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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, May 20

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← May 13May 20Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

301 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 178▼ 8 vs year ago 309 · −2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 40▼ 4 vs year ago 56 · −7.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

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 $249.99/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.54 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$249.99

17 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$13.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs AL average

−26.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	523	255.68	1,337	10thin
Medium and Large 3	529	241.87	1,279	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.81/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

249.99

—

AL average14 barns · 343 hd

248.26

+1.73

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−26.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

365.54

−115.54

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	1,390	148.61	2,066	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	128.80	1,469	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	115.07	1,104	16

Every lot

40 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	332.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,075	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	326.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,223	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,282	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	308.31/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,304	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	314.71/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,498	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	476	300.50/cwt	300.00–302.00	1,430	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	301.67/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,584	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	528	296.49/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,565	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	297.46/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,681	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	277.52/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,599	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	622	263.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,638	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	300.27/cwt	295.00–307.00	982	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	295.15/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,110	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	381	280.50/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,069	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	283.79/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,195	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	271.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	252.86/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,201	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	268.34/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,280	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	255.68/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,337	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	529	241.87/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,279	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	239.52/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,461	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	631	230.74/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,456	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	303.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,278	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	287.99/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,230	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	282.45/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,336	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	295.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,400	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	508	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,410	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	296.50/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,554	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	278.90/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,576	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	574	261.74/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,502	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	235.89/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,470	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,120	140.77/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,200	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,776	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	157.06/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,906	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,039	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	120.19/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,218	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	126.54/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,429	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	130.41/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,498	7

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 May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 178Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 56

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,850	155.00–159.00	157.06
2	—	1,120	138.00–143.00	140.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,149	129.00–134.00	130.41
5	—	1,129	125.00–128.00	126.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	119.00–121.00	120.19
10	—	928	110.00–115.00	111.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	381	277.00–285.00	280.50
12	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	271.25
7	450–500	475	250.00–260.00	252.86
7	500–550	529	237.00–250.00	241.87
5	600–650	631	225.00–235.00	230.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	295.00–307.00	300.27
14	350–400	376	290.00–300.00	295.15
6	400–450	421	277.00–290.00	283.79
11	450–500	477	262.00–272.00	268.34
10	500–550	523	252.00–262.00	255.68
2	600–650	610	237.00–242.00	239.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	427	285.00–295.00	287.99
9	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.45
2	500–550	508	275.00–280.00	277.51
4	550–600	574	260.00–267.00	261.74
2	600–650	623	232.00–240.00	235.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	421	300.00–315.00	303.56
8	450–500	474	290.00–305.00	295.37
6	500–550	524	285.00–305.00	296.50
3	550–600	565	272.00–285.00	278.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	330.00–340.00	332.88
8	350–400	375	325.00–330.00	326.25
3	400–450	423	305.00–315.00	308.31
4	450–500	476	300.00–302.00	300.50
6	500–550	528	292.00–300.00	296.49
4	550–600	576	275.00–285.00	277.52
3	600–650	622	260.00–265.00	263.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	380	335.00–340.00	337.47
4	450–500	476	312.00–320.00	314.71
6	500–550	525	300.00–305.00	301.67
2	550–600	565	295.00–300.00	297.46

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.