Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $240.31/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −175.11 against this barn's trailing median of $415.42.

Average price

$240.31

47 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.05

vs AL average

−28.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	252.39	1,373	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	241.60	1,304	31
Medium and Large 3	542	231.17	1,254	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $119 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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.81, low $366.78, median $415.42 across 12 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 sale47 hd

240.31

—

AL average15 barns · 488 hd

248.35

−8.05

National average155 barns · 6,455 hd

268.55

−28.24

This barn, trailing median12 sales

415.42

−175.11

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	1,509	159.64	2,409	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,350	135.33	1,827	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	134.46	1,567	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	125.18	1,255	19

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1	300–350	319	348.65/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	271.41/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,037	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	215.67/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,244	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	262.33/cwt	257.00–265.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	202.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,380	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.46/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,157	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	309.15/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	266.45/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	254.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	631	219.22/cwt	216.00–221.00	1,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	222.02/cwt	218.00–227.00	948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	368.94/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	240.17/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	247.98/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	226.92/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,315	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	233.28/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,218	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,316	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	284.83/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	218.12/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	233.32/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,337	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	248.43/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	223.56/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	258.64/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,229	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	215.62/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	208.51/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	222.99/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	207.04/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	231.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	246.00/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,046	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	188.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,658	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,337	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	120.05/cwt	119.00–122.00	1,085	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	131.25/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,882	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	143.49/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,956	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	136.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,742	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	139.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,674	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	133.71/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,492	11
Bulls	—	—	1,699	168.23/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,858	4
Bulls	—	—	1,552	158.80/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,212	149.04/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	256.62/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	214.07/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,128	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	226.53/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,307	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	230.79/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	215.73/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	191.52/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	244.41/cwt	240.00–252.00	919	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	236.07/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	219.78/cwt	218.00–221.00	1,156	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	298.17/cwt	295.00–305.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	244.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	218.50/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	241.56/cwt	239.00–245.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	197.01/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	274.83/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	244.99/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,289	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	223.29/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	218.04/cwt	216.00–222.00	1,378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	211.00/cwt	209.00–214.00	1,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,411	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 610Year ago 457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 45Year ago 58

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 14.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	365.00–370.00	368.94
4	300–350	319	345.00–355.00	348.65
13	350–400	375	300.00–320.00	308.46
2	400–450	430	280.00–290.00	284.83
7	450–500	472	270.00–280.00	274.83
2	500–550	508	258.00–260.00	259.00
3	550–600	568	247.00–250.00	247.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	325.00–340.00	335.00
6	300–350	327	300.00–325.00	309.15
7	350–400	382	265.00–278.00	271.41
5	400–450	429	260.00–272.00	266.45
14	450–500	475	250.00–267.00	258.64
22	500–550	526	239.00–248.00	244.99
9	550–600	573	231.00–237.00	233.32
12	600–650	624	224.00–230.00	226.92
7	650–700	672	221.00–227.00	223.56
7	700–750	725	215.00–223.00	218.12
4	750–800	775	215.00–217.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	250.00–260.00	254.00
2	400–450	425	247.00–250.00	248.43
5	450–500	478	235.00–243.00	240.17
7	500–550	522	230.00–237.00	233.28
4	550–600	578	220.00–230.00	227.47
4	600–650	631	216.00–221.00	219.22
3	650–700	680	209.00–219.00	215.62
2	750–800	763	205.00–210.00	207.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	257.00–265.00	262.33
20	350–400	376	240.00–252.00	244.41
15	400–450	425	230.00–240.00	236.07
13	450–500	473	221.00–228.00	223.29
14	500–550	526	218.00–221.00	219.78
10	550–600	577	213.00–219.00	215.67
13	600–650	627	209.00–214.00	211.00
4	650–700	680	200.00–205.00	202.98
3	700–750	723	191.00–200.00	197.01
2	750–800	765	190.00–193.00	191.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	239.00–245.00	241.56
6	350–400	375	230.00–240.00	235.00
10	400–450	427	218.00–227.00	222.02
10	450–500	475	215.00–220.00	218.50
11	500–550	527	209.00–217.00	214.07
4	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	725	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	775	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	295.00–305.00	298.17
3	600–650	632	216.00–222.00	218.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	250.00–265.00	256.62
4	450–500	481	240.00–250.00	244.03
5	500–550	523	230.00–234.00	230.79
11	550–600	577	219.00–231.00	226.53
4	600–650	620	215.00–218.00	215.73
2	650–700	663	207.00–210.00	208.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	245.00–247.00	246.00
5	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	231.00
4	500–550	520	219.00–230.00	222.99
2	550–600	575	215.00	215.00
3	600–650	620	202.00–210.00	207.04
3	750–800	775	185.00–190.00	188.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	129.00	129.00
5	—	1,201	138.00–143.00	139.38
11	—	1,116	131.00–136.00	133.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,048	125.00–130.00	127.55
6	—	904	119.00–122.00	120.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,434	129.00–134.00	131.25
2	—	1,363	143.00–144.00	143.49
8	—	1,273	135.00–141.00	136.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	165.00–170.00	168.23
3	—	1,552	154.00–161.00	158.80
3	—	1,212	145.00–151.00	149.04

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