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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Apr 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

249 head

▼ 322 vs last sale 571▼ 29 vs year ago 278 · −10.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 62▼ 8 vs year ago 37 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 30 vs year ago 3 · +1,000.0%

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 steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

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 $280.41/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −85.13 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$280.41

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.22

vs AL average

−49.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	292.92	1,614	13thin
Medium and Large 3	563	262.34	1,476	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $138 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 sale22 hd

280.41

—

AL average14 barns · 453 hd

308.62

−28.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−49.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

365.54

−85.13

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	—	High	1,710	177.54	3,036	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	136.02	1,484	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	130.80	1,269	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,981	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,913	4thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	462.77/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,273	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	432.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,381	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	321	397.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	324	413.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,341	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	416.68/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,542	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	401.15/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,508	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	396.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,713	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	362.95/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,713	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	348.55/cwt	342.00–353.00	1,819	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	401.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,089	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	387.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,220	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,089	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	336	357.36/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,201	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	356.97/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,278	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	342.01/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,310	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	332.40/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,429	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	302.67/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,438	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	323.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,557	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,602	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,463	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	280.51/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,619	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	578	255.96/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,479	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	269.66/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,704	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	394.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,663	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	368.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,571	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	319.43/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,501	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	350.19/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,663	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	323.69/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,716	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	307.10/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,750	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	296.74/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,849	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	284.45/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,943	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	177.54/cwt	177.00–178.00	3,036	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	130.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,269	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,410	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	139.49/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,617	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,375.00/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,981.25/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,981	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,912.50/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,913	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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 571Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 62Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	177.00–178.00	177.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	130.00–133.00	130.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	131.00–137.00	134.03
4	—	1,159	138.00–142.00	139.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	390.00–400.00	394.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	360.00–380.00	368.87
4	450–500	475	342.00–357.00	350.19
4	500–550	530	315.00–330.00	323.69
3	550–600	570	297.00–315.00	307.10
4	600–650	623	292.00–299.00	296.74
2	650–700	683	280.00–289.00	284.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	310.00–324.00	319.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	400.00–410.00	401.88
2	300–350	315	380.00–395.00	387.38
2	350–400	358	352.00–362.00	356.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	335.15
3	450–500	475	300.00–308.00	302.67
3	500–550	532	270.00–280.00	275.09
6	550–600	578	250.00–264.00	255.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	350.00–362.00	357.36
14	350–400	383	337.00–350.00	342.01
14	400–450	430	325.00–340.00	332.40
9	450–500	482	315.00–330.00	323.11
6	500–550	521	300.00–315.00	307.39
7	550–600	577	278.00–288.00	280.51
3	600–650	632	269.00–270.00	269.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	390.00–400.00	397.59
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	413.98
8	350–400	376	395.00–410.00	401.15
6	400–450	432	390.00–400.00	396.56
3	450–500	472	357.00–370.00	362.95
5	500–550	522	342.00–353.00	348.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	455.00–470.00	462.77
5	300–350	319	430.00–440.00	432.92
4	350–400	370	415.00–422.00	416.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,981.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,375.00

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.