Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $201.46/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$201.46

78 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$115

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$21.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	505	214.13	1,082	16thin
Medium and Large 2	488	200.19	978	42
Medium and Large 3	444	194.11	863	18thin
Medium and Large 1	620	193.06	1,197	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.06/cwt here — about −$115 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 sale78 hd

201.46

—

AL average14 barns · 1,510 hd

202.03

−0.57

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	92.54	1,269	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	90.68	1,066	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	88.74	947	11

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)	—	$1,300	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	431	221.09/cwt	215.00–225.00	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	205.52/cwt	202.00–209.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	194.73/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,108	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	169.51/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,081	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	153.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	212.16/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	202.39/cwt	200.00–207.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	210.68/cwt	210.00–212.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	197.25/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	230.00/cwt	229.00–231.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	218.64/cwt	214.00–225.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	211.73/cwt	207.00–213.00	906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	205.62/cwt	200.00–210.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	192.43/cwt	190.00–200.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,221	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	193.06/cwt	189.00–197.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	163.99/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	213.00/cwt	210.00–215.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	185.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	973	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	94.02/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,276	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	89.07/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	88.91/cwt	87.00–90.00	942	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	98.61/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	87.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,050	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	92.28/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,048	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,005	1

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 220Last week 227Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 62Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 21

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	431	215.00–225.00	221.09
2	—	533	202.00–209.00	205.52
4	—	569	193.00–198.00	194.73
6	—	474	210.00–217.00	212.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	169.00–170.00	169.51
2	—	720	150.00–158.00	153.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	200.00–207.00	202.39
3	—	328	210.00–212.00	210.68
4	—	421	190.00–200.00	192.43
8	—	524	180.00–190.00	185.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	197.00–199.00	197.25
4	—	320	214.00–225.00	218.64
8	—	428	207.00–213.00	211.73
6	—	486	200.00–210.00	205.62
4	—	575	190.00–195.00	192.50
3	—	727	160.00–164.00	162.66
3	—	675	160.00–170.00	163.99
6	—	376	210.00–215.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	221.00	221.00
5	—	660	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	189.00–197.00	193.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	235.00–240.00	237.33
6	—	381	229.00–231.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00–225.00	222.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	545	224.00	224.00

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	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,357	92.00–96.00	94.02
3	—	1,405	86.00–91.00	89.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,059	87.00–90.00	88.91
1	—	1,155	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	97.00–100.00	98.61
9	—	1,203	85.00–90.00	87.32
9	—	1,136	91.00–94.00	92.28

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