Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.05/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$193.05

66 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$14.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	488	199.13	971	22
Medium and Large 1	596	193.28	1,152	28
Medium and Large 3	485	184.31	894	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.83/cwt here — about $77 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 sale66 hd

193.05

—

AL average12 barns · 1,195 hd

199.03

−5.97

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	—	Low	1,140	100.48	1,145	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	91.87	1,226	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	91.58	1,061	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	85.56	857	19

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	545	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	178.49/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	177.33/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	209.01/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	223.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	214.99/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	204.98/cwt	203.00–207.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	162.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,318	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	237.73/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	191.99/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	210.00/cwt	207.00–213.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	196.03/cwt	195.00–197.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	194.42/cwt	190.00–199.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	673	194.38/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,127	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	207.63/cwt	204.00–209.00	882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	189.77/cwt	187.00–194.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	179.03/cwt	175.00–180.00	933	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	825.00–1,025.00	925	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Bulls	—	—	1,140	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,145	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	94.27/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,106	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	86.97/cwt	85.00–88.00	987	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	95.43/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,258	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	88.31/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	89.45/cwt	87.00–91.00	868	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	81.24/cwt	80.00–83.00	842	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 May 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 280Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 52Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	174.00	174.00
2	—	575	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	175.00	175.00
2	—	578	177.00–180.00	178.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	205.00	205.00
5	—	685	176.00	176.00
18	—	575	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	174.00–179.00	177.33
2	—	395	207.00–213.00	210.00
2	—	543	190.00–195.00	192.51
4	—	575	190.00	190.00
11	—	425	204.00–209.00	207.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	160.00–164.00	162.01
2	—	383	195.00–197.00	196.03
2	—	438	190.00–199.00	194.42
5	—	468	187.00–194.00	189.77
5	—	521	175.00–180.00	179.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	190.00–199.00	194.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	208.00–210.00	209.01
3	—	475	220.00–230.00	223.86
2	—	513	214.00–216.00	214.99
2	—	638	203.00–207.00	204.98
4	—	431	235.00–242.00	237.73
8	—	675	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	250.00	250.00
9	—	610	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	190.00	190.00
2	—	565	191.00–193.00	191.99

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	—	—	825.00–1,025.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	100.00–101.00	100.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,173	92.00–97.00	94.27
7	—	1,135	85.00–88.00	86.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	95.00–96.00	95.43
2	—	1,350	86.00–91.00	88.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	970	87.00–91.00	89.45
9	—	1,037	80.00–83.00	81.24

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle