Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.68/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$212.68

69 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$21.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	221.13	1,043	14thin
Medium and Large 2	449	212.44	954	47
Medium and Large 3	385	199.32	767	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $275 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 sale69 hd

212.68

—

AL average3 barns · 147 hd

205.34

+7.35

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	2,085	110.49	2,304	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	90.20	1,054	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	83.10	858	22

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)	—	$925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	520	223.73/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	212.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	238.04/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,014	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	194.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	246.67/cwt	245.00–250.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	228.26/cwt	226.00–230.00	984	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	246.69/cwt	242.00–252.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	214.47/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	227.28/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,189	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	845	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	238.99/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	215.63/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,039	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	182.67/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	258.50/cwt	257.00–260.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	221.31/cwt	215.00–225.00	941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	228.27/cwt	228.00–230.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	222.49/cwt	217.00–227.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	228.75/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	245.96/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	205.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	188.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	850.00–1,000.00	925	4
Bulls	—	—	2,085	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	85.30/cwt	84.00–88.00	856	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	87.59/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,066	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	80.47/cwt	78.00–83.00	859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	92.06/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,044	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 Nov 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 225Year ago 381

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 39Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 13Year ago 16

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	217.00–227.00	223.73
6	—	426	235.00–242.00	238.04
8	—	472	225.00–235.00	228.75
2	—	625	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.43
2	—	625	180.00	180.00
4	—	474	210.00–220.00	212.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	185.00–200.00	194.87
12	—	482	212.00–219.00	215.63
3	—	578	180.00–185.00	182.67
6	—	425	215.00–225.00	221.31
7	—	342	228.00–230.00	228.27
8	—	375	217.00–227.00	222.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	226.00–230.00	228.26
3	—	620	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	200.00–210.00	205.93
3	—	478	185.00–190.00	188.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	245.00–250.00	246.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	242.00–252.00	246.69
2	—	613	212.00–217.00	214.47
7	—	523	225.00–232.00	227.28
8	—	325	255.00–265.00	260.00
3	—	478	237.00–240.00	238.99
5	—	429	242.00–247.00	245.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	257.00–260.00	258.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,085	109.00–112.00	110.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,003	84.00–88.00	85.30
10	—	1,068	78.00–83.00	80.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	86.00–89.00	87.59
7	—	1,134	91.00–94.00	92.06

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