Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2024-09-09

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 9
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
567 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 595▲ 178 vs year ago 389 · +45.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 92▼ 20 vs year ago 126 · −15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 29 · −3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $209.88/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.66 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$209.88
48 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$2.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.76
vs AL average
−28.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2554210.971,16928
Medium and Large 3540208.351,12520
One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about $44 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 sale48 hd
209.88
—
AL average13 barns · 477 hd
221.64
−11.76
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−28.73
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−155.66
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
438391343295median 365.5403/0204/2707/1308/3111/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,401147.572,0678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,390121.761,69313
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,215120.651,46528
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,043114.791,19740

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5296
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5083thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,2944thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0194thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320336.61/cwt335.00–340.001,0773
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325306.00/cwt300.00–310.009955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330297.39/cwt290.00–300.009814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375297.81/cwt290.00–305.001,11712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3376280.00/cwt270.00–285.001,05318
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425284.50/cwt282.00–287.001,2094
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1052
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470260.95/cwt256.00–269.001,2268
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474247.96/cwt240.00–252.001,1754
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524254.43/cwt248.00–258.001,33314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575237.00/cwt235.00–241.001,3636
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622225.48/cwt223.00–231.001,4028
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3660213.00/cwt210.00–216.001,4062
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675220.89/cwt219.00–224.001,4919
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725216.00/cwt215.00–217.001,5664
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5302
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6662
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275298.33/cwt295.00–300.008203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319235.91/cwt230.00–245.007536
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325253.97/cwt250.00–265.008255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372229.60/cwt225.00–235.008543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378244.85/cwt237.00–250.0092610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382266.31/cwt265.00–267.001,0173
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418222.57/cwt220.00–225.009302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425233.17/cwt229.00–238.0099112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428248.76/cwt245.00–256.001,0654
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470226.59/cwt221.00–235.001,0658
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475213.08/cwt210.00–220.001,01224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525208.71/cwt206.00–210.001,09614
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526212.10/cwt210.00–220.001,11612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575210.13/cwt209.00–211.001,20816
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575207.50/cwt206.00–209.001,1936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624209.42/cwt206.00–210.001,30712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625201.67/cwt200.00–205.001,2606
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671201.45/cwt198.00–208.001,3524
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713191.49/cwt190.00–193.001,3652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419241.71/cwt240.00–245.001,0134
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425266.40/cwt260.00–272.001,1325
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479249.01/cwt247.00–252.001,1934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482232.92/cwt229.00–240.001,1233
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519234.28/cwt229.00–242.001,2167
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525221.83/cwt220.00–227.001,16512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574214.71/cwt213.00–217.001,2327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3576207.01/cwt200.00–212.001,19211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623210.90/cwt209.00–214.001,31411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633196.99/cwt195.00–199.001,2472
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668203.59/cwt200.00–208.001,3603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,273140.11/cwt139.00–143.001,7844
Bulls——1,433148.04/cwt147.00–149.002,1212
Bulls——1,625162.03/cwt161.00–163.002,6332
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025112.20/cwt110.00–115.001,15025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073119.10/cwt118.00–121.001,27815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,150123.71/cwt122.00–127.001,42314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279117.59/cwt116.00–120.001,50414
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,283127.34/cwt125.00–130.001,6342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410120.74/cwt120.00–123.001,70211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,668.75/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,508.33/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,293.75/head1,200.00–1,400.001,2944
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,250.00/head1,150.00–1,350.001,2502
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,018.75/head900.00–1,100.001,0194

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.