Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.89/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −139.67 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$242.89

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,312

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$29.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.31

vs AL average

−29.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	259.48	1,349	2thin
Medium and Large 2	543	245.48	1,333	12thin
Medium and Large 3	542	230.02	1,247	5thin

One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $382.56 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale19 hd

242.89

—

AL average4 barns · 81 hd

244.19

−1.31

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−29.02

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−139.67

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	—	Low	1,543	132.34	2,042	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	119.68	1,628	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,155	110.91	1,281	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	101.90	997	7thin

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)	—	$1,231	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,594	16

Every lot, as filed

45 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	500–550	520	289.86/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	272.88/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,160	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	347.71/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	272.96/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	278.58/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,315	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	233.97/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,170	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,362	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	235.25/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	249.57/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	233.37/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	124.23/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,699	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	117.41/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,592	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	109.37/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,249	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,345	3
Bulls	—	—	1,143	121.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,394	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	142.75/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,774	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,231.25/head	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,231	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,520.83/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,521	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,812.50/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	313.54/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	285.07/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,297	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	97.08/cwt	95.00–100.00	905	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	293.59/cwt	292.00–300.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.48/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	241.71/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	267.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	332.49/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.40/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	312.49/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	255.98/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,234	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	286.53/cwt	280.00–290.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	323.38/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	250.60/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,323	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	298.60/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,424	7

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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 419Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 90Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
7	450–500	477	295.00–305.00	298.60
2	500–550	520	285.00–295.00	289.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	277.00–282.00	278.58
3	550–600	588	230.00–237.00	233.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	355.00–365.00	360.00
9	350–400	363	340.00–350.00	347.71
13	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	320.38
10	450–500	477	305.00–315.00	312.49
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	572	270.00–280.00	272.96
3	600–650	615	260.00–270.00	265.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	312.00–315.00	313.54
2	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	305.24
2	500–550	523	280.00–290.00	285.07
2	600–650	625	250.00–260.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	330.00–335.00	332.49
3	450–500	468	320.00–325.00	323.38
5	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	312.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	280.00–290.00	286.53
12	350–400	375	270.00–280.00	274.92
17	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	272.88
9	450–500	482	250.00–260.00	255.98
8	500–550	528	245.00–255.00	250.60
4	550–600	573	232.00–240.00	235.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	265.00–270.00	267.40
3	350–400	377	260.00–265.00	261.68
7	400–450	425	247.00–250.00	249.57
4	450–500	483	237.00–245.00	241.71
3	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	233.37
2	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	292.00–300.00	293.59
4	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	257.00–262.00	259.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,368	122.00–127.00	124.23
16	—	1,356	115.00–120.00	117.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,142	107.00–111.00	109.37
3	—	1,180	114.00	114.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	95.00–100.00	97.08
4	—	1,013	105.00–106.00	105.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	120.00–124.00	121.93
2	—	1,943	140.00–146.00	142.75

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)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,231.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,520.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,812.50

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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New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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