Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.28/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$244.28

118 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	249.45	1,249	40
Medium and Large 2	465	245.74	1,142	58
Medium and Large 3	462	229.73	1,061	20

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $188 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 sale118 hd

244.28

—

AL average16 barns · 1,849 hd

232.06

+12.22

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	1,784	125.47	2,238	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	101.84	1,156	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	100.01	1,413	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	94.38	953	13

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	513	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	283.99/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	307.50/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	260.48/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,378	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	271.44/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	300.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	256.61/cwt	255.00–260.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	262.42/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	284.07/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,332	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,509	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	263.27/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,226	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	269.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	239.96/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	248.22/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	341.61/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	293.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	216.58/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	295.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	962	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	100.01/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	98.16/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,109	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	102.89/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,170	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	87.77/cwt	85.00–90.00	828	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	100.05/cwt	99.00–101.00	978	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	95.44/cwt	93.00–98.00	995	8
Bulls	—	—	1,781	129.70/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,310	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	119.83/cwt	117.00–122.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.80/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,212	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	232.99/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	259.03/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	262.40/cwt	255.00–265.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	225.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	273.27/cwt	270.00–275.00	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	244.30/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,175	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	242.53/cwt	235.00–245.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	223.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	249.34/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,060	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	259.67/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,104	6

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 242Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 48Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	275.00–280.00	277.46
6	—	423	305.00–315.00	307.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	280.00–290.00	283.99
4	—	529	257.00–265.00	260.48
9	—	475	267.00–277.00	271.44
2	—	625	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	275.00	275.00
2	—	575	210.00	210.00
4	—	468	252.00–262.00	259.03
2	—	515	227.00–230.00	228.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	295.00–305.00	300.09
3	—	332	320.00–330.00	324.87
15	—	469	280.00–287.00	284.07
3	—	520	260.00–270.00	263.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	262.00–265.00	262.42
2	—	375	335.00	335.00
3	—	320	340.00–345.00	341.61
3	—	425	315.00	315.00
3	—	470	290.00–300.00	293.26
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	255.00–260.00	256.61
3	—	532	210.00–220.00	216.58
5	—	575	210.00–212.00	210.80
3	—	487	220.00–230.00	225.61
2	—	425	237.00	237.00
4	—	374	235.00–245.00	242.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	211.00	211.00
4	—	374	265.00–275.00	269.15
8	—	532	239.00–247.00	239.96
4	—	471	247.00–252.00	248.22
7	—	326	290.00–300.00	295.00
2	—	560	232.00–235.00	233.49
6	—	425	257.00–262.00	259.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	230.00–237.00	232.99
4	—	380	255.00–265.00	262.40
3	—	332	270.00–275.00	273.27
31	—	481	237.00–247.00	244.30
5	—	573	220.00–227.00	223.78
12	—	425	245.00–255.00	249.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	98.00–101.00	100.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	96.00–100.00	98.16
7	—	1,137	101.00–105.00	102.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	85.00–90.00	87.77
2	—	978	99.00–101.00	100.05
8	—	1,043	93.00–98.00	95.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	125.00–132.00	129.70
3	—	1,787	117.00–122.00	119.83

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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