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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Apr 4

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Mar 28Apr 4Apr 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 191▼ 133 vs year ago 209 · −63.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 74▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 12 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 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $172.48/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$172.48

15 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$2.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.17

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	443	172.78	766	13thin
Medium and Large 3	365	170.50	622	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.28/cwt here — about $143 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 sale15 hd

172.48

—

AL average13 barns · 627 hd

163.31

+9.17

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	1,820	104.62	1,904	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	78.18	1,007	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	74.03	831	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	70.58	644	3thin

Every lot

14 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	622	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	178.84/cwt	176.00–185.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	175.56/cwt	172.00–179.00	734	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	157.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	896	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	679	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	152.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	647	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	104.62/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,904	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	70.58/cwt	69.00–72.00	644	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	74.03/cwt	72.00–77.00	831	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	78.18/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,007	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	2

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 Apr 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 191Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 74Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	150.00–159.00	152.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–161.00	160.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	140.00	140.00
2	—	375	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	176.00–185.00	178.84
2	—	418	172.00–179.00	175.56
2	—	475	174.00	174.00
3	—	567	156.00–160.00	157.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	170.00–171.00	170.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,820	103.00–106.00	104.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,123	72.00–77.00	74.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	77.00–79.00	78.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	69.00–72.00	70.58

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.