Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls selling up to 1.74. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.51/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −127.59 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$253.51

14 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.03

vs AL average

−11.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	261.67	1,439	9thin
Medium and Large 3	547	238.81	1,307	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $132 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 sale14 hd

253.51

—

AL average13 barns · 300 hd

249.48

+4.03

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−11.86

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−127.59

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	141.07	1,922	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	135.30	1,676	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	944	125.24	1,183	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)	—	$1,875	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,379	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	145.18/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,899	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	130.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,238	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	135.59/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	122.52/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,155	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	139.54/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,648	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	322.86/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	286.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	271.70/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,288	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	263.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,119	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	249.84/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	297.31/cwt	295.00–302.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	341.63/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	296.78/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	269.33/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,279	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	233.54/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	302.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,280	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	276.98/cwt	272.00–287.00	1,174	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	266.78/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	331.61/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	257.59/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	324.03/cwt	320.00–327.00	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	333.72/cwt	330.00–340.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	249.53/cwt	247.00–252.00	1,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	255.33/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,340	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	276.67/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	222.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	244.01/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,298	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,233.33/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,233	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,525	6

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 262Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 98Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls selling up to 1.74. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	144.00–147.00	145.18
3	—	1,435	134.00–138.00	135.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	129.00–133.00	130.68
6	—	943	120.00–126.00	122.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,181	137.00–141.00	139.54
10	—	1,273	130.00–135.00	132.76

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
7	350–400	375	320.00–325.00	322.86
2	550–600	575	260.00–265.00	262.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	340.00–345.00	341.63
3	350–400	368	330.00–335.00	331.61
2	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	728	235.00–240.00	237.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	285.00–290.00	286.74
7	450–500	474	265.00–275.00	271.70
9	500–550	525	250.00–262.00	255.33
5	550–600	579	245.00–255.00	249.84
2	600–650	633	230.00–237.00	233.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	423	300.00–310.00	302.71
2	450–500	460	285.00–290.00	287.50
2	600–650	613	247.00–252.00	249.53
2	650–700	670	242.00–245.00	243.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	270.00–280.00	276.67
6	400–450	425	260.00–270.00	263.33
2	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	532	240.00–247.00	244.01
2	550–600	570	230.00–232.00	231.00
3	600–650	633	220.00–225.00	222.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	295.00–302.00	297.31
5	350–400	378	292.00–300.00	296.78
11	400–450	424	272.00–287.00	276.98
9	450–500	475	265.00–280.00	269.33
4	500–550	521	262.00–270.00	266.78
5	550–600	573	257.00–260.00	257.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	330.00–340.00	333.72
3	300–350	308	320.00–327.00	324.03
2	400–450	425	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,425.00–2,625.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,775.00–2,000.00	1,875.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle