Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

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 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.53/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −138.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$244.53

24 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$25.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.72

vs AL average

−13.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	249.83	1,359	19thin
Medium and Large 3	577	224.38	1,295	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.45/cwt here — about $64 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 sale24 hd

244.53

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

252.24

−7.72

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−13.27

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−138.03

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	—	Low	1,240	149.66	1,856	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,351	142.31	1,923	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	136.69	1,608	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	129.50	1,316	17

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)	—	$1,889	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,785	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,922.73/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,923	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,400	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	130.67/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,650	8
Bulls	—	—	1,205	145.63/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,755	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	136.45/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,024	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	146.70/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,787	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,297	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,932	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	153.68/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	213.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,339	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	247.21/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	338.51/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	251.73/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	324.02/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	248.37/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	264.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	289.98/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	280.18/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.45/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,232	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	273.39/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	266.51/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,135	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	257.89/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,509	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	289.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,373	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	406.65/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	317.44/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	294.85/cwt	290.00–300.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	222.97/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	244.12/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	303.60/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,296	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	318.83/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,192	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	254.40/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	329.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	244.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,413	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	272.43/cwt	270.00–277.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	320.33/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,041	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,500	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	131.06/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,339	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	138.94/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	122.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,255	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	224.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,295	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,843.75/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,844	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800	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 Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 380Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 54Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,275.00–2,475.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,922.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,843.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	129.00–134.00	130.67
4	—	1,218	146.00–148.00	146.70
10	—	1,091	135.00–140.00	137.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	136.00–137.00	136.45
2	—	1,297	148.00–150.00	148.99
3	—	1,300	140.00–145.00	141.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,022	129.00–134.00	131.06
3	—	987	137.00–140.00	138.94
6	—	1,023	120.00–126.00	122.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	144.00–147.00	145.63
2	—	1,275	151.00–157.00	153.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	275.00–285.00	280.00
3	500–550	527	260.00–265.00	261.68
5	550–600	578	240.00–250.00	244.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	427	297.00–310.00	303.60
18	450–500	474	280.00–300.00	289.71
10	500–550	526	267.00–285.00	273.39
11	550–600	585	255.00–267.00	257.89
6	600–650	619	242.00–250.00	244.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	315.00–320.00	317.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	354.98
7	350–400	373	335.00–350.00	338.51
5	400–450	423	320.00–325.00	324.02
2	500–550	528	285.00–295.00	289.98
2	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	405.00–410.00	406.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	325.00–340.00	329.84
13	350–400	374	315.00–330.00	318.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	270.00–277.00	272.43
5	350–400	371	260.00–270.00	264.33
5	400–450	430	250.00–260.00	254.40
2	450–500	473	245.00–252.00	248.37
5	550–600	577	220.00–230.00	224.38
7	600–650	628	210.00–220.00	213.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	290.00–300.00	294.85
7	350–400	376	277.00–290.00	280.18
16	400–450	426	262.00–275.00	266.51
13	450–500	475	255.00–267.00	259.45
11	500–550	522	245.00–257.00	251.73
8	550–600	574	237.00–250.00	247.21
4	600–650	619	220.00–227.00	222.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	320.00–322.00	320.33

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle