Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2020-08-03

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 3

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 116▼ 27 vs year ago 107 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.19/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$141.19

24 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

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

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	328	167.48	549	2thin
Medium and Large 1	598	138.80	830	22

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale24 hd

141.19

—

AL average11 barns · 907 hd

134.45

+6.74

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	68.34	1,020	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	67.00	730	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	328	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	145.54/cwt	144.00–147.00	780	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	125.93/cwt	123.00–132.00	533	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	109.25/cwt	109.00–110.00	633	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	107.66/cwt	105.00–109.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	436	137.44/cwt	134.00–141.00	599	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	127.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	609	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	122.52/cwt	122.00–123.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	685	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,090	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	730	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	68.34/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,020	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903.33/cwt	820.00–960.00	—	3

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 Aug 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 116Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 5

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady in a lightly tested market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	123.00–132.00	125.93
4	—	579	109.00–110.00	109.25
3	—	627	105.00–109.00	107.66
3	—	477	122.00–124.00	123.33
2	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	325	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	536	144.00–147.00	145.54
8	—	707	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	124.00–130.00	127.17
4	—	436	134.00–141.00	137.44
2	—	620	107.00–114.00	110.42
2	—	525	122.00–123.00	122.52

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	820.00–960.00	903.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	67.00–70.00	68.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	67.00	67.00

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.