Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.08/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −172.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$210.08

15 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$8.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.43

vs AL average

−30.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	214.13	1,149	8thin
Medium and Large 3	542	205.45	1,114	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.69/cwt here — about $36 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 sale15 hd

210.08

—

AL average13 barns · 589 hd

226.51

−16.43

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−30.01

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−172.48

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	1,598	145.33	2,322	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	116.00	1,519	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,395	115.00	1,604	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	107.48	1,155	8thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,763	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	3thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,598	145.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,322	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	111.28/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,511	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	106.64/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,203	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	117.89/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	221.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	236.73/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	245.27/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	204.48/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	207.04/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	213.00/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	213.50/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	233.64/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	294.02/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,106	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	236.33/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,004	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	262.14/cwt	255.00–267.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	206.33/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	268.15/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	253.67/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,205	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	261.94/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,113	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	227.63/cwt	223.00–235.00	1,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	277.18/cwt	272.00–282.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	252.15/cwt	248.00–260.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	215.51/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,129	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	280.81/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	251.90/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	211.97/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	236.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	238.97/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,247	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	231.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	234.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	246.25/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,047	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	203.32/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	197.30/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,762.50/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,275	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 Sep 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 403Year ago 511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 45Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	140.00–148.00	145.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,358	110.00–113.00	111.28
7	—	1,283	116.00–121.00	117.89
2	—	1,255	123.00–124.00	123.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,128	105.00–109.00	106.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	240.00–250.00	244.97
4	350–400	378	225.00–235.00	231.03
3	400–450	428	220.00–225.00	221.69
6	450–500	475	210.00–218.00	213.00
4	500–550	519	203.00–210.00	207.04
3	550–600	573	201.00–208.00	203.32
3	600–650	632	193.00–200.00	197.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	255.00–267.00	262.14
5	350–400	375	248.00–260.00	252.15
9	400–450	425	230.00–242.00	236.33
8	450–500	476	223.00–235.00	227.63
6	500–550	524	212.00–222.00	215.51
2	550–600	575	210.00	210.00
6	600–650	631	200.00–211.00	206.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	247.00–257.00	251.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	277.00–285.00	280.81
4	450–500	480	243.00–250.00	245.27
3	500–550	520	230.00–240.00	236.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
14	350–400	376	290.00–302.00	294.02
2	400–450	425	272.00–282.00	277.18
3	450–500	478	262.00–272.00	268.15
3	600–650	632	231.00–235.00	233.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	246.25
7	450–500	475	230.00–240.00	234.29
10	550–600	576	210.00–218.00	213.50
2	600–650	630	203.00–206.00	204.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	425	255.00–270.00	261.94
12	450–500	475	247.00–260.00	253.67
7	500–550	522	236.00–245.00	238.97
3	550–600	558	234.00–240.00	236.98
2	600–650	625	211.00–213.00	211.97

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,762.50
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,275.00

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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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