Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-09-18

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 18
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 389▲ 195 vs year ago 323 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 126▲ 52 vs year ago 48 · +108.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 29▲ 12 vs year ago 5 · +240.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.05/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$217.05
145 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$31.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461236.161,08911thin
Medium and Large 2495219.721,08796
Medium and Large 3465204.7995338
One grade step is worth $31.37/cwt here — about $136 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 sale145 hd
217.05
—
AL average14 barns · 1,559 hd
216.81
+0.24
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—Average1,458118.661,7303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15497.711,12821
CowsLean 85-90%Low92588.6582035

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9103thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5254thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324273.98/cwt270.00–280.008885
Steers—Medium and Large 3325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008612
Steers—Medium and Large 2375271.25/cwt265.00–275.001,01712
Steers—Medium and Large 2418264.81/cwt260.00–267.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1423272.40/cwt270.00–275.001,1525
Steers—Medium and Large 2475253.22/cwt250.00–255.001,2039
Steers—Medium and Large 1480262.42/cwt260.00–265.001,2602
Steers—Medium and Large 1514253.53/cwt250.00–257.001,3034
Steers—Medium and Large 2523242.28/cwt237.00–247.001,26711
Steers—Medium and Large 3525222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 3575218.67/cwt217.00–222.001,2573
Steers—Medium and Large 2577233.65/cwt227.00–237.001,34812
Steers—Medium and Large 2623229.98/cwt225.00–235.001,4336
Steers—Medium and Large 3628214.25/cwt210.00–217.001,3454
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325237.69/cwt235.00–245.007729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328229.23/cwt227.00–230.007524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375234.91/cwt232.00–242.0088112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375212.57/cwt210.00–215.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423241.49/cwt240.00–245.001,0226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425208.50/cwt205.00–215.0088610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431228.74/cwt222.00–232.009869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470234.61/cwt232.00–240.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475204.16/cwt200.00–210.0097013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477219.26/cwt215.00–225.001,04611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525215.80/cwt212.00–220.001,13325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525194.00/cwt190.00–200.001,0195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563222.49/cwt220.00–225.001,2532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576213.40/cwt207.00–217.001,22922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610190.50/cwt189.00–192.001,1622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622200.75/cwt197.00–207.001,2495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678174.87/cwt170.00–180.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680190.32/cwt188.00–193.001,2943
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425226.79/cwt225.00–230.009644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432241.56/cwt235.00–245.001,0443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1438252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,1062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466249.17/cwt245.00–255.001,1614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476230.29/cwt225.00–235.001,0967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524225.62/cwt222.00–232.001,18211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525211.75/cwt210.00–217.001,1128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573201.43/cwt196.00–207.001,1549
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575187.80/cwt183.00–191.001,0805
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608185.99/cwt184.00–188.001,1312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,458118.66/cwt118.00–119.001,7303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91685.13/cwt82.00–87.0078013
Cows—Lean 85-90%92289.87/cwt88.00–92.0082918
Cows—Lean 85-90%97094.56/cwt94.00–96.009174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109106.36/cwt105.00–109.001,1804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15099.49/cwt99.00–100.001,1446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17393.59/cwt90.00–95.001,09811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,085.00/head1,070.00–1,095.001,0853
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—910.00/head900.00–930.009103
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,525.00/head1,425.00–1,625.001,5254

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.