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New Brockton Stockyards

Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 18

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986

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Feeder Cattle receipts

332 head

▼ 261 vs last sale 593▼ 278 vs year ago 610 · −45.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 44▲ 21 vs year ago 45 · +46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 68▲ 18 vs year ago 23 · +78.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady 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 $332.69/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.85 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.

Average price

$332.69

40 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$32.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

vs AL average

−27.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	349.73	1,815	4thin
Medium and Large 2	538	335.85	1,808	26
Medium and Large 3	555	317.65	1,763	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.08/cwt here — about $52 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 sale40 hd

332.69

—

AL average16 barns · 575 hd

332.12

+0.57

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−27.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

365.54

−32.85

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	—	Average	1,565	195.08	3,053	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,324	169.60	2,246	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	166.10	1,988	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	150.80	1,551	11

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)	—	$3,180	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,013	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,275	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,875	8

Every lot

53 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	485.21/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,591	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	446.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,470	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	371	384.94/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,428	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	460.31/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,731	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	436.64/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,646	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	433.96/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,827	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	411.23/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,781	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	403.24/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,887	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	377.42/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,812	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	374.46/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,992	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	354.80/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,065	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	349.84/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,166	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	362.86/cwt	358.00–368.00	2,297	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	338.42/cwt	336.00–340.00	2,247	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	311.50/cwt	311.00–312.00	2,392	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	435.11/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,397	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	398.15/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,318	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	353.15/cwt	347.00–362.00	1,331	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	374.67/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,439	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	396.73/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,658	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	346.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,482	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	366.60/cwt	356.00–377.00	1,573	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	335.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,605	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	351.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,693	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	349.73/cwt	347.00–352.00	1,815	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	337.48/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,785	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	534	319.36/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,705	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	331.44/cwt	327.00–338.00	1,869	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	576	315.93/cwt	313.00–320.00	1,820	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,006	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	303.47/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,079	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	425.08/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,790	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	393.52/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,700	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	437	359.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,573	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,840	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	374.09/cwt	362.00–384.00	1,807	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	353.31/cwt	344.00–364.00	1,827	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,738	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	617	316.02/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,950	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	313.96/cwt	312.00–318.00	2,097	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	195.08/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,053	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	148.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,505	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,047	153.51/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,607	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	159.68/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,852	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	165.73/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,999	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	173.38/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,101	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,313	165.84/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,177	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	172.34/cwt	171.00–175.00	2,296	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,180.00/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,180	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,012.50/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,013	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,525.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,275.00/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,275	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	8

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 593Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 44Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 68Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	440.00–450.00	446.75
6	350–400	377	430.00–440.00	436.64
8	400–450	433	400.00–420.00	411.23
2	450–500	480	375.00–380.00	377.42
7	500–550	532	370.00–382.00	374.46
5	550–600	582	350.00–362.00	354.80
5	600–650	619	348.00–353.00	349.84
5	650–700	664	336.00–340.00	338.42
2	750–800	768	311.00–312.00	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	328	470.00–500.00	485.21
10	350–400	376	450.00–475.00	460.31
9	400–450	421	425.00–440.00	433.96
3	450–500	468	400.00–410.00	403.24
5	600–650	633	358.00–368.00	362.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	375.00–395.00	384.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	390.00–410.00	398.15
11	350–400	384	370.00–380.00	374.67
14	400–450	429	356.00–377.00	366.60
7	450–500	481	350.00–360.00	351.94
19	500–550	529	332.00–342.00	337.48
7	550–600	564	327.00–338.00	331.44
2	600–650	625	321.00	321.00
4	650–700	685	300.00–310.00	303.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	425.00–450.00	435.11
3	400–450	418	395.00–400.00	396.73
4	500–550	519	347.00–352.00	349.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	347.00–362.00	353.15
6	400–450	428	340.00–350.00	346.28
8	450–500	478	330.00–340.00	335.75
5	500–550	534	315.00–325.00	319.36
5	550–600	576	313.00–320.00	315.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	432	380.00–400.00	393.52
7	450–500	483	362.00–384.00	374.09
9	500–550	517	344.00–364.00	353.31
3	650–700	668	312.00–318.00	313.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	420.00–432.00	425.08
4	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	397.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	350.00–365.00	359.96
4	500–550	525	330.00–332.00	330.99
3	600–650	617	315.00–318.00	316.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,013	145.00–150.00	148.55
5	—	1,047	152.00–158.00	153.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,313	163.00–168.00	165.84
11	—	1,332	171.00–175.00	172.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	158.00–163.00	159.68
3	—	1,212	172.00–174.00	173.38
7	—	1,206	164.00–168.00	165.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	190.00–199.00	195.08

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,180.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,525.00

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	—	—	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875.00

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.