Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-02-16

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Feb 16
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 490▼ 16 vs year ago 311 · −5.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 78▼ 1 vs year ago 44 · −2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 82▼ 58 vs year ago 87 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with bulls selling up to 224 cwt. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $405.91/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +40.37 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$405.91
27 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,209
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.88
vs AL average
−23.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522433.412,2629thin
Medium and Large 2560394.252,20915thin
Medium and Large 3530381.702,0233thin
One grade step is worth $51.71/cwt here — about $239 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 sale27 hd
405.91
—
AL average16 barns · 556 hd
398.03
+7.88
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−23.26
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
+40.37
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—Low1,433196.382,8146thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,407183.162,57811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,166181.502,1165thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low938166.041,5588thin

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)—$3,0833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7004thin

Every lot

51 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 2265594.17/cwt590.00–605.001,5754
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275627.68/cwt620.00–640.001,7264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324601.31/cwt595.00–615.001,9487
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333576.11/cwt570.00–590.001,9184
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359587.56/cwt570.00–600.002,1094
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378497.45/cwt490.00–500.001,8804
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384527.56/cwt510.00–560.002,02610
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9342
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429484.81/cwt475.00–495.002,0804
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478444.82/cwt440.00–450.002,1262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573413.95/cwt410.00–418.002,3724
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580394.91/cwt390.00–400.002,2904
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618403.64/cwt400.00–406.002,4943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268535.14/cwt520.00–550.001,4342
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277586.82/cwt570.00–600.001,62510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315468.06/cwt450.00–485.001,4742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317547.76/cwt535.00–560.001,7365
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326505.82/cwt500.00–522.001,6494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369504.88/cwt495.00–520.001,8634
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384482.31/cwt465.00–490.001,85210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418467.43/cwt465.00–470.001,9542
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433439.91/cwt435.00–450.001,9055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480432.02/cwt430.00–435.002,0747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522433.41/cwt428.00–437.002,2629
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527416.54/cwt400.00–422.002,1955
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530381.70/cwt380.00–385.002,0233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577383.11/cwt380.00–400.002,21110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623371.84/cwt360.00–378.002,3173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683340.32/cwt335.00–344.002,3243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722328.61/cwt324.00–334.002,3733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416504.99/cwt495.00–515.002,1015
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435475.89/cwt450.00–490.002,0705
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477439.62/cwt425.00–450.002,0975
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510425.89/cwt420.00–432.002,1728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586399.44/cwt395.00–406.002,3415
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630383.44/cwt370.00–392.002,4164
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676348.26/cwt340.00–362.002,3544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718334.91/cwt330.00–340.002,4052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308196.79/cwt194.00–199.002,5742
Bulls——1,313184.10/cwt182.00–187.002,4172
Bulls——1,678208.26/cwt207.00–210.003,4952
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906167.69/cwt164.00–169.001,5196
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035161.09/cwt159.00–163.001,6672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166181.50/cwt179.00–186.002,1165
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372188.90/cwt187.00–192.002,5925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,437178.38/cwt176.00–181.002,5636
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,700.00/head3,450.00–3,950.003,7004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,083.33/head3,000.00–3,250.003,0833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,525.00/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5252
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,875.00/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8752

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.