Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.37/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$221.37

101 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	231.30	1,053	50
Medium and Large 2	489	215.07	1,051	37
Medium and Large 3	472	202.56	957	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $96 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 sale101 hd

221.37

—

AL average12 barns · 1,189 hd

217.25

+4.12

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	1,616	120.58	1,948	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	105.07	1,447	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	97.37	1,140	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	91.17	892	32

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)	—	$1,148	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,225	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	610	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	215.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	216.47/cwt	212.00–221.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	229.21/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,075	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	298.00/cwt	295.00–300.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	230.35/cwt	225.00–235.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	211.18/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	218.65/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,154	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	253.02/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	261.34/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	229.91/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	271.77/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	247.76/cwt	242.00–250.00	924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	177.32/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	265.16/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	278.68/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	272.86/cwt	270.00–280.00	887	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	187.04/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	227.98/cwt	225.00–235.00	971	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	229.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	171.99/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	237.59/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	282.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	190.00/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	244.75/cwt	240.00–247.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	254.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	211.99/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	206.81/cwt	200.00–210.00	877	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	233.32/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	221.99/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,061	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	216.43/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,136	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	203.29/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	225.81/cwt	219.00–229.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	194.43/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,007	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,117	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,148.33/head	1,030.00–1,225.00	1,148	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,855	3
Bulls	—	—	1,648	124.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,044	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,263	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,390	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	98.80/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,108	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	107.40/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,260	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	105.80/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,483	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	94.01/cwt	93.00–96.00	951	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	89.46/cwt	88.00–91.00	858	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	92.92/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,133	10

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 Jun 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 323Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 88Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	206.00–210.00	208.02
15	—	469	222.00–232.00	229.21
3	—	528	216.00–220.00	218.65
7	—	373	242.00–250.00	247.76
5	—	325	250.00–260.00	254.00
7	—	573	210.00–216.00	211.99
11	—	425	230.00–240.00	233.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	210.00–220.00	215.96
2	—	660	180.00–184.00	182.02
6	—	373	225.00–235.00	230.35
5	—	521	210.00–214.00	211.18
3	—	727	172.00–180.00	177.32
4	—	321	240.00–247.00	244.75
6	—	574	199.00–210.00	203.29
5	—	423	219.00–229.00	225.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	212.00–221.00	216.47
2	—	623	189.00–191.00	190.00
5	—	424	200.00–210.00	206.81
3	—	475	200.00	200.00
2	—	518	190.00–199.00	194.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	295.00–300.00	298.00
3	—	582	252.00–255.00	253.02
3	—	523	260.00–262.00	261.34
3	—	672	225.00–235.00	229.91
5	—	471	267.00–277.00	271.77
4	—	416	275.00–285.00	278.68
5	—	373	280.00–290.00	282.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	260.00–270.00	265.16
7	—	325	270.00–280.00	272.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	184.00–190.00	187.04
5	—	426	225.00–235.00	227.98
5	—	478	218.00–225.00	221.99
7	—	525	214.00–218.00	216.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	225.00–235.00	229.22
3	—	475	230.00	230.00
2	—	785	170.00–174.00	171.99
2	—	430	235.00–240.00	237.59

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	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,116.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,030.00–1,225.00	1,148.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	115.00–120.00	117.16
3	—	1,648	122.00–127.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	110.00–111.00	110.54
3	—	1,418	96.00–100.00	98.00
14	—	1,402	103.00–106.00	105.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,121	96.00–101.00	98.80
3	—	1,173	106.00–110.00	107.40
10	—	1,219	90.00–95.00	92.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,012	93.00–96.00	94.01
20	—	959	88.00–91.00	89.46

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