Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.02/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −122.54 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$260.02

3 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.33

vs AL average

−17.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	507	260.02	1,318	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale3 hd

260.02

—

AL average14 barns · 356 hd

256.69

+3.33

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−17.20

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−122.54

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,336	127.36	1,701	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	118.98	1,413	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	115.94	1,245	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	132.28/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,713	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	115.94/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,245	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	122.28/cwt	121.00–124.00	1,310	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	115.68/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	128.09/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	335.09/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	284.58/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	269.17/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	384.84/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	351.64/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	356.65/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.75/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	338.21/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	283.33/cwt	280.00–290.00	921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	263.39/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	313.30/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	306.67/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	297.40/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	282.48/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,621	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	4

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 308Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 28Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	130.00–135.00	132.28
3	—	1,390	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	1,335	127.00–129.00	128.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	115.00–119.00	115.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,071	121.00–124.00	122.28
4	—	1,304	114.00–117.00	115.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	380.00–390.00	384.84
3	350–400	372	350.00–355.00	351.64
2	400–450	423	330.00–340.00	335.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	355.00–360.00	356.65
3	350–400	368	335.00–345.00	338.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	295.00–305.00	300.00
5	350–400	376	290.00–300.00	294.96
7	400–450	424	280.00–290.00	284.58
6	450–500	476	265.00–275.00	269.17
3	500–550	507	255.00–265.00	260.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	280.00–290.00	283.33
4	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	272.50
3	400–450	428	260.00–270.00	263.39
4	450–500	481	250.00–260.00	255.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	310.00–315.00	313.30
3	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	306.67
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	300.00–305.00	301.71
2	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	320.00–330.00	323.75
3	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	301.70
2	500–550	525	295.00–300.00	297.40
4	550–600	574	280.00–290.00	282.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle