Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.77/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −158.79 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$223.77

18 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,218

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

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

$13.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.14

vs AL average

−21.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	535	228.23	1,221	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	214.84	1,209	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.39/cwt here — about $12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

223.77

—

AL average5 barns · 88 hd

226.91

−3.14

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−21.30

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−158.79

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	1,858	153.16	2,846	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,336	129.96	1,736	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	127.83	1,458	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	118.36	1,084	26

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,570	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,434	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,338	4thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	—	1,858	153.16/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	130.21/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,456	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	126.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,758	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	119.76/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,123	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	114.44/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,000	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	213.01/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	222.35/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	249.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	233.20/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,105	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	305.09/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	295.02/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	246.56/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	253.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,336	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	240.89/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,262	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	276.01/cwt	275.00–280.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	229.88/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	256.46/cwt	250.00–260.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	245.02/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	321.98/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	264.97/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	253.95/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	224.89/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,406	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.79/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,327	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	333.81/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	261.64/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	223.63/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,270	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	214.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	391.58/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	348.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	261.68/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	123.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,460	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	135.09/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	236.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	222.99/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,057	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,462.50/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,463	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,237.50/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533	3

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 Aug 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 531Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 60Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 37Year ago 6

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,858	150.00–155.00	153.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,118	128.00–133.00	130.21
11	—	1,184	120.00–125.00	123.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	125.00–130.00	126.69
7	—	1,253	133.00–138.00	135.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	938	118.00–122.00	119.76
2	—	943	125.00–126.00	125.52
9	—	874	112.00–117.00	114.44

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	240.00–250.00	245.00
4	450–500	474	220.00–227.00	222.99
2	500–550	530	217.00–220.00	218.51
4	550–600	579	210.00–217.00	213.01
2	600–650	630	210.00–212.00	211.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	280.00–285.00	283.33
5	300–350	326	275.00–280.00	276.01
8	350–400	379	250.00–260.00	256.46
8	400–450	425	245.00–255.00	249.38
14	450–500	474	230.00–242.00	233.20
10	500–550	527	225.00–232.00	229.88
2	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	427	260.00–265.00	261.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	330.00–340.00	333.81
5	350–400	378	315.00–330.00	321.98
8	400–450	423	285.00–300.00	295.02
4	450–500	476	257.00–270.00	261.64
15	500–550	526	250.00–260.00	253.94
2	550–600	563	240.00–250.00	245.02
2	650–700	675	232.00	232.00
3	700–750	728	220.00–227.00	222.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	295.00–310.00	305.09
2	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	568	222.00–227.00	223.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	390.00–395.00	391.58
4	350–400	374	345.00–355.00	348.73
7	600–650	641	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	240.00–250.00	246.56
5	450–500	475	230.00–240.00	236.00
2	550–600	593	210.00–220.00	214.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	260.00–275.00	264.97
5	450–500	471	250.00–260.00	253.95
19	500–550	524	235.00–247.00	240.89
14	550–600	575	225.00–240.00	230.79
9	600–650	625	222.00–227.00	224.89
2	700–750	725	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,337.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,462.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,262.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,533.33

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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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