Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.27/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$213.27

108 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$18

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

$29.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	230.00	978	2thin
Medium and Large 2	468	217.21	1,015	79
Medium and Large 3	478	200.52	959	27

One grade step is worth $29.48/cwt here — about $18 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

213.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,800 hd

209.34

+3.94

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	—	Average	1,536	112.77	1,732	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	84.95	978	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	83.86	1,194	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	80.81	799	9thin

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)	—	$1,213	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	260.97/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	261.43/cwt	260.00–270.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	268.21/cwt	265.00–275.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	200.41/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	229.74/cwt	225.00–235.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	251.25/cwt	245.00–255.00	817	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	243.01/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	233.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	229.25/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	238.51/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	237.00/cwt	235.00–240.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	242.34/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	230.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,091	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	221.38/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	251.35/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	235.73/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	226.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	217.75/cwt	212.00–222.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	204.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	201.17/cwt	200.00–207.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	221.64/cwt	215.00–225.00	944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	193.98/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.72/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,096	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	213.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	188.78/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	197.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	218.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,060	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,212.50/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,213	8
Bulls	—	—	1,623	110.17/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,788	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	114.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,692	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	85.94/cwt	84.00–90.00	948	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	77.27/cwt	75.00–79.00	718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	83.65/cwt	80.00–85.00	867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	96.97/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,149	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	79.82/cwt	78.00–83.00	979	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	83.86/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,194	5

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 516Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 118Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 13Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	260.00–265.00	260.97
3	—	368	265.00–275.00	268.21
5	—	511	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	325	260.00–270.00	261.43
3	—	375	250.00	250.00
4	—	421	240.00–250.00	243.01
4	—	575	227.00–230.00	229.25
2	—	530	237.00–240.00	238.51
2	—	675	210.00	210.00
3	—	472	240.00–245.00	242.34
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	245.00–255.00	251.25
5	—	375	235.00–240.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	180.00	180.00
4	—	323	212.00–222.00	217.75
5	—	425	200.00–210.00	204.00
6	—	475	200.00–207.00	201.17
3	—	575	192.00	192.00
7	—	525	190.00–200.00	197.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	577	200.00–202.00	200.41
12	—	376	225.00–235.00	229.74
5	—	325	230.00–235.00	233.00
4	—	675	180.00–190.00	185.00
20	—	426	215.00–225.00	221.64
2	—	618	192.00–196.00	193.98
11	—	525	205.00–215.00	208.72
20	—	484	210.00–225.00	218.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	225.00–235.00	230.22
3	—	573	217.00–227.00	221.38
7	—	426	235.00–240.00	235.73
2	—	733	170.00–172.00	171.00
8	—	523	220.00–230.00	226.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	250.00–252.00	251.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	210.00–220.00	213.40
2	—	515	200.00–210.00	204.90
4	—	570	185.00–190.00	188.78

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	108.00–112.00	110.17
3	—	1,478	113.00–118.00	114.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,103	84.00–90.00	85.94
2	—	1,185	96.00–98.00	96.97
7	—	1,226	78.00–83.00	79.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	929	75.00–79.00	77.27
5	—	1,036	80.00–85.00	83.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,424	81.00–86.00	83.86

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle