Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.90/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −130.65 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$251.90

19 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$27.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs AL average

−21.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	270.00	1,418	2thin
Medium and Large 2	556	255.10	1,417	10thin
Medium and Large 3	543	242.16	1,315	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.84/cwt here — about $103 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 sale19 hd

251.90

—

AL average13 barns · 392 hd

253.25

−1.34

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−21.13

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−130.65

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	1,544	156.10	2,409	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	141.92	1,921	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	139.35	1,630	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	127.06	1,278	14

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	278.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,322	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	248.30/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	252.67/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,455	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	294.17/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	331.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	391.71/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	263.34/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	347.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.56/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	268.31/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,113	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	271.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,434	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	292.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	279.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	122.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,242	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	136.48/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	129.15/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,273	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	144.80/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,005	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	150.83/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	141.32/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	320.63/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	574	273.01/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,567	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	137.59/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,797	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	133.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,581	10
Bulls	—	—	1,537	160.16/cwt	157.00–163.00	2,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	152.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	284.90/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	235.04/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	257.50/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,226	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,299	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	221.66/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	258.75/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	311.32/cwt	305.00–315.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	296.31/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,405	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	306.19/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	310.98/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	300.20/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.19/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	325.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,256	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 Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 0Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 0Year ago 88

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	385.00–395.00	391.71
2	300–350	323	345.00–350.00	347.60
2	350–400	375	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	423	310.00–312.00	310.98
4	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	330.56
8	350–400	375	315.00–325.00	320.63
4	550–600	574	267.00–275.00	273.01
3	600–650	623	260.00–265.00	263.34
2	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	405.00–425.00	415.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	290.00–295.00	292.51
6	450–500	475	275.00–285.00	278.33
3	500–550	528	265.00–275.00	271.62
3	600–650	632	245.00–250.00	248.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	300.00–310.00	306.19
9	450–500	474	290.00–302.00	296.31
2	500–550	515	280.00–290.00	284.90
3	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	325.00–335.00	331.23
4	300–350	321	305.00–315.00	311.32
2	350–400	375	295.00–305.00	300.20
6	400–450	425	290.00–295.00	294.17
8	450–500	475	270.00–280.00	275.00
4	500–550	525	255.00–260.00	258.75
6	550–600	576	250.00–257.00	252.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	393	275.00–285.00	279.97
3	400–450	415	260.00–275.00	268.31
6	450–500	476	255.00–265.00	257.50
4	500–550	525	245.00–250.00	247.50
3	550–600	567	230.00–240.00	235.04
3	600–650	623	220.00–225.00	221.66
2	650–700	675	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	320.00–330.00	325.93
3	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	315.00
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,011	120.00–125.00	122.88
2	—	1,035	134.00–139.00	136.48
5	—	986	128.00–131.00	129.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,385	142.00–149.00	144.80
8	—	1,306	134.00–140.00	137.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	149.00–154.00	150.83
12	—	1,148	139.00–146.00	141.32
10	—	1,184	130.00–135.00	133.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	157.00–163.00	160.16
3	—	1,550	149.00–155.00	152.03

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