Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2020-08-17

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 17

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

286 head

▲ 151 vs last sale 135▲ 145 vs year ago 141 · +102.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 15 vs year ago 15 · +100.0%

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 steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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 $121.45/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$121.45

95 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$15.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	414	132.68	549	7thin
Medium and Large 2	472	120.94	571	79
Medium and Large 3	420	117.12	492	9thin

One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about $57 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 sale95 hd

121.45

—

AL average11 barns · 1,502 hd

123.57

−2.13

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	1,500	80.41	1,206	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	58.07	875	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,328	53.01	704	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	49.44	539	12

Every lot

35 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	168.68/cwt	168.00–169.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	318	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	160.52/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	153.48/cwt	147.00–156.00	577	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	143.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	540	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	130.71/cwt	130.00–131.00	735	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	804	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	141.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	131.66/cwt	126.00–135.00	498	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	484	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	471	112.53/cwt	110.00–114.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	562	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	115.90/cwt	114.00–118.00	613	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	112.90/cwt	110.00–115.00	655	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	540	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	591	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	130.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	603	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	479	121.51/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	119.99/cwt	117.00–123.00	624	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	114.08/cwt	110.00–118.00	599	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	556	117.83/cwt	117.00–118.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	113.71/cwt	110.00–117.00	697	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	78.11/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	53.06/cwt	52.00–55.00	568	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	46.86/cwt	43.00–48.00	517	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	53.01/cwt	50.00–55.00	704	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	58.07/cwt	56.00–59.00	875	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 135Year ago 141

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 17Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. No replacements were recorded. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	556	117.00–118.00	117.83
7	—	428	135.00–141.00	137.97
10	—	613	110.00–117.00	113.71
12	—	462	127.00–131.00	130.58
19	—	520	117.00–123.00	119.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00–118.00	114.08
4	—	425	124.00–130.00	127.00
4	—	479	120.00–124.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	130.00–134.00	132.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	139.00–143.00	141.46
11	—	378	126.00–135.00	131.66
11	—	580	110.00–115.00	112.90
14	—	414	120.00–130.00	124.92
19	—	529	114.00–118.00	115.90
20	—	479	115.00–120.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	128.00–130.00	128.97
3	—	420	115.00–116.00	115.33
4	—	471	110.00–114.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
3	—	318	168.00–169.00	168.68
6	—	559	137.00	137.00
7	—	766	120.00	120.00
11	—	609	132.00	132.00
14	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	157.00–165.00	160.52
12	—	376	147.00–156.00	153.48
14	—	562	130.00–131.00	130.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	140.00–150.00	144.96
3	—	377	140.00–145.00	143.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,890	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,305	77.00–79.00	78.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	50.00–55.00	53.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	56.00–59.00	58.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	52.00–55.00	53.06
7	—	1,103	43.00–48.00	46.86

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.