Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.75/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$211.75

79 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	504	215.03	1,084	51
Medium and Large 3	484	205.78	997	28

One grade step is worth $9.24/cwt here — about $87 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

211.75

—

AL average5 barns · 486 hd

220.55

−8.80

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	1,592	121.89	1,940	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,295	101.53	1,315	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	99.20	1,162	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	91.90	922	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,531	16

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	568	213.31/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	239.62/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	221.29/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	232.02/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	213.99/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	234.01/cwt	232.00–235.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	632	203.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	521	226.49/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	191.40/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,263	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	252.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	937	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	224.72/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,072	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	246.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	207.71/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	206.37/cwt	200.00–209.00	982	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	234.00/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	230.99/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	236.32/cwt	234.00–242.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	212.59/cwt	210.00–215.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	224.71/cwt	220.00–227.00	836	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	196.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	208.83/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,098	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	232.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	198.01/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	220.94/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	202.19/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	221.79/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,051	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	203.53/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	226.59/cwt	220.00–230.00	965	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,531.25/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,531	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	116.70/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	125.01/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,048	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	100.78/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,216	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	95.26/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	98.25/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,337	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	94.69/cwt	92.00–97.00	970	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	89.11/cwt	86.00–91.00	876	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,304	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 Jul 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 487Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 91Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 14

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	212.00–215.00	213.31
6	—	422	237.00–245.00	239.62
3	—	520	217.00–225.00	221.29
3	—	463	227.00–237.00	232.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	210.00–217.00	213.99
3	—	423	232.00–235.00	234.01
4	—	474	215.00–225.00	220.94
2	—	575	200.00–207.00	203.53
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	200.00–210.00	203.40
4	—	521	222.00–230.00	226.49
7	—	477	222.00–232.00	224.72
8	—	387	234.00–242.00	236.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	250.00–255.00	252.00
6	—	478	240.00–250.00	246.98
17	—	725	207.00–210.00	207.71
2	—	533	235.00–245.00	239.98
2	—	595	231.00–237.00	234.00
4	—	624	230.00–234.00	230.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	660	191.00–195.00	191.40
6	—	526	207.00–210.00	208.83
6	—	381	230.00–237.00	232.99
4	—	573	199.00–206.00	202.19
15	—	474	217.00–227.00	221.79
10	—	426	220.00–230.00	226.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	476	200.00–209.00	206.37
2	—	420	210.00–215.00	212.59
3	—	372	220.00–227.00	224.71
3	—	532	190.00–200.00	196.58
2	—	563	197.00–199.00	198.01
2	—	633	185.00–190.00	187.47

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	16	—	—	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,531.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	116.00–117.00	116.70
5	—	1,638	123.00–128.00	125.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,207	98.00–103.00	100.78
4	—	1,081	95.00–96.00	95.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	96.00–100.00	98.25
9	—	1,266	101.00–105.00	102.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	92.00–97.00	94.69
6	—	983	86.00–91.00	89.11

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