Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.90/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$219.90

83 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$68

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

$51.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.97

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	365	251.81	920	19thin
Medium and Large 2	466	217.01	1,012	39
Medium and Large 3	493	200.14	988	25

One grade step is worth $51.67/cwt here — about −$68 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 sale83 hd

219.90

—

AL average13 barns · 1,242 hd

209.92

+9.97

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	—	High	1,581	111.53	1,763	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	92.99	1,241	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	90.66	1,099	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	82.44	818	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$863	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$844	4thin

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	—	428	246.13/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	201.01/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,116	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	223.74/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	197.47/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,132	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	224.29/cwt	220.00–230.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	948	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	258.90/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,093	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	250.55/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	205.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	232.98/cwt	230.00–237.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	238.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	267.25/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	277.43/cwt	272.00–282.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	218.27/cwt	215.00–225.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	215.68/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	206.82/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,086	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	223.70/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,186	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	194.38/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	262.88/cwt	257.00–265.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	249.19/cwt	245.00–250.00	937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	238.39/cwt	235.00–240.00	996	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	862.50/head	825.00–900.00	863	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	700.00–750.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	120.28/cwt	118.00–123.00	2,241	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	102.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,334	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	80.19/cwt	77.00–82.00	808	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	86.56/cwt	85.00–88.00	961	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	91.82/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,137	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	85.26/cwt	84.00–86.00	830	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,241	2

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 Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	242.00–250.00	246.13
6	—	475	230.00–240.00	235.00
3	—	530	222.00–227.00	223.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	200.00–202.00	201.01
8	—	481	215.00–225.00	223.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	195.00–205.00	197.47
7	—	425	220.00–230.00	224.29
5	—	321	240.00–250.00	245.00
3	—	363	230.00–237.00	232.98
7	—	472	212.00–222.00	215.68
11	—	525	202.00–212.00	206.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	200.00–210.00	205.34
3	—	372	215.00–225.00	218.27
7	—	575	180.00–190.00	185.71
5	—	529	190.00–200.00	194.38
5	—	425	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	257.00–265.00	262.88
10	—	376	245.00–250.00	249.19
3	—	418	235.00–240.00	238.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	250.00	250.00
2	—	675	205.00	205.00
2	—	613	210.00–215.00	212.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	252.00–260.00	258.90
4	—	476	245.00–255.00	250.55
3	—	537	235.00–245.00	238.97
8	—	375	262.00–272.00	267.25
9	—	329	272.00–282.00	277.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,863	118.00–123.00	120.28
4	—	1,298	100.00–105.00	102.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,007	77.00–82.00	80.19
4	—	973	84.00–86.00	85.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	96.00	96.00
6	—	1,110	85.00–88.00	86.56
12	—	1,238	90.00–93.00	91.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	92.00–94.00	92.99

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