Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2024-02-19

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Feb 19
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
454 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 301▲ 223 vs year ago 231 · +96.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 57 · +14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 0▼ 43 vs year ago 76 · −56.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $243.64/cwt on 422 head.
Average price
$243.64
422 head · 710 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$341
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$84.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−30.05
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2438320.351,40330
Medium and Large 3401313.341,2569thin
Medium and Large 1739235.991,744383
One grade step is worth $84.35/cwt here — about −$341 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 sale422 hd
243.64
—
AL average13 barns · 1,166 hd
273.69
−30.05
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—High1,557124.631,9419thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,364110.331,50516
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,119108.191,21120
CowsLean 85-90%Low96791.688875thin

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)—$1,1673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,06510

Every lot

53 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 1325385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 2325365.00/cwt360.00–370.001,1867
Steers—Medium and Large 2372341.94/cwt340.00–350.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 3376321.42/cwt315.00–325.001,2097
Steers—Medium and Large 2437317.15/cwt312.00–322.001,3865
Steers—Medium and Large 2475298.00/cwt295.00–300.001,4165
Steers—Medium and Large 3488285.08/cwt280.00–290.001,3912
Steers—Medium and Large 2529290.81/cwt287.00–292.001,5386
Steers—Medium and Large 1575288.20/cwt287.00–290.001,6575
Steers—Medium and Large 2635262.54/cwt260.00–265.001,6672
Steers—Medium and Large 1643265.79/cwt265.00–270.001,7096
Steers—Medium and Large 1745234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,743370
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331276.69/cwt272.00–282.009165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375280.00/cwt277.00–285.001,0508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375265.53/cwt260.00–270.009967
Heifers—Medium and Large 3381249.95/cwt245.00–255.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420243.63/cwt240.00–247.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425259.73/cwt255.00–265.001,10411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426274.15/cwt270.00–280.001,1688
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474249.56/cwt245.00–255.001,18314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478266.21/cwt262.00–270.001,2725
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478237.40/cwt235.00–240.001,1355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525245.25/cwt240.00–250.001,2888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527258.32/cwt255.00–260.001,3613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570239.21/cwt235.00–242.001,3635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3576222.48/cwt215.00–225.001,2814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625222.42/cwt220.00–225.001,3902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,47819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,62522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770194.90/cwt190.00–200.001,5012
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421315.99/cwt312.00–320.001,3306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3426296.73/cwt292.00–300.001,2644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477289.40/cwt285.00–295.001,3805
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488270.98/cwt267.00–275.001,3222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525276.81/cwt272.00–282.001,4532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3532265.60/cwt260.00–270.001,4133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575253.33/cwt250.00–260.001,4573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623232.99/cwt232.00–235.001,4523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,098115.61/cwt113.00–118.001,2692
Bulls——1,543123.41/cwt120.00–125.001,9044
Bulls——1,883132.28/cwt130.00–134.002,4913
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96791.68/cwt90.00–94.008875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,084108.16/cwt105.00–110.001,1727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137115.39/cwt113.00–118.001,3126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139102.06/cwt100.00–104.001,1627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,223116.35/cwt115.00–119.001,4236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376110.10/cwt107.00–113.001,5156
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558101.65/cwt100.00–105.001,5844
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,166.67/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,150.00/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1503
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,028.57/head950.00–1,100.001,0297

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.