 3	469	179.06	840	33

One grade step is worth $19.45/cwt here — about $94 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

191.65

—

AL average11 barns · 1,321 hd

200.84

−9.19

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	—	High	1,403	107.39	1,506	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	96.85	1,267	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	95.21	1,104	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	93.01	981	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	172.87/cwt	166.00–176.00	909	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	219.50/cwt	217.00–225.00	696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	203.85/cwt	201.00–210.00	866	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	176.34/cwt	170.00–180.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	189.99/cwt	188.00–192.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	238.52/cwt	235.00–245.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	180.28/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,040	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	211.60/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	223.33/cwt	220.00–230.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	216.44/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	196.32/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	199.25/cwt	194.00–203.00	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	174.84/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.02/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	232.50/cwt	230.00–237.00	988	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	211.85/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,104	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	199.48/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	221.00/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,034	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	199.49/cwt	198.00–200.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	185.79/cwt	181.00–190.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	979	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	188.98/cwt	187.00–193.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	137.03/cwt	131.00–140.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	168.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	186.14/cwt	182.00–192.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	204.98/cwt	204.00–206.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	687	156.31/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	200.51/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.71/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	213.79/cwt	210.00–215.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	211.82/cwt	207.00–217.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	177.71/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,116	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	98.87/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,288	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,314	94.54/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,242	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	93.01/cwt	92.00–94.00	981	6
Bulls	—	—	1,435	115.27/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,654	3
Bulls	—	—	1,433	99.51/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,426	3
Bulls	—	—	1,308	107.38/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	97.93/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,155	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	92.49/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,055	4

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 Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 139Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 29Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	242.00–245.00	243.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	188.00–192.00	189.99
3	—	617	197.00–199.00	198.00
4	—	373	235.00–245.00	238.52
2	—	568	212.00–221.00	216.44
2	—	530	222.00–225.00	223.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	207.00–215.00	211.60
5	—	367	220.00–230.00	223.33
3	—	575	192.00–200.00	196.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	526	166.00–176.00	172.87
6	—	478	170.00–180.00	176.34
2	—	325	207.00	207.00
4	—	379	198.00–200.00	199.49
9	—	427	181.00–190.00	185.79
3	—	622	131.00–140.00	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	217.00–225.00	219.50
14	—	425	201.00–210.00	203.85
7	—	577	178.00–183.00	180.28
8	—	475	194.00–203.00	199.25
5	—	624	165.00–175.00	168.00
7	—	525	182.00–192.00	186.14
7	—	372	207.00–217.00	211.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	204.00–206.00	204.98
7	—	628	176.00–179.00	177.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	170.00–180.00	174.84
3	—	572	187.00–193.00	188.98
3	—	687	152.00–160.00	156.31
4	—	528	200.00–202.00	200.51
4	—	480	207.00–212.00	210.71
4	—	420	210.00–215.00	213.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	189.00–191.00	190.02
8	—	425	230.00–237.00	232.50
7	—	521	207.00–216.00	211.85
4	—	573	194.00–204.00	199.48
6	—	468	217.00–225.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,303	98.00–100.00	98.87
7	—	1,314	92.00–96.00	94.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,055	92.00–94.00	93.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	97.00–100.00	97.93
4	—	1,141	91.00–95.00	92.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	113.00–118.00	115.27
3	—	1,433	99.00–101.00	99.51
2	—	1,308	106.00–109.00	107.38

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