Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2020-08-24

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 24

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

224 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 286▲ 96 vs year ago 128 · +75.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 38 · −10.5%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $134.07/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$134.07

97 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$251

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

$18.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.12

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	327	149.11	488	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	742	134.50	998	30
Medium and Large 1	596	134.29	801	14thin
Medium and Large 2	563	131.04	738	45

One grade step is worth $18.07/cwt here — about −$251 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 sale97 hd

134.07

—

AL average13 barns · 1,674 hd

134.19

−0.12

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	1,386	61.00	846	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,046	59.34	621	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,073	57.73	619	8thin

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 2	322	155.61/cwt	153.00–161.00	501	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	149.11/cwt	146.00–150.00	488	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	627	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	137.32/cwt	131.00–138.00	670	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	871	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	998	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	141.31/cwt	140.00–142.00	469	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	117.56/cwt	114.00–119.00	555	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	502	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	617	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	115.38/cwt	115.00–118.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	113.25/cwt	113.00–114.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	111.93/cwt	110.00–113.00	685	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	624	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	622	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	778	91.24/cwt	89.00–92.00	710	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	571	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	59.34/cwt	57.00–61.00	621	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	704	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	63.32/cwt	63.00–64.00	816	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	59.26/cwt	57.00–61.00	865	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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 286Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 30Year ago 38

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	143.00	143.00
7	—	661	108.00	108.00
9	—	469	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–122.00	118.50
2	—	678	104.00–107.00	105.48
3	—	575	115.00	115.00
4	—	625	107.00	107.00
4	—	778	89.00–92.00	91.24
7	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	140.00	140.00
8	—	502	123.00	123.00
14	—	612	110.00–113.00	111.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	130.00–135.00	132.47
3	—	332	140.00–142.00	141.31
4	—	425	123.00–125.00	124.00
4	—	574	113.00–114.00	113.25
8	—	515	115.00–118.00	115.38
14	—	472	114.00–119.00	117.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	151.00	151.00
9	—	697	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	742	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
3	—	322	153.00–161.00	155.61
3	—	530	130.00–131.00	130.66
3	—	775	115.00	115.00
10	—	488	131.00–138.00	137.32
10	—	573	130.00	130.00
14	—	644	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	146.00–150.00	149.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,046	57.00–61.00	59.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	63.00–64.00	63.32
4	—	1,460	57.00–61.00	59.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,135	62.00	62.00
5	—	1,035	53.00–57.00	55.17

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.