Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2023-11-27

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Nov 27
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
222 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 225▼ 159 vs year ago 381 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 39▲ 4 vs year ago 53 · +7.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 13▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.68/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$212.68
69 head · 446 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.35
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472221.131,04314thin
Medium and Large 2449212.4495447
Medium and Large 3385199.327678thin
One grade step is worth $21.81/cwt here — about $275 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 sale69 hd
212.68
—
AL average3 barns · 147 hd
205.34
+7.35
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—Average2,085110.492,3042thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16990.201,05412
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03383.1085822

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)—$9254thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2325260.00/cwt255.00–265.008458
Steers—Medium and Large 3325246.67/cwt245.00–250.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 1375258.50/cwt257.00–260.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 2375246.69/cwt242.00–252.0092513
Steers—Medium and Large 2429245.96/cwt242.00–247.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 2478238.99/cwt237.00–240.001,1423
Steers—Medium and Large 2523227.28/cwt225.00–232.001,1897
Steers—Medium and Large 2613214.47/cwt212.00–217.001,3152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3329205.93/cwt200.00–210.006785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2342228.27/cwt228.00–230.007817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375222.49/cwt217.00–227.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425221.31/cwt215.00–225.009416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431228.26/cwt226.00–230.0098411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478188.31/cwt185.00–190.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482215.63/cwt212.00–219.001,03912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514194.87/cwt185.00–200.001,00211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578182.67/cwt180.00–185.001,0563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2093
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426238.04/cwt235.00–242.001,0146
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472228.75/cwt225.00–235.001,0808
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474212.48/cwt210.00–220.001,0074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520223.73/cwt217.00–227.001,1633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575187.43/cwt185.00–190.001,0782
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,085110.49/cwt109.00–112.002,3042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00385.30/cwt84.00–88.0085612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06880.47/cwt78.00–83.0085910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13492.06/cwt91.00–94.001,0447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21787.59/cwt86.00–89.001,0665
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—925.00/head850.00–1,000.009254

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.