Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $223.25/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$223.25

58 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$18.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	437	228.28	997	42
Medium and Large 3	474	210.05	995	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.23/cwt here — about $2 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 sale58 hd

223.25

—

AL average5 barns · 392 hd

220.99

+2.26

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	1,707	116.91	1,995	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	98.06	1,360	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,163	94.29	1,097	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	946	85.42	808	15

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)	—	$867	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	239.75/cwt	235.00–245.00	779	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,100	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	866.67/head	850.00–900.00	867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,545	111.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,724	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	119.96/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,158	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	86.25/cwt	84.00–89.00	967	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	89.84/cwt	88.00–93.00	883	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	83.21/cwt	81.00–86.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	258.48/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	220.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,263	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	203.49/cwt	203.00–204.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	250.91/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,071	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	223.66/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	293.43/cwt	292.00–295.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	246.71/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	297.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	231.27/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,221	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	196.99/cwt	195.00–198.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	266.02/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	196.98/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	265.58/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	274.47/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	633	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	205.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	236.22/cwt	230.00–240.00	888	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	981	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	219.35/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	229.31/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	234.75/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	227.75/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,082	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	245.43/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,168	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	95.42/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,111	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	102.45/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,258	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	98.06/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,360	3

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 Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 279Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 62Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 11

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	235.00–245.00	239.75
2	—	613	195.00–199.00	196.98
9	—	376	230.00–240.00	236.22
8	—	425	225.00–235.00	230.88
5	—	521	215.00–225.00	219.35
8	—	475	222.00–232.00	227.75
2	—	665	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	230.00	230.00
3	—	577	195.00–198.00	196.99
2	—	633	180.00–190.00	184.90
3	—	527	200.00–210.00	205.32
4	—	425	215.00–217.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	257.00–260.00	258.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	220.00–222.00	220.49
2	—	623	203.00–204.00	203.49
10	—	427	245.00–255.00	250.91
2	—	675	194.00	194.00
8	—	521	230.00–240.00	234.75
5	—	476	240.00–250.00	245.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	222.00–227.00	223.66
4	—	473	225.00–232.00	229.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	240.00–245.00	242.45
2	—	325	292.00–295.00	293.43
3	—	532	245.00–250.00	246.71
3	—	435	260.00–270.00	265.58
6	—	376	270.00–280.00	274.47
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	240.00–245.00	242.49
4	—	528	225.00–235.00	231.27
2	—	583	225.00–227.00	225.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	295.00–300.00	297.62
2	—	475	265.00–267.00	266.02

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	10	—	—	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	866.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,545	110.00–115.00	111.56
7	—	1,799	118.00–121.00	119.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,121	84.00–89.00	86.25
14	—	1,164	93.00–98.00	95.42
3	—	1,228	99.00–104.00	102.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	983	88.00–93.00	89.84
10	—	927	81.00–86.00	83.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	96.00–101.00	98.06

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