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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Mar 31

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 309▲ 35 vs year ago 324 · +10.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 64▲ 11 vs year ago 31 · +35.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 101▲ 63 vs year ago 7 · +900.0%

Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $299.94/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −65.60 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$299.94

30 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$48.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.13

vs AL average

−21.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	319.01	1,678	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	303.47	1,647	15thin
Medium and Large 3	585	270.58	1,583	7thin

One grade step is worth $48.43/cwt here — about $95 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale30 hd

299.94

—

AL average13 barns · 270 hd

296.81

+3.13

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−21.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

365.54

−65.60

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,416	148.92	2,108	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	137.49	1,666	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	127.98	1,354	8thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,070	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,915	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,888	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	451.63/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,296	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	427.16/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,410	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	436.31/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,610	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	417.53/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,566	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	380.13/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,464	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	395.74/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,662	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	412.31/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,744	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	361.00/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,715	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	378.22/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,819	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	358.97/cwt	358.00–362.00	1,867	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	369.96/cwt	368.00–372.00	1,942	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	340.59/cwt	338.00–347.00	1,935	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	351.32/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,010	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,050	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	395.13/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,276	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	411.04/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,369	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	355.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,307	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	402.00/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,508	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	388.27/cwt	372.00–395.00	1,468	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	388.40/cwt	372.00–400.00	1,651	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	344.99/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,477	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	325.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,395	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	322.68/cwt	318.00–330.00	1,507	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	340.86/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,599	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	307.43/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,470	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	319.01/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,678	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	307.26/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,638	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	288.30/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,678	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	270.58/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,583	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	261.32/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,730	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	248.99/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,668	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	397.68/cwt	390.00–402.00	1,686	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	366.22/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,575	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	366.14/cwt	362.00–375.00	1,710	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	351.69/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,667	23
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	332.06/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,577	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	342.63/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,799	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	533	327.62/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,746	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	326.11/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,875	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	594	311.60/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,851	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	299.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,863	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	130.37/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,349	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,357	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	142.87/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,704	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	129.43/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,605	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	139.89/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,739	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	157.90/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,294	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,474	146.69/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,162	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,941.67/head	2,800.00–3,025.00	2,942	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	2,070.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,070	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,915.38/head	1,775.00–2,225.00	1,915	13

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 Mar 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 309Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 64Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 101Year ago 7

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	430	355.00–380.00	366.22
23	450–500	474	345.00–360.00	351.69
8	500–550	525	338.00–350.00	342.63
7	550–600	575	320.00–334.00	326.11
11	600–650	623	290.00–310.00	299.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00–334.00	332.06
3	500–550	533	325.00–330.00	327.62
5	550–600	594	310.00–312.00	311.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	390.00–402.00	397.68
6	450–500	467	362.00–375.00	366.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	430.00–440.00	436.31
3	400–450	423	410.00–417.00	412.31
4	450–500	481	375.00–380.00	378.22
2	500–550	525	368.00–372.00	369.96
3	550–600	572	350.00–354.00	351.32
2	600–650	625	328.00	328.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	440.00–460.00	451.63
2	300–350	330	420.00–435.00	427.16
8	350–400	375	410.00–425.00	417.53
5	400–450	420	390.00–400.00	395.74
6	450–500	475	360.00–366.00	361.00
4	500–550	520	358.00–362.00	358.97
5	550–600	568	338.00–347.00	340.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	370.00–390.00	380.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	410.00–412.00	411.04
5	350–400	375	400.00–405.00	402.00
10	400–450	425	372.00–400.00	388.40
7	450–500	469	335.00–348.00	340.86
8	500–550	526	315.00–324.00	319.01
3	650–700	662	257.00–267.00	261.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	385.00–400.00	395.13
5	350–400	378	372.00–395.00	388.27
7	400–450	428	338.00–360.00	344.99
7	450–500	467	318.00–330.00	322.68
12	500–550	533	300.00–312.00	307.26
3	550–600	582	285.00–290.00	288.30
2	650–700	670	248.00–250.00	248.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	350.00–360.00	355.17
5	400–450	428	320.00–330.00	325.96
2	450–500	478	305.00–310.00	307.43
7	550–600	585	265.00–278.00	270.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	130.00–131.00	130.37
5	—	1,072	125.00–128.00	126.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	139.00–141.00	139.89
3	—	1,453	155.00–159.00	157.90
4	—	1,474	145.00–151.00	146.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	128.00–131.00	129.43
3	—	1,193	142.00–145.00	142.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,800.00–3,025.00	2,941.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,070.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	—	1,775.00–2,225.00	1,915.38

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.