Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2020-08-31

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 31

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 224▲ 146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 34▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

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 $114.07/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$114.07

65 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$12.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	123.08	578	11thin
Medium and Large 3	395	116.87	462	15thin
Medium and Large 2	533	110.46	588	39

One grade step is worth $12.62/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale65 hd

114.07

—

AL average15 barns · 1,917 hd

119.84

−5.77

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	1,780	90.00	1,602	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	56.60	655	10

Every lot

25 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	375	143.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	538	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	547	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	700	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	791	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	327	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	402	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	132.77/cwt	131.00–134.00	498	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	114.54/cwt	113.00–116.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	114.76/cwt	114.00–118.00	506	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	109.32/cwt	108.00–111.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	109.41/cwt	107.00–113.00	614	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	134.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	571	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	448	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	124.32/cwt	124.00–125.00	589	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	625	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	573	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	586	110.96/cwt	110.00–115.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	624	107.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	674	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,602	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	59.64/cwt	58.00–61.00	680	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	54.58/cwt	54.00–56.00	637	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	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 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	474	124.00–125.00	124.32
3	—	624	107.00–110.00	107.99
5	—	586	110.00–115.00	110.96
9	—	426	130.00–140.00	134.11
18	—	528	115.00–122.00	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	106.00	106.00
3	—	448	124.00	124.00
3	—	530	110.00–115.00	112.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	131.00–134.00	132.77
6	—	548	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	113.00	113.00
25	—	561	107.00–113.00	109.41
3	—	620	104.00	104.00
10	—	441	114.00–118.00	114.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	113.00–116.00	114.54
2	—	540	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	490	108.00–111.00	109.32
8	—	327	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	142.00–145.00	143.46
7	—	547	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	58.00–61.00	59.64
6	—	1,168	54.00–56.00	54.58

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.