Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $214.38/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$214.38

125 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	219.16	1,042	82
Medium and Large 1	649	211.78	1,374	14thin
Medium and Large 3	518	202.12	1,047	29

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about −$6 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 sale125 hd

214.38

—

AL average15 barns · 1,919 hd

216.44

−2.06

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	1,641	107.62	1,766	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	90.90	1,292	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	87.48	1,020	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	84.89	860	37

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,408	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	325	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	663	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	198.26/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	212.00/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,113	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	182.34/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	226.31/cwt	222.00–232.00	964	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	212.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	231.01/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	223.70/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	253.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	254.17/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	243.86/cwt	242.00–247.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	258.33/cwt	255.00–260.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	244.33/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	248.63/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	232.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,104	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	245.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	210.81/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	223.62/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	179.47/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.84/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	190.49/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	247.36/cwt	245.00–250.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	192.24/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	208.66/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	188.65/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	210.00/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	234.00/cwt	227.00–237.00	878	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	233.21/cwt	220.00–237.00	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	235.14/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,006	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	193.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,112	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	196.20/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,130	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	206.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	980	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,175.00	1,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,408.33/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,408	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	92.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,141	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,673	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	111.11/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,894	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	85.66/cwt	84.00–89.00	981	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	92.59/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,282	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	89.21/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,301	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	82.37/cwt	80.00–86.00	824	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	88.58/cwt	87.00–92.00	913	15

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 Oct 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 511Year ago 304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 105Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 51Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	225.00–230.00	228.33
2	—	663	180.00–186.00	182.97
4	—	416	210.00–217.00	212.94
4	—	525	200.00	200.00
3	—	628	186.00–190.00	188.65
9	—	576	190.00–200.00	196.20
4	—	474	200.00–210.00	206.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	194.00–200.00	198.26
12	—	475	215.00–225.00	220.05
14	—	525	210.00–217.00	212.00
3	—	758	180.00–185.00	182.34
16	—	426	222.00–232.00	226.31
6	—	575	207.00–216.00	210.84
4	—	669	188.00–194.00	190.49
14	—	375	227.00–237.00	234.00
9	—	327	220.00–237.00	233.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	786	187.00–195.00	192.24
3	—	692	207.00–210.00	208.66
4	—	425	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	208.00–212.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	227.00–235.00	231.01
9	—	376	250.00–260.00	253.55
4	—	425	250.00–257.00	254.17
9	—	325	255.00–260.00	258.33
5	—	523	240.00–250.00	244.33
5	—	471	245.00–252.00	248.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	222.00–227.00	223.70
2	—	635	218.00–220.00	219.02
6	—	378	242.00–247.00	243.86
3	—	335	245.00–250.00	247.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	181.00	181.00
5	—	532	207.00–217.00	210.81
4	—	475	220.00–222.00	221.00
6	—	428	232.00–237.00	235.14
4	—	574	190.00–200.00	193.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	230.00–235.00	232.81
5	—	425	240.00–250.00	245.14
3	—	518	222.00–227.00	223.62
2	—	718	178.00–181.00	179.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,408.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,228	90.00–95.00	92.95
12	—	1,145	84.00–89.00	85.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,385	92.00–94.00	92.59
3	—	1,458	87.00–90.00	89.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,000	80.00–86.00	82.37
15	—	1,031	87.00–92.00	88.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,705	110.00–112.00	111.11

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