Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.25/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$223.25

108 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	232.51	1,139	8thin
Medium and Large 2	480	223.56	1,074	87
Medium and Large 3	451	215.47	971	13thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $168 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 sale108 hd

223.25

—

AL average12 barns · 1,676 hd

227.21

−3.96

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	—	Low	1,494	120.57	1,801	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	100.13	1,212	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	93.78	996	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,103	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 1	—	419	263.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	241.33/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	213.67/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	250.69/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,091	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	772	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	226.80/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,195	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	256.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	263.36/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	272.61/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	253.64/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	217.98/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	286.02/cwt	285.00–290.00	935	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	240.41/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	230.82/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	236.56/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,320	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	268.23/cwt	265.00–275.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	203.96/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	210.49/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	213.50/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,223	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	228.43/cwt	225.00–233.00	971	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	233.49/cwt	230.00–237.00	897	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	225.21/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,065	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	218.77/cwt	215.00–220.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	221.06/cwt	217.00–225.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	217.80/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	217.31/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,160	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	228.99/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,090	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	208.31/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	232.51/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,139	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,102.50/head	1,075.00–1,130.00	1,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	109.53/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	126.70/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,293	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	101.77/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,256	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	96.53/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,120	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	97.19/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,052	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	89.24/cwt	87.00–91.00	924	6

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 471Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 79Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	260.00–270.00	263.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	237.00–247.00	241.33
6	—	628	210.00–220.00	213.67
13	—	435	245.00–255.00	250.69
3	—	772	190.00–200.00	194.94
5	—	527	225.00–229.00	226.80
5	—	575	215.00–220.00	217.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	215.00–218.00	217.31
8	—	476	227.00–232.00	228.99
3	—	573	205.00–215.00	208.31
2	—	428	230.00–235.00	232.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	255.00–260.00	256.72
3	—	320	265.00–275.00	268.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	260.00–265.00	263.36
7	—	376	267.00–277.00	272.61
3	—	477	247.00–257.00	253.64
5	—	327	285.00–290.00	286.02
5	—	528	237.00–245.00	240.41
6	—	625	227.00–232.00	230.82
12	—	558	232.00–237.00	236.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	214.00–222.00	217.98
4	—	631	209.00–213.00	210.49
12	—	573	210.00–218.00	213.50
14	—	425	225.00–233.00	228.43
4	—	695	202.00	202.00
17	—	384	230.00–237.00	233.49
23	—	473	220.00–230.00	225.21
3	—	325	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	200.00–207.00	203.96
4	—	423	215.00–220.00	218.77
2	—	360	217.00–225.00	221.06
2	—	325	225.00–227.00	226.03
2	—	525	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	230.00–233.00	232.51

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,130.00	1,102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	109.00–110.00	109.53
3	—	1,400	120.00–124.00	121.80
3	—	1,810	125.00–128.00	126.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,234	101.00–103.00	101.77
5	—	1,160	95.00–99.00	96.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,082	95.00–100.00	97.19
6	—	1,035	87.00–91.00	89.24

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