Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.36/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −149.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$233.36

5 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.34

vs AL average

−30.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	582	236.59	1,377	3thin
Medium and Large 3	538	228.52	1,229	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

233.36

—

AL average14 barns · 291 hd

247.70

−14.34

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−30.60

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−149.19

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	—	High	1,643	152.43	2,504	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,334	127.78	1,705	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	119.90	1,496	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	114.35	1,117	6thin

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)	—	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	450–500	475	250.63/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,190	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	311.61/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	123.54/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,448	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	116.87/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,532	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	128.58/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,711	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,681	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	115.74/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,147	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	206.67/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	373.33/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,213	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	287.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	269.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	228.52/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	355.47/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	328.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,388	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	346.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	284.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,065	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	236.59/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,377	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	244.29/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	268.98/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	277.48/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,150	4
Bulls	—	—	1,665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,731	2
Bulls	—	—	1,628	144.71/cwt	142.00–147.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	247.55/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	253.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,085	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	271.57/cwt	265.00–275.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	303.34/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	254.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	294.18/cwt	290.00–300.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	281.29/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,193	17

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 324Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 31Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	290.00–300.00	294.18
5	350–400	375	280.00–290.00	284.00
17	400–450	424	275.00–285.00	281.29
8	450–500	475	245.00–255.00	250.63
3	550–600	582	230.00–240.00	236.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	265.00–275.00	271.57
5	350–400	377	265.00–270.00	268.98
12	400–450	428	250.00–260.00	253.52
4	450–500	475	242.00	242.00
2	500–550	538	225.00–232.00	228.52
3	600–650	625	200.00–210.00	206.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	305.00–315.00	311.61
2	450–500	468	290.00–300.00	294.92
2	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	247.55
2	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	285.00–290.00	287.00
6	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	269.16
7	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	244.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	355.47
4	350–400	375	325.00–335.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	297.00	297.00
2	500–550	540	275.00–280.00	277.48
2	650–700	675	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	370.00–380.00	373.33
5	350–400	377	340.00–350.00	346.96
5	400–450	422	325.00–335.00	328.96
4	450–500	475	315.00–325.00	320.00
6	500–550	526	302.00–310.00	303.34
4	550–600	574	275.00–285.00	280.03
2	600–650	615	250.00–260.00	254.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,172	121.00–126.00	123.54
6	—	1,311	115.00–120.00	116.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	127.00–132.00	128.58
2	—	1,345	124.00–126.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	991	115.00–117.00	115.74
2	—	948	110.00–113.00	111.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,628	142.00–147.00	144.71

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	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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