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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-18

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

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Apr 11Apr 18Apr 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 304▲ 0 vs year ago 130 · +0.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 50▼ 33 vs year ago 46 · −71.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 13 · −15.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $149.47/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$149.47

36 head · 425 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$18.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.37

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	158.92	686	12thin
Medium and Large 2	454	146.94	666	16thin
Medium and Large 3	360	140.34	505	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.58/cwt here — about $181 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 sale36 hd

149.47

—

AL average14 barns · 1,209 hd

144.10

+5.37

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	1,082	68.18	738	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	67.68	623	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	173.47/cwt	170.00–180.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	324	144.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	467	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	158.56/cwt	157.00–160.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	575	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	138.45/cwt	137.00–140.00	509	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	150.19/cwt	147.00–151.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	134.46/cwt	133.00–136.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	146.80/cwt	144.00–148.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	147.76/cwt	147.00–148.00	783	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	813	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	67.68/cwt	67.00–69.00	623	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	65.47/cwt	65.00–67.00	686	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,124	71.56/cwt	70.00–73.00	804	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 304Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 50Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 13

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	475	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	340	169.00	169.00
4	—	425	160.00	160.00
4	—	530	147.00–148.00	147.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	118.00–121.00	119.49
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	333	157.00–160.00	158.56
5	—	475	144.00–148.00	146.80
5	—	421	147.00–151.00	150.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	133.00–136.00	134.46
4	—	324	142.00–147.00	144.23
2	—	368	137.00–140.00	138.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	160.00	160.00
2	—	585	157.00	157.00
3	—	332	170.00–180.00	173.47
4	—	385	167.00	167.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50

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	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	70.00–73.00	71.56
5	—	1,048	65.00–67.00	65.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	67.00–69.00	67.68

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.