Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2025-05-19

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, May 19
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 362▲ 187 vs year ago 301 · +62.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 37▲ 18 vs year ago 52 · +34.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 45▲ 93 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher with some calves under 200 pounds bringing up to 7.00.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.17/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.37 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$317.17
34 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,717
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.03
vs AL average
−17.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518338.021,7514thin
Medium and Large 2538321.111,72619thin
Medium and Large 3556302.771,68311thin
One grade step is worth $35.25/cwt here — about $68 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 sale34 hd
317.17
—
AL average12 barns · 382 hd
326.19
−9.03
National average158 barns · 12,726 hd
334.26
−17.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−48.37
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—High1,768172.353,0474thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,352153.282,07216
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,149146.771,68623
CowsLean 85-90%Low987140.411,38617

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,4252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,9955
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,8905
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8848
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,06814
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)—$2,5004thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1237535.00/cwt530.00–540.001,2683
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275510.00/cwt500.00–525.001,4035
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281478.04/cwt475.00–480.001,3435
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320457.38/cwt450.00–475.001,4646
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325401.44/cwt395.00–410.001,3053
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328428.02/cwt420.00–440.001,40410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371436.46/cwt430.00–440.001,6197
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374417.58/cwt412.00–427.001,56215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3376397.98/cwt390.00–400.001,49610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1438420.22/cwt415.00–422.001,8414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440395.95/cwt392.00–400.001,7422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475398.52/cwt397.00–400.001,8932
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493363.98/cwt360.00–370.001,7944
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521359.82/cwt355.00–368.001,87511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570343.91/cwt340.00–350.001,9605
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623319.17/cwt314.00–322.001,9885
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625303.10/cwt300.00–306.001,8942
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685300.98/cwt294.00–309.002,0629
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723286.03/cwt284.00–288.002,0682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233457.37/cwt455.00–460.001,0662
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273428.29/cwt425.00–435.001,1693
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288411.59/cwt405.00–415.001,1853
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313399.96/cwt395.00–405.001,2522
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320388.72/cwt375.00–395.001,2448
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3322350.04/cwt345.00–355.001,1277
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373374.29/cwt370.00–380.001,3966
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382360.75/cwt352.00–365.001,37811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415361.60/cwt358.00–367.001,5015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420336.54/cwt335.00–338.001,4134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429347.19/cwt342.00–355.001,48910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460353.01/cwt352.00–354.001,6242
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474339.12/cwt332.00–345.001,60713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482316.30/cwt312.00–325.001,5255
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518338.02/cwt335.00–340.001,7514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526322.93/cwt317.00–330.001,69914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532308.12/cwt300.00–312.001,6395
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570316.01/cwt314.00–317.001,8015
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576298.32/cwt290.00–300.001,7186
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625299.01/cwt297.00–300.001,8694
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626283.38/cwt280.00–288.001,7745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635276.52/cwt275.00–278.001,7562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2693261.00/cwt260.00–262.001,8092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423401.51/cwt395.00–410.001,6986
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434366.79/cwt360.00–380.001,5926
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443341.05/cwt332.00–350.001,5112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469352.19/cwt345.00–360.001,65213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476372.25/cwt367.00–375.001,7724
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490327.03/cwt324.00–330.001,6022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513356.00/cwt355.00–357.001,8262
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529326.45/cwt320.00–330.001,7274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531340.32/cwt336.00–346.001,80713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574318.86/cwt316.00–320.001,8307
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624311.51/cwt307.00–313.001,9444
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630298.98/cwt297.00–300.001,8843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672295.68/cwt293.00–297.001,9873
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675283.53/cwt280.00–287.001,9142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,658162.87/cwt160.00–165.002,7002
Bulls——1,878181.82/cwt180.00–184.003,4152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%921136.57/cwt135.00–138.001,2585
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015142.01/cwt140.00–144.001,44112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,105148.60/cwt146.00–151.001,64212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181142.30/cwt140.00–145.001,6819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265155.93/cwt155.00–157.001,9732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300164.41/cwt162.00–167.002,1372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,336148.92/cwt145.00–150.001,9906
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,376153.76/cwt151.00–158.002,1168
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,437.50/head2,375.00–2,500.002,4384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,920.00/head1,800.00–2,100.001,92010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,425.00/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,030.00/head1,850.00–2,300.002,0305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,995.00/head1,900.00–2,100.001,9955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,890.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8905
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,641.67/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6423
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004

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.