Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.34/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −135.76 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$245.34

23 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

vs AL average

−24.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	542	250.43	1,357	14thin
Medium and Large 3	545	237.43	1,294	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $63 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

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 sale23 hd

245.34

—

AL average13 barns · 368 hd

244.08

+1.26

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−24.85

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−135.76

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	1,503	141.52	2,127	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	121.33	1,538	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	116.37	1,223	14

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)	—	$1,675	4thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	—	1,503	141.52/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	121.33/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,538	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	119.24/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,290	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,136	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	311.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	326.43/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,224	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	233.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	282.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	239.49/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,267	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	244.43/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,161	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	319.63/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	336.57/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	314.66/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	257.36/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	316.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	298.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	278.72/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,324	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	286.22/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	322.77/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,385	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	267.21/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,133	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	264.00/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,668	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	251.80/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,324	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	306.95/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	302.86/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	252.40/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	296.17/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	272.00/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	298.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.96/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,413	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,675	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 Apr 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 246Year ago 280

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	141.00–142.00	141.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	121.00–122.00	121.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,082	118.00–121.00	119.24
6	—	1,009	110.00–115.00	112.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	310.00–315.00	311.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	280.00–290.00	285.00
5	350–400	375	270.00–275.00	272.00
5	400–450	429	250.00–255.00	252.40
7	450–500	475	240.00–247.00	244.43
6	500–550	529	235.00–242.00	239.49
3	550–600	577	230.00–235.00	233.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	295.00–305.00	298.93
9	350–400	375	280.00–292.00	286.22
13	400–450	424	265.00–275.00	267.21
7	450–500	471	255.00–267.00	257.36
9	500–550	526	247.00–260.00	251.80
5	550–600	570	245.00–255.00	247.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	330.00–340.00	336.57
7	350–400	375	325.00–330.00	326.43
9	400–450	424	310.00–320.00	314.66
7	450–500	475	300.00–305.00	302.86
4	500–550	529	285.00–300.00	296.17
2	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	383	330.00–335.00	332.52
5	400–450	429	320.00–325.00	322.77
3	450–500	472	317.00–325.00	319.63
5	500–550	522	305.00–315.00	306.95
3	550–600	568	280.00–285.00	282.33
24	600–650	632	260.00–267.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	315.00–320.00	316.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	295.00–300.00	298.28
4	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	278.72

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	—	—	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,675.00

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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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