Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-01-16

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jan 16
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 401▲ 282 vs year ago 97 · +290.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 32▲ 60 vs year ago 33 · +181.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 11▲ 8 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 4.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.32/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$158.32
135 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.80
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489166.5081450
Medium and Large 2486156.8076255
Medium and Large 3417147.4661530
One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $199 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 sale135 hd
158.32
—
AL average16 barns · 2,485 hd
156.52
+1.80
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,18081.189583thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31076.461,0022thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12671.8680910
CowsLean 85-90%Low95663.1960425

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$91512

Every lot

43 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321201.66/cwt198.00–208.006477
Steers—Medium and Large 3325192.67/cwt190.00–194.006263
Steers—Medium and Large 3374188.81/cwt184.00–190.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 2379196.15/cwt194.00–199.007437
Steers—Medium and Large 1418200.50/cwt200.00–201.008382
Steers—Medium and Large 2425192.98/cwt189.00–197.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1462197.10/cwt192.00–199.0091117
Steers—Medium and Large 3472178.51/cwt170.00–180.0084315
Steers—Medium and Large 1510189.50/cwt189.00–190.009662
Steers—Medium and Large 2527185.61/cwt182.00–188.009788
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322157.46/cwt151.00–160.0050710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325165.00/cwt164.00–166.005364
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365161.47/cwt160.00–163.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377150.27/cwt146.00–155.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425143.60/cwt140.00–145.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427161.88/cwt159.00–165.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437168.86/cwt168.00–169.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470168.80/cwt168.00–169.0079336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478139.75/cwt139.00–140.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480157.77/cwt151.00–161.0075717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3516140.17/cwt134.00–144.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520154.10/cwt146.00–157.0080113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528161.35/cwt160.00–164.008523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578152.98/cwt152.00–154.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2606151.60/cwt150.00–152.009195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718136.99/cwt135.00–139.009842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721145.49/cwt145.00–147.001,0494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420190.47/cwt186.00–196.008008
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425175.99/cwt170.00–180.007483
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474169.21/cwt169.00–170.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521171.96/cwt169.00–177.008965
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577155.66/cwt155.00–156.008983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628144.86/cwt140.00–150.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0133
Bulls—Medium and Large 3733131.98/cwt130.00–134.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0786
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,18081.18/cwt79.00–83.009583
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92766.80/cwt66.00–68.006199
Cows—Lean 85-90%97261.16/cwt60.00–65.0059416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08173.58/cwt72.00–77.007956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19469.27/cwt68.00–70.008274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31076.46/cwt76.00–77.001,0022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—915.00/head875.00–990.0091512

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.