Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.93/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$210.93

94 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,017

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$24.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.14

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	222.11	1,091	17thin
Medium and Large 2	482	211.19	1,018	62
Medium and Large 3	473	197.20	933	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.90/cwt here — about $158 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 sale94 hd

210.93

—

AL average14 barns · 1,340 hd

203.80

+7.14

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	1,618	98.87	1,600	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	87.20	1,230	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,144	82.82	948	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	77.56	807	16

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)	—	$988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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 1	—	575	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,305	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	258.57/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	226.00/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	236.73/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,124	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	242.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	227.33/cwt	225.00–232.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	259.51/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	222.99/cwt	220.00–230.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	376	250.98/cwt	247.00–255.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	263.24/cwt	260.00–270.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	256.21/cwt	255.00–260.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	229.16/cwt	227.00–235.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	201.46/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,084	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	193.81/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	171.73/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	218.59/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,034	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	194.67/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	177.98/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	188.67/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	211.01/cwt	210.00–212.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	216.28/cwt	215.00–220.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	198.46/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	222.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	933	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Bulls	—	—	1,618	98.87/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	78.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	943	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	84.98/cwt	83.00–87.00	897	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	88.94/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,181	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	84.59/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	78.71/cwt	77.00–82.00	807	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	74.10/cwt	72.00–75.00	805	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	90.36/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,053	4

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 Nov 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 409Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	227.00	227.00
5	—	419	257.00–262.00	258.57
2	—	475	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	220.00–232.00	226.00
7	—	475	232.00–242.00	236.73
4	—	433	240.00–247.00	242.78
2	—	575	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	197.00–200.00	198.46
2	—	525	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	250.00–252.00	250.98
2	—	418	257.00–262.00	259.51
3	—	370	260.00–270.00	263.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	247.00–255.00	250.98
4	—	321	255.00–260.00	256.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	225.00–232.00	227.33
8	—	374	220.00–230.00	222.99
15	—	538	200.00–212.00	201.46
6	—	578	190.00–200.00	193.81
11	—	473	211.00–221.00	218.59
2	—	730	177.00–179.00	177.98
3	—	618	187.00–190.00	188.67
14	—	419	220.00–225.00	222.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	227.00–235.00	229.16
9	—	560	216.00	216.00
1	—	465	222.00	222.00
2	—	375	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	200.00	200.00
4	—	623	170.00–177.00	171.73
3	—	538	190.00–198.00	194.67
2	—	363	210.00–212.00	211.01
4	—	328	215.00–220.00	216.28

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	98.00–100.00	98.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,201	77.00–80.00	78.50
8	—	1,056	83.00–87.00	84.98
4	—	1,165	88.00–91.00	90.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,328	88.00–91.00	88.94
2	—	1,533	83.00–86.00	84.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	77.00–82.00	78.71
4	—	1,086	72.00–75.00	74.10

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