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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Apr 29

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 278▲ 20 vs year ago 227 · +8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 37▼ 4 vs year ago 62 · −6.5%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.83/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.70 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$239.83

24 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$15

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

vs AL average

−28.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	242.87	1,296	16thin
Medium and Large 3	548	233.77	1,281	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.10/cwt here — about $15 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

239.83

—

AL average14 barns · 394 hd

248.93

−9.10

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−28.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

365.54

−125.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $309.44, median $365.54 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,287	133.03	1,713	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,409	117.96	1,662	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	117.00	1,422	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,037	107.69	1,117	18

Every lot

38 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	363.91/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,150	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	342.46/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,147	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	339.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,234	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,208	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,452	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,496	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	303.30/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,607	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	292.36/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,652	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,596	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	271.00/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,783	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	293.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	938	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	263.64/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,113	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	250.50/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,190	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	488	240.72/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,175	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	243.62/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,257	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	238.79/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,242	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	241.21/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,382	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	228.74/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,318	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	613	215.98/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,324	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	232.43/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,462	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	220.67/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,496	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	308.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,310	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	295.78/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,408	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	477	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,312	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	284.61/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,494	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	273.00/cwt	267.00–282.00	1,570	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,598	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	669	220.51/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,475	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	127.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,337	2
Bulls	—	—	1,406	135.86/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,910	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,006	102.18/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,028	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	113.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,209	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,422	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,601	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,787	4

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Mon Apr 29, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 278Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 37Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,406	134.00–139.00	135.86
2	—	1,050	125.00–130.00	127.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,396	112.00–117.00	114.69
4	—	1,435	124.00–125.00	124.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	110.00–115.00	113.19
9	—	1,006	100.00–105.00	102.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	117.00	117.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	477	270.00–280.00	274.95
4	650–700	669	215.00–225.00	220.51
2	750–800	775	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	308.33
14	450–500	476	294.00–300.00	295.78
13	500–550	525	277.00–290.00	284.61
11	550–600	575	267.00–282.00	273.00
2	650–700	663	240.00–242.00	241.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	488	237.00–245.00	240.72
4	500–550	520	235.00–240.00	238.79
4	550–600	576	225.00–230.00	228.74
2	600–650	613	210.00–222.00	215.98
2	700–750	725	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	293.23
6	400–450	422	260.00–267.00	263.64
4	450–500	475	247.00–255.00	250.50
11	500–550	516	242.00–252.00	243.62
5	550–600	573	237.00–245.00	241.21
7	600–650	629	225.00–240.00	232.43
3	650–700	678	220.00–222.00	220.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00–345.00	342.46
3	350–400	368	325.00–330.00	328.39
2	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	302.45
4	500–550	525	280.00–290.00	285.00
4	550–600	575	275.00–280.00	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	316	355.00–370.00	363.91
2	350–400	363	335.00–345.00	339.90
3	500–550	530	300.00–305.00	303.30
3	550–600	565	285.00–297.00	292.36
2	650–700	658	270.00–272.00	271.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.