Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-03-09

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Mar 9
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
275 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 232▲ 99 vs year ago 176 · +56.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 25▼ 47 vs year ago 81 · −58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 23▲ 38 vs year ago 43 · +88.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.41/cwt on 16 head, down $11.89 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −7.13 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$358.41
▼ 11.89 vs prior sale
16 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,941
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−27.13
vs AL average
−55.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545360.281,96313thin
Medium and Large 3528350.321,8503thin
One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $113 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 sale16 hd
358.41
—
AL average16 barns · 278 hd
385.54
−27.13
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−55.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−7.13
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
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—Low1,449184.912,6797thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,411170.812,4104thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,090161.491,7603thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low937148.331,3899thin

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)—$3,9405
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6258
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,60812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9176

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1227626.47/cwt620.00–640.001,4223
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230579.13/cwt560.00–600.001,3322
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276551.01/cwt550.00–555.001,5215
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315562.46/cwt560.00–565.001,7722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320511.38/cwt500.00–525.001,6363
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325547.28/cwt530.00–555.001,7799
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358557.55/cwt550.00–565.001,9962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375500.76/cwt490.00–520.001,87810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378465.70/cwt450.00–480.001,7602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475466.67/cwt460.00–470.002,2173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508465.02/cwt460.00–470.002,3622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531438.22/cwt437.00–440.002,3275
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568425.91/cwt422.00–430.002,4192
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583405.11/cwt400.00–410.002,3624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583381.24/cwt370.00–392.002,2232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628392.29/cwt385.00–400.002,4642
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728353.99/cwt350.00–358.002,5772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220564.32/cwt550.00–580.001,2422
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228516.13/cwt500.00–530.001,1773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326456.02/cwt450.00–485.001,48711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335412.87/cwt400.00–425.001,3832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366481.81/cwt470.00–495.001,76311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376440.56/cwt425.00–450.001,6575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383392.16/cwt380.00–410.001,5024
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430418.20/cwt410.00–425.001,7986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432459.64/cwt450.00–480.001,98613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470417.95/cwt415.00–420.001,9644
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472396.23/cwt380.00–410.001,8708
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525365.38/cwt360.00–370.001,9187
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528350.32/cwt346.00–355.001,8503
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568354.32/cwt350.00–356.002,0136
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638343.51/cwt342.00–345.002,1922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412463.16/cwt445.00–475.001,9083
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425489.46/cwt480.00–500.002,0809
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431417.28/cwt410.00–435.001,7986
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465390.22/cwt385.00–400.001,8153
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468467.49/cwt465.00–470.002,1886
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477448.15/cwt435.00–460.002,1386
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525434.92/cwt430.00–440.002,2835
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528375.52/cwt370.00–387.001,9833
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533427.54/cwt425.00–430.002,2796
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582366.59/cwt365.00–370.002,1343
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585381.01/cwt380.00–382.002,2292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623369.40/cwt367.00–372.002,3015
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293178.18/cwt173.00–183.002,3043
Bulls——1,566189.96/cwt184.00–194.002,9754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%911143.30/cwt142.00–147.001,3054
Cows—Lean 85-90%957152.35/cwt149.00–155.001,4585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090161.49/cwt160.00–164.001,7603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,411170.81/cwt167.00–172.002,4104
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,940.00/head3,600.00–4,300.003,9405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,250.00/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head2,700.00–3,500.003,0504
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,200.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,725.00/head4,700.00–4,750.004,7254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—3,016.67/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,916.67/head2,750.00–3,050.002,9176

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.