Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.18/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$247.18

91 head · 420 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

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

$46.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	259.64	1,031	44
Medium and Large 2	420	242.27	1,018	36
Medium and Large 3	511	213.35	1,090	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.30/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale91 hd

247.18

—

AL average13 barns · 1,457 hd

225.69

+21.49

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	1,823	124.21	2,264	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	97.03	1,161	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	90.27	904	10

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	424	274.56/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	221.22/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	255.11/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	230.22/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,199	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	208.97/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	293.39/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	272.37/cwt	270.00–275.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	282.59/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	202.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	229.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,097	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	239.78/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,019	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	253.34/cwt	247.00–257.00	953	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	262.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	242.17/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,150	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	213.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	270.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	235.98/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	236.48/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,147	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	222.82/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	254.23/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,078	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	282.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	918	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	117.93/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,831	2
Bulls	—	—	2,003	128.40/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,572	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	82.94/cwt	82.00–84.00	829	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	91.04/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,033	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	98.30/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,162	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	101.74/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,296	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	92.10/cwt	89.00–94.00	923	8

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 324Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 84Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	270.00–280.00	274.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	215.00–225.00	219.96
5	—	576	217.00–225.00	221.22
2	—	435	250.00–260.00	255.11
4	—	523	232.00–240.00	235.98
11	—	485	235.00–245.00	236.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	207.00–210.00	208.97
4	—	575	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	227.00–237.00	230.22
4	—	275	285.00–295.00	290.00
14	—	375	260.00–270.00	262.50
2	—	225	300.00	300.00
6	—	475	240.00–245.00	242.17
12	—	424	247.00–262.00	254.23
2	—	325	280.00–285.00	282.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	260.00–265.00	262.50
8	—	479	225.00–235.00	229.04
9	—	425	235.00–242.00	239.78
8	—	376	247.00–257.00	253.34
2	—	275	265.00–275.00	270.36
5	—	521	220.00–225.00	222.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	200.00–210.00	202.94
2	—	460	220.00–225.00	222.53
2	—	425	225.00	225.00
3	—	523	210.00–215.00	213.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	280.00–290.00	285.00
3	—	425	275.00	275.00
5	—	394	282.00–285.00	282.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	378	290.00–295.00	293.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	270.00–275.00	272.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	115.00–121.00	117.93
3	—	2,003	125.00–131.00	128.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	82.00–84.00	82.94
8	—	1,002	89.00–94.00	92.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	89.00–93.00	91.04
5	—	1,182	95.00–99.00	98.30
5	—	1,274	101.00–102.00	101.74

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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