Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-14

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 steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.38/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$223.38

140 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,119

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$12.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	476	226.28	1,076	81
Medium and Large 1	585	223.22	1,306	35
Medium and Large 3	464	213.79	991	24

One grade step is worth $12.49/cwt here — about $85 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 sale140 hd

223.38

—

AL average14 barns · 1,758 hd

223.88

−0.51

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	1,618	127.07	2,056	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	106.00	1,458	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	99.36	1,165	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	93.65	933	16

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)	—	$1,117	5

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	217.29/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	230.30/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	236.49/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	219.99/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	328.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	267.72/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	220.41/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,157	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	213.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	242.00/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	275.40/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	282.43/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,073	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	236.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	248.55/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	222.50/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	223.49/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	216.43/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,251	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	246.81/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,061	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	102.22/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,215	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	91.07/cwt	90.00–93.00	925	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	96.97/cwt	95.00–99.00	941	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	95.32/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,104	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	108.43/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,261	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	132.66/cwt	129.00–138.00	2,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,502	124.27/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,867	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,162.50/head	1,120.00–1,205.00	1,163	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,086.67/head	1,070.00–1,105.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	211.02/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	217.54/cwt	216.00–219.00	1,360	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	214.62/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	218.50/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,431	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	225.85/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,086	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	234.73/cwt	232.00–240.00	885	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	226.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	217.46/cwt	215.00–220.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	235.35/cwt	230.00–240.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	259.99/cwt	256.00–262.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	223.80/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,260	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	206.30/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	205.81/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,083	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	243.57/cwt	240.00–245.00	792	7

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 Aug 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 416Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 78Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 6Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	245.00	245.00
4	—	419	240.00–245.00	241.73
13	—	625	216.00–219.00	217.54
10	—	655	214.00–219.00	218.50
6	—	563	221.00–225.00	223.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	525	217.00–227.00	220.41
3	—	570	212.00–220.00	214.62
33	—	481	220.00–230.00	225.85
7	—	377	232.00–240.00	234.73
2	—	725	200.00	200.00
9	—	423	230.00–240.00	235.35
3	—	618	205.00–209.00	206.30
7	—	325	240.00–245.00	243.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	210.00–215.00	211.02
7	—	378	220.00–230.00	226.13
2	—	418	215.00–220.00	217.46
10	—	526	201.00–211.00	205.81
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	215.00–220.00	217.29
3	—	628	210.00–215.00	213.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	638	230.00–232.00	230.30
2	—	325	320.00	320.00
5	—	433	262.00–272.00	267.72
4	—	528	237.00–247.00	242.00
6	—	380	275.00–285.00	282.43
16	—	573	230.00–240.00	236.13
4	—	479	242.00–252.00	248.55
2	—	658	222.00–223.00	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	290.00–300.00	294.98
4	—	630	235.00–237.00	236.49
2	—	720	219.00–221.00	219.99
5	—	325	325.00–330.00	328.00
5	—	426	275.00–277.00	275.40
9	—	680	230.00	230.00
2	—	525	250.00	250.00
10	—	477	256.00–262.00	259.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	225.00	225.00
2	—	575	210.00	210.00
3	—	425	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	223.00–225.00	223.49
3	—	475	235.00–240.00	238.33
3	—	675	200.00	200.00
9	—	578	216.00–220.00	216.43
4	—	430	245.00–252.00	246.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,189	100.00–105.00	102.22
13	—	1,158	93.00–98.00	95.32
2	—	1,163	108.00–109.00	108.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,016	90.00–93.00	91.07
7	—	970	95.00–99.00	96.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	105.00–107.00	106.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,850	129.00–138.00	132.66
6	—	1,502	120.00–128.00	124.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,120.00–1,205.00	1,162.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,070.00–1,105.00	1,086.67

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