Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2021-10-18

New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Oct 18

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

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Feeder Cattle receipts

210 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 169▲ 35 vs year ago 175 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 33▲ 24 vs year ago 4 · +600.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 10▲ 41 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 sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. 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 $122.24/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$122.24

64 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	125.66	568	31
Medium and Large 1	662	120.50	797	10thin
Medium and Large 3	433	118.39	512	23

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $56 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 sale64 hd

122.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,850 hd

123.12

−0.88

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	51.81	624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	42.72	393	3thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	139.76/cwt	139.00–140.00	517	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	149.83/cwt	148.00–154.00	572	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	151.13/cwt	138.00–153.00	653	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	137.03/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	456	150.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	686	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	771	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	131.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	429	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	366	131.23/cwt	129.00–135.00	480	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	123.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	118.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	506	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	550	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	114.16/cwt	110.00–118.00	540	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	125.15/cwt	122.00–128.00	593	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	538	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	116.53/cwt	114.00–120.00	669	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	125.66/cwt	124.00–127.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	114.40/cwt	113.00–116.00	827	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	140.78/cwt	137.00–146.00	595	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	548	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	136.25/cwt	133.00–141.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	678	117.06/cwt	112.00–122.00	794	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	783	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	42.72/cwt	41.00–45.00	393	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	48.33/cwt	47.00–50.00	525	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	53.30/cwt	52.00–55.00	668	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958.33/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	—	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–725.00	—	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 Oct 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 169Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 33Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. 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
2	—	678	112.00–122.00	117.06
4	—	528	124.00–130.00	127.95
2	—	760	101.00–105.00	102.99
3	—	478	133.00–141.00	136.25
5	—	423	137.00–146.00	140.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	118.00–120.00	119.34
3	—	435	125.00–127.00	126.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	370	139.00–140.00	139.76
2	—	433	135.00–139.00	137.03
2	—	463	135.00–137.00	136.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	148.00–154.00	149.83
8	—	456	139.00–152.00	150.34
12	—	432	138.00–153.00	151.13
5	—	580	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	110.00–115.00	112.51
8	—	427	115.00–120.00	118.50
6	—	473	110.00–118.00	114.16
7	—	375	120.00–125.00	123.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	124.00–127.00	125.66
5	—	723	113.00–116.00	114.40
2	—	575	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	130.00–138.00	131.62
7	—	474	122.00–128.00	125.15
6	—	428	127.00–130.00	128.51
3	—	532	121.00–123.00	122.01
4	—	366	129.00–135.00	131.23
6	—	574	114.00–120.00	116.53

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	923.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–725.00	716.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	700.00–900.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	925.00–1,025.00	958.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,254	52.00–55.00	53.30
3	—	1,087	47.00–50.00	48.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	41.00–45.00	42.72

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.