Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 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 $216.09/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$216.09

128 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$28.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

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	233.92	1,145	28
Medium and Large 2	515	213.15	1,098	72
Medium and Large 3	473	205.84	974	28

One grade step is worth $28.08/cwt here — about $171 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 sale128 hd

216.09

—

AL average16 barns · 2,285 hd

218.62

−2.53

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	1,593	116.15	1,850	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	98.54	1,471	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	94.74	1,130	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	85.73	817	29

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)	—	$1,023	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,063	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,349	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	196.61/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	217.67/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,141	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	221.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,053	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	220.64/cwt	220.00–222.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	241.42/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,270	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	227.48/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	251.55/cwt	245.00–255.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	263.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,238	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	273.39/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	289.69/cwt	285.00–295.00	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	233.18/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,345	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	229.95/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,435	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	213.27/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	253.38/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	237.18/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,117	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	223.71/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	243.38/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,163	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.96/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	247.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,113	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	88.18/cwt	87.00–90.00	890	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	98.54/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,471	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	102.74/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,322	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	96.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,100	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	90.95/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,110	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	97.73/cwt	95.00–99.00	922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,770	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	81.94/cwt	80.00–85.00	754	16
Bulls	—	—	1,504	113.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,709	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,129.17/head	1,045.00–1,215.00	1,129	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	932.86/head	855.00–1,010.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	244.50/cwt	242.00–247.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	231.26/cwt	230.00–235.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	218.98/cwt	215.00–220.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	206.46/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	228.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	227.50/cwt	222.00–232.00	851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.71/cwt	200.00–210.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	195.71/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,121	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	226.29/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,301	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.20/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	226.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	257.59/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	196.62/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	214.70/cwt	210.00–217.00	906	3

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 Sep 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 518Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 100Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 17Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
3	—	318	220.00–222.00	220.64
5	—	377	215.00–220.00	218.98
2	—	675	180.00	180.00
7	—	475	200.00–210.00	205.71
4	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.71
3	—	518	195.00–200.00	196.62
3	—	422	210.00–217.00	214.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	190.00–195.00	192.50
5	—	775	174.00	174.00
15	—	640	189.00–200.00	196.61
12	—	524	212.00–222.00	217.67
10	—	475	215.00–225.00	221.60
7	—	323	230.00–235.00	231.26
10	—	374	222.00–232.00	227.50
9	—	429	220.00–230.00	226.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	240.00–245.00	242.49
10	—	471	230.00–239.00	237.18
4	—	375	242.00–247.00	244.50
7	—	575	222.00–228.00	226.29
5	—	525	225.00–227.00	226.20
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	210.00–215.00	212.49
4	—	474	225.00–235.00	227.48
3	—	382	245.00–255.00	251.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	237.00–247.00	241.42
5	—	577	230.00–237.00	233.18
17	—	624	225.00–232.00	229.95
4	—	325	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	—	688	210.00–220.00	213.27
3	—	468	250.00–255.00	253.38
6	—	375	260.00–270.00	265.00
4	—	430	255.00–265.00	257.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	260.00–265.00	263.99
3	—	418	270.00–275.00	273.39
2	—	325	285.00–295.00	289.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	217.00–227.00	223.71
5	—	478	240.00–245.00	243.38
3	—	570	207.00–217.00	211.96
4	—	430	245.00–250.00	247.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	255.00–265.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	202.00–212.00	206.46
4	—	423	225.00–230.00	228.77
2	—	573	190.00–200.00	195.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,009	87.00–90.00	88.18
3	—	943	95.00–99.00	97.73
16	—	920	80.00–85.00	81.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	98.00–99.00	98.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	102.00–104.00	102.74
12	—	1,143	94.00–99.00	96.22
11	—	1,221	89.00–93.00	90.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,770	120.00–122.00	121.24
6	—	1,504	110.00–115.00	113.60

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	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,045.00–1,215.00	1,129.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	855.00–1,010.00	932.86

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