Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-03-30

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Mar 30
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 451▼ 56 vs year ago 359 · −15.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 49▼ 8 vs year ago 42 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 72▼ 36 vs year ago 70 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $425.13/cwt on 38 head, up $12.59 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 26 of 28 comparable sales and sits +31.08 against this barn's trailing median of $394.06.
Average price
$425.13
▲ 12.59 vs prior sale
38 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,327
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.78
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547446.012,4376thin
Medium and Large 2548421.222,30632
One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $131 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale38 hd
425.13
—
AL average16 barns · 446 hd
428.91
−3.78
This barn, trailing median28 sales
394.06
+31.08
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

28 sales
459411364317median 394.0603/0204/2707/1308/3111/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.83, low $330.65, median $394.06 across 28 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—Low1,712198.213,3945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490175.042,60911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,119172.391,9295thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average990157.031,5552thin

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)—$2,9754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,3504thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280555.27/cwt540.00–570.001,5552
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286603.67/cwt600.00–610.001,7264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315547.58/cwt545.00–550.001,7252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326596.85/cwt580.00–610.001,9468
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370557.28/cwt550.00–575.002,0629
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383520.17/cwt510.00–530.001,99211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,0402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488473.52/cwt460.00–480.002,3113
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514433.36/cwt425.00–437.002,2274
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570423.82/cwt415.00–432.002,4163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295570.00/cwt560.00–590.001,6823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325550.92/cwt530.00–570.001,7903
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328487.97/cwt475.00–500.001,6015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368458.30/cwt450.00–470.001,68710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377488.96/cwt480.00–495.001,8436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422474.83/cwt465.00–490.002,0048
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426447.28/cwt437.00–455.001,9055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461436.31/cwt420.00–445.002,0114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471455.17/cwt450.00–467.002,1446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526406.59/cwt400.00–415.002,1396
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527429.78/cwt420.00–440.002,2656
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535385.96/cwt382.00–390.002,0652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565423.35/cwt415.00–432.002,3922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,1392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627352.21/cwt347.00–360.002,2083
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423505.56/cwt500.00–530.002,1397
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433473.38/cwt460.00–500.002,0509
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435418.65/cwt412.00–425.001,8212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473488.87/cwt475.00–500.002,31218
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473404.28/cwt400.00–412.001,9124
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474454.34/cwt435.00–475.002,1546
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518430.89/cwt422.00–445.002,23216
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523463.38/cwt450.00–470.002,4233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570428.64/cwt427.00–432.002,4433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577411.55/cwt400.00–420.002,37516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620399.50/cwt392.00–405.002,4776
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,3562
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674374.38/cwt365.00–385.002,5239
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675345.60/cwt337.00–350.002,3333
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718340.30/cwt330.00–355.002,4435
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3731317.82/cwt310.00–320.002,3237
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3777303.99/cwt300.00–307.002,3623
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783316.55/cwt310.00–330.002,4796
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467186.46/cwt185.00–188.002,7353
Bulls——2,080215.84/cwt213.00–218.004,4892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990157.03/cwt155.00–159.001,5552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138171.32/cwt170.00–173.001,9503
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,474171.85/cwt170.00–175.002,5337
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,519180.63/cwt178.00–183.002,7444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,350.00/head3,300.00–3,400.003,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,075.00/head3,050.00–3,100.003,0752
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,875.00/head2,800.00–2,950.002,8752

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.