Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.25/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −166.85 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$214.25

15 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$8.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.51

vs AL average

−44.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	218.83	1,187	7thin
Medium and Large 3	538	210.25	1,131	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.58/cwt here — about $56 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 sale15 hd

214.25

—

AL average13 barns · 445 hd

223.76

−9.51

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−44.14

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−166.85

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	1,695	141.84	2,404	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,357	119.06	1,615	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	113.01	1,300	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	108.91	1,079	14

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)	—	$1,588	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,217	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,967	6

Every lot, as filed

49 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 2	500–550	528	260.73/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,377	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	276.20/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,312	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	312.00/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	298.52/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,143	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	256.77/cwt	255.00–260.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	245.80/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	209.67/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	212.67/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	223.45/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	282.22/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,058	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	232.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	986	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	258.78/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	723	187.26/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	217.61/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,269	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	234.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	206.74/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,174	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	122.11/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,673	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	113.01/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,300	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	107.03/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,022	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	113.61/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,227	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	141.84/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	243.37/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	250.86/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	278.30/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	205.06/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	234.49/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	290.98/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	234.37/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,113	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	261.90/cwt	256.00–268.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	237.93/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	221.35/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	212.35/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	239.35/cwt	235.00–245.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	244.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	294.80/cwt	290.00–300.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	224.89/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,068	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/head	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,217	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,658.33/head	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,658	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	918.75/head	800.00–1,075.00	919	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 417Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 51Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 10Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	310.00–315.00	312.00
2	350–400	383	295.00–302.00	298.52
2	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
5	450–500	475	273.00–280.00	276.20
8	500–550	528	254.00–265.00	260.73
5	550–600	576	243.00–249.00	245.80
4	600–650	624	232.00–238.00	234.49
3	650–700	675	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	290.00–300.00	294.80
9	350–400	375	275.00–290.00	282.22
3	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	287.00–295.00	290.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	255.00–260.00	258.78
2	450–500	485	242.00–250.00	245.96
2	500–550	518	230.00–240.00	234.88
3	550–600	583	213.00–221.00	217.61
4	700–750	723	185.00–188.00	187.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	425	270.00–283.00	278.30
3	450–500	483	256.00–268.00	261.90
7	500–550	524	247.00–255.00	250.86
3	550–600	568	235.00–244.00	237.93
3	600–650	618	220.00–222.00	221.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	255.00–260.00	256.77
5	400–450	424	237.00–248.00	243.37
11	450–500	475	230.00–240.00	234.37
4	500–550	516	220.00–229.00	223.45
3	550–600	578	210.00–216.00	212.67
3	600–650	633	205.00–214.00	209.67
3	650–700	663	202.00–210.00	205.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	240.00–250.00	244.24
8	350–400	373	235.00–245.00	239.35
5	400–450	425	230.00–235.00	232.00
2	450–500	475	220.00–230.00	224.89
5	500–550	520	209.00–220.00	212.35
3	550–600	568	200.00–210.00	206.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	1,370	121.00–123.00	122.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	111.00–114.00	113.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	955	105.00–110.00	107.03
4	—	1,080	112.00–118.00	113.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,695	140.00–145.00	141.84

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	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,125.00–1,250.00	1,216.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,658.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–1,075.00	918.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,516.67

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle