Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.56/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$220.56

92 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$20.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	227.05	1,172	16thin
Medium and Large 2	490	222.90	1,093	59
Medium and Large 3	520	206.37	1,073	17thin

One grade step is worth $20.68/cwt here — about $99 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 sale92 hd

220.56

—

AL average16 barns · 2,001 hd

221.47

−0.91

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	—	High	1,659	128.61	2,134	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	102.59	1,426	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	99.32	1,213	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	94.06	937	41

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,126	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,119	8

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	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	212.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	235.48/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	227.67/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	201.84/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	231.16/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,209	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	258.71/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	228.51/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	218.50/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,145	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	791	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,796	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	293.30/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,109	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	276.71/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	194.97/cwt	194.00–196.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	250.94/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,192	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	227.50/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	199.75/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	210.49/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	214.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,229	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.39/cwt	227.00–235.00	979	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	979	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	89.78/cwt	88.00–93.00	888	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	98.13/cwt	94.00–100.00	984	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	100.18/cwt	100.00–101.00	1,373	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	107.42/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	96.18/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,188	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,229	10
Bulls	—	—	1,743	131.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,901	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,092.50/head	995.00–1,190.00	1,093	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/head	1,075.00–1,240.00	1,138	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,118.75/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,119	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	222.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,057	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	235.68/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,035	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	209.03/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	243.28/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	217.59/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,142	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	199.22/cwt	194.00–204.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	221.03/cwt	220.00–222.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	238.80/cwt	232.00–242.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	211.19/cwt	207.00–215.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	213.74/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,336	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	207.84/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	231.75/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,330	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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 387Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	190.00	190.00
6	—	580	210.00–220.00	212.64
4	—	470	235.00–237.00	235.48
6	—	523	227.00–237.00	231.16
3	—	633	207.00–211.00	209.03
3	—	432	240.00–245.00	243.28
4	—	685	194.00–204.00	199.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	225.00–230.00	227.67
5	—	583	200.00–207.00	201.84
7	—	525	212.00–222.00	217.59
2	—	635	195.00–196.00	195.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	255.00–260.00	258.71
2	—	525	247.00	247.00
2	—	393	262.00–265.00	263.51
4	—	475	247.00–255.00	250.94
4	—	626	227.00–229.00	227.50
4	—	574	230.00–234.00	231.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	227.00–230.00	228.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	791	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	290.00–295.00	293.30
3	—	430	275.00–280.00	276.71
12	—	535	250.00	250.00
5	—	332	290.00–300.00	295.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	215.00–225.00	218.50
14	—	574	210.00–220.00	214.14
13	—	425	227.00–235.00	230.39
10	—	474	220.00–230.00	222.90
6	—	374	232.00–242.00	238.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	194.00–196.00	194.97
4	—	574	199.00–200.00	199.75
2	—	385	220.00–222.00	221.03
2	—	425	207.00–215.00	211.19
7	—	525	200.00–210.00	207.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	209.00–212.00	210.49
10	—	439	235.00–242.00	235.68
4	—	625	212.00–215.00	213.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	989	88.00–93.00	89.78
21	—	1,003	94.00–100.00	98.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,371	100.00–101.00	100.18
3	—	1,427	104.00–109.00	107.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,235	94.00–99.00	96.18
10	—	1,211	100.00–103.00	101.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,743	126.00–135.00	131.69
2	—	1,533	124.00	124.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	995.00–1,190.00	1,092.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,075.00–1,240.00	1,137.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,118.75

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle