Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.43/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$214.43

93 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$14.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	216.67	1,050	77
Medium and Large 1	573	210.99	1,209	2thin
Medium and Large 3	496	202.65	1,006	14thin

One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about $44 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 sale93 hd

214.43

—

AL average13 barns · 1,404 hd

204.40

+10.03

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	1,532	108.37	1,660	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	86.32	1,011	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	80.12	833	21

Every lot, as filed

38 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 2	—	577	206.33/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	227.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	197.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,306	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	245.24/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,067	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	199.88/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	240.57/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,148	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	201.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	250.96/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	248.51/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	260.58/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	267.26/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	212.22/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,127	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	256.60/cwt	250.00–260.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	261.68/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	956	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	205.17/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,178	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	231.38/cwt	227.00–235.00	877	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	183.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	239.65/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	215.42/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,023	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	203.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	222.37/cwt	220.00–225.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	193.52/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	215.44/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	195.20/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,202	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	101.81/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,395	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	108.17/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,639	9
Bulls	—	—	1,745	115.51/cwt	112.00–118.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	89.29/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,042	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	79.95/cwt	78.00–82.00	944	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	84.38/cwt	82.00–86.00	897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	78.41/cwt	77.00–80.00	808	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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 380Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 50Year ago 27

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	205.00–207.00	206.33
6	—	524	225.00–230.00	227.00
3	—	662	195.00–200.00	197.32
5	—	435	242.00–250.00	245.24
8	—	625	197.00–205.00	199.88
7	—	477	235.00–245.00	240.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	232.00	232.00
2	—	578	190.00–197.00	193.52
5	—	529	210.00–220.00	215.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	649	247.00	247.00
3	—	472	257.00–265.00	260.58
4	—	424	265.00–270.00	267.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	250.00–252.00	250.96
2	—	525	247.00–250.00	248.51
2	—	325	270.00	270.00
4	—	383	257.00–265.00	261.68
3	—	562	235.00–242.00	239.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	250.00–260.00	256.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	195.00–205.00	201.30
3	—	622	180.00–190.00	183.30
4	—	469	200.00–210.00	203.72
3	—	378	220.00–225.00	222.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	531	210.00–215.00	212.22
2	—	678	185.00–190.00	187.56
20	—	425	220.00–230.00	225.05
11	—	574	202.00–210.00	205.17
10	—	379	227.00–235.00	231.38
12	—	475	212.00–222.00	215.42
2	—	340	235.00–240.00	237.54
4	—	616	192.00–200.00	195.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	210.00–212.00	210.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	100.00–104.00	101.81
9	—	1,515	105.00–110.00	108.17
3	—	1,745	112.00–118.00	115.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,167	87.00–92.00	89.29
7	—	1,181	78.00–82.00	79.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,063	82.00–86.00	84.38
15	—	1,030	77.00–80.00	78.41

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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