Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-07-24

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jul 24
● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 322▲ 184 vs year ago 203 · +90.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 54▲ 54 vs year ago 22 · +245.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 16▼ 2 vs year ago 16 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.42/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$218.42
87 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$29
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.34
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418240.981,0072thin
Medium and Large 2495222.031,10049
Medium and Large 3461212.2697836
One grade step is worth $28.72/cwt here — about $29 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 sale87 hd
218.42
—
AL average14 barns · 1,468 hd
220.76
−2.34
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—Average1,548122.601,8988thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431103.001,4745thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16499.001,15310
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00294.3694627

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
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$7256

Every lot

47 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1370283.48/cwt282.00–285.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 2375270.45/cwt265.00–275.001,01411
Steers—Medium and Large 3378242.06/cwt240.00–250.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1415272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,1312
Steers—Medium and Large 2420259.85/cwt255.00–265.001,0916
Steers—Medium and Large 2475251.00/cwt250.00–255.001,1925
Steers—Medium and Large 3477235.97/cwt230.00–240.001,1265
Steers—Medium and Large 2523244.31/cwt244.00–247.001,27810
Steers—Medium and Large 3526229.92/cwt225.00–235.001,2094
Steers—Medium and Large 3570222.43/cwt220.00–225.001,2682
Steers—Medium and Large 2578232.29/cwt230.00–237.001,3434
Steers—Medium and Large 1624235.50/cwt235.00–237.001,4704
Steers—Medium and Large 2673220.98/cwt220.00–222.001,4872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325237.35/cwt235.00–240.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326223.74/cwt220.00–225.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379220.81/cwt217.00–225.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385230.97/cwt230.00–232.008892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418240.98/cwt240.00–242.001,0072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424216.95/cwt210.00–230.0092010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427229.06/cwt225.00–235.0097815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475222.70/cwt217.00–227.001,05810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479209.17/cwt206.00–210.001,0025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521220.81/cwt217.00–225.001,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,0766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574216.62/cwt212.00–222.001,2438
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625207.52/cwt206.00–210.001,2974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628198.98/cwt195.00–201.001,2503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668204.33/cwt202.00–207.001,3653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415262.56/cwt260.00–265.001,0902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423249.54/cwt245.00–255.001,0569
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468241.21/cwt237.00–245.001,1293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523228.41/cwt225.00–230.001,1955
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621206.23/cwt205.00–210.001,2814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,275115.52/cwt115.00–116.001,4732
Bulls——1,524122.19/cwt119.00–126.001,8624
Bulls——1,870130.48/cwt128.00–133.002,4402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93090.85/cwt88.00–93.0084511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05296.77/cwt95.00–99.001,01816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,144100.00/cwt98.00–103.001,1448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,431103.00/cwt100.00–106.001,4745
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—687.50/head675.00–700.006882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—725.00/head600.00–800.007256

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.