Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $252.12/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$252.12

88 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$42.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	399	271.22	1,081	27
Medium and Large 2	449	245.87	1,103	53
Medium and Large 3	467	229.11	1,070	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.12/cwt here — about $12 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 sale88 hd

252.12

—

AL average15 barns · 1,796 hd

242.39

+9.73

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	1,502	123.27	1,851	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	109.46	1,555	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	105.35	1,194	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	95.59	955	38

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,198	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,288	8

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	476	244.58/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,164	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	271.84/cwt	265.00–275.00	889	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	220.02/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,127	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	240.13/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	229.73/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	232.28/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	223.95/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	350.09/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	271.77/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	359.44/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,168	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	336.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	341.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,108	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	258.28/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	298.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	324.23/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,216	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	224.60/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,404	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	193.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	295.64/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	266.19/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	248.99/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	271.64/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,160	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	104.92/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,194	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	116.08/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	110.10/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,569	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	99.06/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,104	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	113.29/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,302	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	104.11/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,099	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	96.71/cwt	95.00–100.00	995	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	90.92/cwt	89.00–93.00	857	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	105.40/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,507	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,978	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	125.93/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,993	3
Bulls	—	—	1,385	106.19/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,113.89/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,114	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,441.67/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,442	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,708.33/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,708	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,288	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	716	204.27/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	241.80/cwt	237.00–247.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,409	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	218.46/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	292.98/cwt	290.00–297.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	243.75/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,036	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	295.83/cwt	290.00–300.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	263.73/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,121	15

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 Feb 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 341Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 64Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	237.00–247.00	244.58
8	—	327	265.00–275.00	271.84
7	—	526	227.00–235.00	232.28
3	—	573	220.00–227.00	223.95
2	—	625	205.00–210.00	207.48
6	—	378	250.00–260.00	258.28
12	—	425	240.00–250.00	243.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	215.00–225.00	220.02
3	—	483	227.00–232.00	229.73
2	—	375	237.00–247.00	241.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	250.00–255.00	252.51
4	—	375	270.00–275.00	271.77
6	—	327	290.00–300.00	295.83
15	—	425	260.00–270.00	263.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	235.00–245.00	240.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	345.00–355.00	350.09
9	—	325	355.00–365.00	359.44
5	—	424	330.00–340.00	336.01
2	—	471	310.00–320.00	314.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	335.00–345.00	341.00
3	—	575	260.00	260.00
2	—	440	305.00–315.00	310.00
6	—	477	290.00–300.00	298.30
13	—	375	320.00–330.00	324.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	222.00–227.00	224.60
2	—	773	190.00–197.00	193.44
3	—	422	292.00–300.00	295.64
4	—	530	260.00–270.00	266.19
4	—	716	200.00–207.00	204.27
4	—	575	240.00–250.00	245.00
4	—	681	212.00–222.00	218.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	245.00–250.00	248.99
3	—	427	265.00–275.00	271.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	290.00–297.00	292.98
4	—	425	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,138	103.00–108.00	104.92
8	—	1,114	98.00–101.00	99.06
7	—	1,149	111.00–116.00	113.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	115.00–117.00	116.08
11	—	1,425	107.00–112.00	110.10
5	—	1,430	105.00–106.00	105.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,056	102.00–106.00	104.11
17	—	1,029	95.00–100.00	96.71
15	—	943	89.00–93.00	90.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	130.00–134.00	132.01
3	—	1,583	125.00–127.00	125.93
2	—	1,385	104.00–108.00	106.19

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)	9	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,113.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,387.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,441.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,708.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,287.50

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle