Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-10-09

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Oct 9
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 516▲ 200 vs year ago 180 · +111.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 118▲ 4 vs year ago 46 · +8.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 13▲ 10 vs year ago 6 · +166.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.27/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$213.27
108 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.94
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1425230.009782thin
Medium and Large 2468217.211,01579
Medium and Large 3478200.5295927
One grade step is worth $29.48/cwt here — about $18 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 sale108 hd
213.27
—
AL average16 barns · 1,800 hd
209.34
+3.94
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—Average1,536112.771,7325thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15284.9597821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42483.861,1945thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98880.817999thin

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)—$1,2138

Every lot

45 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325261.43/cwt260.00–270.008507
Steers—Medium and Large 3325251.25/cwt245.00–255.008178
Steers—Medium and Large 1368268.21/cwt265.00–275.009873
Steers—Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009383
Steers—Medium and Large 3375237.00/cwt235.00–240.008895
Steers—Medium and Large 2421243.01/cwt240.00–250.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 1422260.97/cwt260.00–265.001,1015
Steers—Medium and Large 2472242.34/cwt240.00–245.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1511246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,2575
Steers—Medium and Large 2530238.51/cwt237.00–240.001,2642
Steers—Medium and Large 2575229.25/cwt227.00–230.001,3184
Steers—Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323217.75/cwt212.00–222.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325233.00/cwt230.00–235.007575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376229.74/cwt225.00–235.0086412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425230.00/cwt230.00–230.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425204.00/cwt200.00–210.008675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426221.64/cwt215.00–225.0094420
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475201.17/cwt200.00–207.009566
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484218.94/cwt210.00–225.001,06020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525208.72/cwt205.00–215.001,09611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525197.14/cwt190.00–200.001,0357
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577200.41/cwt200.00–202.001,1565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618193.98/cwt192.00–196.001,1992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1252
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,2494
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420251.35/cwt250.00–252.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426235.73/cwt235.00–240.001,0047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474230.22/cwt225.00–235.001,0919
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480213.40/cwt210.00–220.001,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515204.90/cwt200.00–210.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523226.76/cwt220.00–230.001,1868
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570188.78/cwt185.00–190.001,0764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573221.38/cwt217.00–227.001,2693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,2532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,478114.51/cwt113.00–118.001,6923
Bulls——1,623110.17/cwt108.00–112.001,7882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92977.27/cwt75.00–79.007184
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03683.65/cwt80.00–85.008675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10385.94/cwt84.00–90.0094812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18596.97/cwt96.00–98.001,1492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22679.82/cwt78.00–83.009797
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42483.86/cwt81.00–86.001,1945
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,212.50/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2138

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.