Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2025-07-28

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jul 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
416 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 476▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 61▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 83▲ 105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.92/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −36.61 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$328.92
33 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$21
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs AL average
−18.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517343.011,7733thin
Medium and Large 2533331.601,76622
Medium and Large 3554316.271,7528thin
One grade step is worth $26.74/cwt here — about $21 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 sale33 hd
328.92
—
AL average16 barns · 684 hd
323.36
+5.57
National average149 barns · 6,369 hd
347.50
−18.58
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−36.61
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—Average1,600190.003,0402thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,411177.072,4985thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220165.132,01511
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,018149.951,5266thin

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)—$3,02510
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6967
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,66221
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,38719
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,8004thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275495.71/cwt490.00–500.001,3637
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282508.25/cwt505.00–510.001,4333
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324480.00/cwt465.00–495.001,55510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328405.10/cwt400.00–415.001,3296
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333436.05/cwt425.00–450.001,4528
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365396.47/cwt385.00–405.001,4477
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383416.35/cwt410.00–430.001,59510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387439.33/cwt435.00–445.001,7008
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425389.20/cwt382.00–400.001,6545
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469374.83/cwt370.00–386.001,7585
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488357.37/cwt355.00–360.001,7443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2511363.26/cwt360.00–368.001,8565
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572355.09/cwt352.00–360.002,0317
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240464.90/cwt460.00–470.001,1164
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269452.05/cwt445.00–465.001,21613
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330438.61/cwt430.00–455.001,4477
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375374.16/cwt370.00–386.001,4034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3381353.94/cwt350.00–360.001,3495
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426364.42/cwt360.00–370.001,5528
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428373.92/cwt372.00–376.001,6004
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430338.42/cwt335.00–342.001,4554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467363.47/cwt362.00–367.001,6976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474353.96/cwt345.00–360.001,67823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517343.01/cwt342.00–345.001,7733
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520323.06/cwt320.00–326.001,6804
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521333.38/cwt328.00–338.001,73717
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572325.57/cwt324.00–328.001,8625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588309.48/cwt305.00–314.001,8204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629313.32/cwt305.00–320.001,9717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678299.65/cwt292.00–307.002,0323
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428416.68/cwt405.00–425.001,78311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430354.83/cwt350.00–360.001,5264
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433375.97/cwt370.00–384.001,62813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478362.07/cwt354.00–368.001,73115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478346.03/cwt340.00–350.001,6546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523335.23/cwt330.00–340.001,75310
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524353.68/cwt348.00–360.001,85312
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570340.87/cwt334.00–350.001,94310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570313.47/cwt312.00–315.001,7874
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2637318.27/cwt312.00–326.002,0276
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,600190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,0402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,018149.95/cwt148.00–152.001,5266
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187161.38/cwt160.00–162.001,9163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233166.54/cwt165.00–168.002,0538
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411177.07/cwt175.00–179.002,4985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,185.71/head3,050.00–3,350.003,1867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,992.31/head2,900.00–3,200.002,99213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,696.43/head2,650.00–2,800.002,6967
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,386.84/head2,250.00–2,550.002,38719
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,125.00/head2,050.00–2,350.002,1258
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8004

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.