Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 13.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $201.31/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$201.31

68 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$0.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	505	201.64	1,019	45
Medium and Large 3	419	200.66	841	23

One grade step is worth $0.98/cwt here — about $178 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 sale68 hd

201.31

—

AL average13 barns · 1,157 hd

204.78

−3.47

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	1,350	97.04	1,310	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,383	83.03	1,148	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	81.26	956	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	75.18	796	19

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)	—	$1,123	34
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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 2	—	372	215.71/cwt	215.00–217.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.14/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	252.84/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,064	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	187.01/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,163	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	183.60/cwt	180.00–189.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	210.78/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	638	175.00/cwt	174.00–176.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	170.30/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	248.16/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	261.02/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	253.01/cwt	252.00–255.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	218.48/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	238.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	255.87/cwt	252.00–260.00	967	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	264.46/cwt	262.00–267.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	234.82/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,115	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	199.00/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	221.19/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	164.29/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	241.99/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,031	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	83.67/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,017	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	78.01/cwt	77.00–80.00	884	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	74.40/cwt	73.00–76.00	789	16
Bulls	—	—	1,350	97.04/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,310	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,111	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	79.32/cwt	78.00–81.00	837	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	991.67/head	925.00–1,100.00	992	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,226.32/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,226	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	212.52/cwt	210.00–217.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	223.57/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	234.65/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	206.03/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	242.39/cwt	240.00–247.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	209.42/cwt	207.00–210.00	779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	191.13/cwt	188.00–195.00	1,103	7

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 327Year ago 214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 95Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 13.00 to 15.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	215.00–217.00	215.71
6	—	523	195.00–203.00	197.14
5	—	622	185.00–189.00	187.01
9	—	475	208.00–213.00	210.78
3	—	720	168.00–175.00	170.30
8	—	426	210.00–217.00	212.52
7	—	577	188.00–195.00	191.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	180.00–189.00	183.60
2	—	638	174.00–176.00	175.00
3	—	425	200.00	200.00
8	—	325	210.00–215.00	212.50
5	—	372	207.00–210.00	209.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	247.00–257.00	252.84
6	—	474	245.00–252.00	248.16
6	—	378	252.00–260.00	255.87
2	—	310	262.00–267.00	264.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	260.00–262.00	261.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	252.00–255.00	253.01
2	—	568	215.00–222.00	218.48
3	—	428	235.00–240.00	238.31
3	—	380	240.00–247.00	242.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	230.00–240.00	234.82
4	—	628	196.00–201.00	199.00
4	—	518	217.00–226.00	221.19
3	—	730	161.00–168.00	164.29
12	—	426	237.00–247.00	241.99
2	—	578	205.00–207.00	206.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	155.00–165.00	159.96
2	—	475	220.00–227.00	223.57
3	—	427	230.00–237.00	234.65
2	—	525	202.00	202.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,354	81.00–83.00	82.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,216	82.00–87.00	83.67
11	—	1,133	77.00–80.00	78.01
2	—	1,260	89.00–90.00	89.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,060	73.00–76.00	74.40
3	—	1,055	78.00–81.00	79.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	95.00–100.00	97.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	—	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,226.32
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	991.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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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