Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.42/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$218.42

87 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$28.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	240.98	1,007	2thin
Medium and Large 2	495	222.03	1,100	49
Medium and Large 3	461	212.26	978	36

One grade step is worth $28.72/cwt here — about $29 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 sale87 hd

218.42

—

AL average14 barns · 1,468 hd

220.76

−2.34

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	1,548	122.60	1,898	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	103.00	1,474	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	99.00	1,153	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	94.36	946	27

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)	—	$688	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$725	6

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	468	241.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	206.23/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	228.41/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	249.54/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,056	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	251.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	235.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	216.62/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,243	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	244.31/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	259.85/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	232.29/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	235.50/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	220.98/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	198.98/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	270.45/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	242.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	204.33/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	222.70/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,058	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	90.85/cwt	88.00–93.00	845	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	96.77/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,018	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	103.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,474	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	100.00/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,144	8
Bulls	—	—	1,524	122.19/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,275	115.52/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	130.48/cwt	128.00–133.00	2,440	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/head	675.00–700.00	688	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	600.00–800.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	220.81/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	209.17/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	220.81/cwt	217.00–225.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	230.97/cwt	230.00–232.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	223.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	207.52/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	216.95/cwt	210.00–230.00	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	237.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	229.06/cwt	225.00–235.00	978	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	283.48/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 322Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 54Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 16Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	237.00–245.00	241.21
4	—	621	205.00–210.00	206.23
5	—	523	225.00–230.00	228.41
9	—	423	245.00–255.00	249.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	260.00–265.00	262.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	227.00	227.00
3	—	425	235.00	235.00
3	—	575	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	250.00–255.00	251.00
10	—	523	244.00–247.00	244.31
6	—	420	255.00–265.00	259.85
4	—	578	230.00–237.00	232.29
2	—	673	220.00–222.00	220.98
11	—	375	265.00–275.00	270.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	225.00–235.00	229.92
5	—	477	230.00–240.00	235.97
5	—	378	240.00–250.00	242.06
2	—	570	220.00–225.00	222.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	235.00–237.00	235.50
2	—	370	282.00–285.00	283.48
2	—	415	270.00–275.00	272.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	212.00–222.00	216.62
3	—	668	202.00–207.00	204.33
10	—	475	217.00–227.00	222.70
5	—	521	217.00–225.00	220.81
2	—	385	230.00–232.00	230.97
4	—	625	206.00–210.00	207.52
2	—	325	235.00–240.00	237.35
15	—	427	225.00–235.00	229.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	195.00–201.00	198.98
3	—	575	200.00	200.00
5	—	479	206.00–210.00	209.17
5	—	379	217.00–225.00	220.81
4	—	326	220.00–225.00	223.74
10	—	424	210.00–230.00	216.95
6	—	525	200.00–210.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	240.00–242.00	240.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	95.00	95.00
8	—	1,144	98.00–103.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	930	88.00–93.00	90.85
16	—	1,052	95.00–99.00	96.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,431	100.00–106.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	119.00–126.00	122.19
2	—	1,275	115.00–116.00	115.52
2	—	1,870	128.00–133.00	130.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–800.00	725.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle