Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2020-02-24

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Feb 24

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Feb 17Feb 24Mar 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 57▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 0▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 0▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.68/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$135.68

18 head · 440 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	420	143.67	603	3thin
Medium and Large 2	444	134.09	596	15thin

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $8 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

135.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,620 hd

132.89

+2.80

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	1,508	80.94	1,221	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	51.00	571	2thin

Every lot

17 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	166.00/cwt	162.00–172.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	182.96/cwt	181.00–184.00	607	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	587	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	141.94/cwt	138.00–147.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	603	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	116.30/cwt	113.00–118.00	735	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	646	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	167.37/cwt	166.00–170.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	497	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	691	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	103.50/cwt	103.00–104.00	781	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,313	76.04/cwt	75.00–77.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,521	81.13/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,234	4
Bulls	—	—	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	571	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588.33/cwt	540.00–690.00	—	6

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	166.00–170.00	167.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	152.00	152.00
2	—	755	103.00–104.00	103.50
10	—	497	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	181.00–184.00	182.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	162.00–172.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	140.00–150.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	143.00–144.00	143.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	121.00–122.00	121.49
3	—	632	113.00–118.00	116.30
10	—	363	138.00–147.00	141.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,313	75.00–77.00	76.04
4	—	1,521	80.00–82.00	81.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	51.00	51.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	540.00–690.00	588.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	900.00

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.