Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $195.55/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$195.55

79 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$18.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	446	201.23	898	46
Medium and Large 1	527	192.92	1,017	16thin
Medium and Large 3	496	182.66	906	17thin

One grade step is worth $18.57/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale79 hd

195.55

—

AL average16 barns · 1,761 hd

204.33

−8.78

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	1,938	123.19	2,387	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	95.83	1,295	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	94.85	1,136	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	88.65	873	14

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)	—	$1,173	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,038	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,345	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	6

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 3	—	588	189.50/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	212.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	194.01/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	229.76/cwt	225.00–232.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	186.63/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	237.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	227.81/cwt	222.00–232.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	230.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	210.23/cwt	205.00–215.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	189.13/cwt	185.00–193.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	201.23/cwt	198.00–205.00	964	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	180.20/cwt	178.00–183.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	218.65/cwt	217.00–220.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	215.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	196.49/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,024	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	234.43/cwt	232.00–237.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	244.00/cwt	240.00–247.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	177.65/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	205.10/cwt	200.00–210.00	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	159.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	191.72/cwt	189.00–196.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	168.97/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	175.87/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,097	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,508.33/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,508	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,172.50/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,938	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	94.68/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,305	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	92.55/cwt	90.00–95.00	917	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	84.75/cwt	83.00–86.00	830	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	98.00/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,192	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	92.23/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,091	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	99.85/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,256	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 Apr 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 324Year ago 224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 58Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	189.00–190.00	189.50
3	—	468	210.00–215.00	212.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	192.00–196.00	194.01
5	—	429	225.00–232.00	229.76
3	—	628	184.00–189.00	186.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	158.00–162.00	159.97
8	—	376	205.00–215.00	210.23
8	—	479	198.00–205.00	201.23
9	—	327	210.00–220.00	215.23
4	—	521	190.00–199.00	196.49
3	—	578	175.00–179.00	177.65
10	—	431	200.00–210.00	205.10
2	—	628	168.00–170.00	168.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	212.00	212.00
3	—	372	217.00–220.00	218.65
9	—	624	175.00–177.00	175.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	185.00–193.00	189.13
6	—	525	178.00–183.00	180.20
2	—	375	200.00	200.00
3	—	630	157.00–161.00	159.65
4	—	420	189.00–196.00	191.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	235.00–240.00	237.00
5	—	735	186.00	186.00
2	—	418	232.00–237.00	234.43
3	—	337	240.00–247.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	222.00–232.00	227.81
5	—	328	225.00–235.00	230.41

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	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,508.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,938	120.00–125.00	123.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	91.00–96.00	94.68
2	—	1,258	99.00–101.00	99.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	991	90.00–95.00	92.55
7	—	979	83.00–86.00	84.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,216	97.00–102.00	98.00
6	—	1,183	90.00–95.00	92.23

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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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

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