Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.23/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −141.88 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$239.23

4 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$1.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.05

vs AL average

−30.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	585	239.91	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	238.54	1,264	2thin

One grade step is worth $1.37/cwt here — about $139 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 sale4 hd

239.23

—

AL average13 barns · 352 hd

250.28

−11.05

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−30.78

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−141.88

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	1,322	135.63	1,793	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,119	120.44	1,348	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	118.49	1,647	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	111.65	1,083	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)	—	$1,465	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,198	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	1,419	141.76/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,012	4
Bulls	—	—	1,257	131.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,654	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	113.43/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,253	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,647	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	113.85/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,070	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	106.15/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	253.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	297.33/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	239.91/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	305.65/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	269.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	295.20/cwt	290.00–300.00	962	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	261.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.53/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	307.73/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	352.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	276.67/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	238.54/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	313.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,331	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	289.23/cwt	285.00–292.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	300.26/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,285	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,377	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	127.41/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	326.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,072	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.83/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,203	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,314	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,202	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,465.00/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,465	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,197.50/head	1,105.00–1,290.00	1,198	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 May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 178Last week 393Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 99Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 6

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,419	139.00–144.00	141.76
6	—	1,257	130.00–135.00	131.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	111.00–116.00	113.43
7	—	1,134	119.00–125.00	121.46
2	—	1,088	126.00–129.00	127.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	118.00–119.00	118.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	112.00–116.00	113.85
2	—	1,045	105.00–107.00	106.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	276.67
3	400–450	423	250.00–260.00	253.31
5	450–500	481	245.00–255.00	249.98
2	500–550	530	237.00–240.00	238.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	312.00	312.00
10	300–350	326	290.00–300.00	295.20
7	350–400	375	285.00–295.00	290.53
9	400–450	423	265.00–275.00	269.33
5	450–500	473	260.00–265.00	261.38
2	550–600	585	235.00–245.00	239.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	325.00–335.00	326.73
6	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	320.83
3	450–500	473	295.00–300.00	297.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	352.05
2	350–400	363	330.00–335.00	332.52
5	400–450	424	310.00–320.00	313.80
4	450–500	473	305.00–312.00	307.73
3	500–550	513	300.00–310.00	305.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	478	270.00–280.00	274.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	428	295.00–305.00	300.26
4	450–500	469	285.00–292.00	289.23

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)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,465.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,105.00–1,290.00	1,197.50

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