Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 to 19.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.39/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −139.71 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$241.39

47 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,300

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.05

vs AL average

−29.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	246.36	1,337	32
Medium and Large 3	530	230.80	1,223	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $381.10 across 26 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 sale47 hd

241.39

—

AL average13 barns · 514 hd

257.45

−16.05

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−29.20

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−139.71

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	1,737	151.12	2,624	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	126.41	1,616	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,235	124.29	1,535	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	113.00	1,132	9thin

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)	—	$1,038	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	—	1,780	146.73/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,612	2
Bulls	—	—	1,693	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	2,633	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	124.29/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,535	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	126.41/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,154	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	110.59/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	243.67/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,160	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.57/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	269.91/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	338.34/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	243.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.57/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,191	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	276.02/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	319.80/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.32/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	320.65/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	316.77/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,343	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	308.24/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,461	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	287.95/cwt	275.00–300.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	309.77/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	279.91/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	281.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	265.73/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	229.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	242.43/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	294.86/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	220.99/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	246.61/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,332	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	329.01/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	252.39/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	306.01/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	304.68/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	273.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	902	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	230.80/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,223	15
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,037.50/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038	2

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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 209Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 5

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 14.00 to 19.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	143.00–150.00	146.73
2	—	1,693	155.00–156.00	155.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	123.00–126.00	124.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,278	125.00–127.00	126.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	995	115.00–118.00	116.01
5	—	1,008	110.00–112.00	110.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	270.00–280.00	273.43
2	350–400	378	265.00–270.00	267.42
3	400–450	430	250.00–257.00	252.39
6	450–500	476	240.00–247.00	243.67
15	500–550	530	230.00–242.00	230.80
3	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	275.00–300.00	287.95
4	350–400	375	280.00–285.00	281.71
15	400–450	425	260.00–272.00	265.73
25	450–500	468	250.00–260.00	254.57
29	500–550	540	245.00–257.00	246.61
3	550–600	567	240.00–250.00	243.95
2	600–650	633	225.00–235.00	229.94
2	650–700	663	220.00–222.00	220.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	345.00–355.00	350.57
4	400–450	425	327.00–332.00	329.01
3	450–500	473	317.00–325.00	320.65
5	500–550	522	307.00–315.00	309.77
3	600–650	630	265.00–275.00	269.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	332.00–345.00	338.34
2	350–400	380	315.00–325.00	319.80
2	400–450	438	305.00–307.00	306.01
3	450–500	473	300.00–307.00	304.68
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	475	285.00–295.00	290.32
2	500–550	525	275.00–277.00	276.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	312.00–325.00	316.77
9	450–500	474	300.00–312.00	308.24
7	500–550	521	290.00–300.00	294.86
2	550–600	575	275.00–285.00	279.91
3	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	675	240.00–245.00	242.43

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)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle