Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $224.74/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$224.74

112 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,084

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	483	225.26	1,087	109
Medium and Large 3	477	205.60	981	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $106 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 sale112 hd

224.74

—

AL average14 barns · 1,705 hd

216.56

+8.18

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	1,405	103.11	1,449	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	100.51	1,173	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	998	94.17	940	15

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)	—	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,000	16

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	233.87/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,111	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	212.30/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,108	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	220.96/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,083	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	221.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,158	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	260.51/cwt	257.00–265.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	236.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,355	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	276.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	247.39/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	208.20/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	245.60/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	245.91/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	229.81/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,000	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	225.80/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,104	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	242.11/cwt	237.00–247.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	214.78/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,235	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	644	226.01/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,295	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	196.64/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	219.77/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,152	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	200.94/cwt	196.00–206.00	1,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	885	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	205.60/cwt	202.00–210.00	981	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	16
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	837.50/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	101.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,167	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	96.37/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,193	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	105.85/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,431	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	89.20/cwt	86.00–91.00	892	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	921	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	101.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,037	4

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 347Year ago 177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 70Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 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	—	425	240.00	240.00
6	—	475	230.00–237.00	233.87
6	—	523	220.00–225.00	221.48
10	—	575	220.00–222.00	220.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	210.00–217.00	212.30
23	—	490	220.00–221.00	220.96
3	—	570	195.00–200.00	196.64
2	—	420	230.00–232.00	230.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	257.00–265.00	260.51
9	—	572	232.00–240.00	236.97
3	—	430	245.00–252.00	247.39
5	—	524	242.00–247.00	245.60
10	—	466	245.00–250.00	245.91
4	—	644	222.00–230.00	226.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	270.00–280.00	276.00
8	—	510	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	207.00–210.00	208.20
27	—	435	225.00–232.00	229.81
45	—	489	220.00–229.00	225.80
3	—	317	237.00–247.00	242.11
9	—	575	210.00–220.00	214.78
10	—	524	215.00–225.00	219.77
2	—	678	196.00–206.00	200.94
8	—	375	230.00–240.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	202.00–210.00	205.60

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	16	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	100.00–105.00	101.55
2	—	1,238	94.00–99.00	96.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	103.00–108.00	105.85
2	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	86.00–91.00	89.20
5	—	980	93.00–95.00	94.02
4	—	1,018	100.00–104.00	101.83

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