Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $253.55/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$253.55

80 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$41.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	404	273.17	1,103	12thin
Medium and Large 2	415	261.02	1,084	43
Medium and Large 3	489	231.30	1,131	25

One grade step is worth $41.86/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale80 hd

253.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,742 hd

253.74

−0.19

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	1,643	124.22	2,041	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,398	125.64	1,756	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,139	107.87	1,229	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	100.93	1,009	9thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	624	234.26/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	288.57/cwt	282.00–292.00	1,371	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	316.20/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	265.67/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	296.62/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,388	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	350.27/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,124	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	318.43/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	325.96/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	333.36/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	252.80/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,193	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	274.17/cwt	270.00–280.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	289.77/cwt	285.00–292.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	268.38/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	226.80/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,202	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	237.57/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	326	259.98/cwt	255.00–265.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	214.20/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	321.68/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	234.63/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	255.66/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	249.48/cwt	247.00–252.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	328.49/cwt	327.00–330.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	305.67/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	279.78/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	297.00/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,262	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	196.65/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	270.52/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,017	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,244	3
Bulls	—	—	1,370	123.47/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	140.75/cwt	138.00–143.00	2,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,177	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	120.12/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,629	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,814	9
Bulls	—	—	1,688	108.45/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	103.61/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,164	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	102.06/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,045	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	96.98/cwt	96.00–98.00	887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	109.20/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,311	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 Feb 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 454Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 65Year ago 53

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	230.00–237.00	234.26
2	—	573	255.00–265.00	259.98
7	—	475	282.00–292.00	288.57
9	—	427	312.00–320.00	316.20
4	—	530	277.00–285.00	279.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	260.00–270.00	265.67
6	—	425	292.00–302.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	295.00–300.00	296.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	345.00–355.00	350.27
5	—	374	330.00–342.00	333.36
3	—	475	300.00–305.00	303.33
2	—	575	275.00	275.00
10	—	426	317.00–327.00	321.68
2	—	528	285.00–290.00	287.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	317.00–320.00	318.43
5	—	322	325.00–330.00	325.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	327.00–330.00	328.49
3	—	522	300.00–310.00	305.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	250.00–257.00	252.80
6	—	328	270.00–280.00	274.17
3	—	580	230.00–237.00	234.63
9	—	424	252.00–260.00	255.66
17	—	376	262.00–275.00	270.52
3	—	525	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	285.00–292.00	289.77
5	—	427	265.00–270.00	268.38
2	—	525	250.00	250.00
1	—	380	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	530	222.00–232.00	226.80
7	—	475	232.00–242.00	237.57
4	—	326	255.00–265.00	259.98
4	—	569	210.00–220.00	214.20
2	—	393	247.00–252.00	249.48
3	—	627	190.00–200.00	196.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	121.00–126.00	123.47
2	—	1,870	138.00–143.00	140.75
2	—	1,688	108.00–109.00	108.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	115.00–117.00	115.66
8	—	1,123	100.00–105.00	103.61
8	—	1,201	108.00–111.00	109.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	116.00–122.00	120.12
9	—	1,416	125.00–131.00	128.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,024	100.00–105.00	102.06
2	—	915	96.00–98.00	96.98

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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