Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-04-13

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Apr 13
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 179▼ 172 vs year ago 571 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 30▼ 19 vs year ago 62 · −30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 46▼ 19 vs year ago 38 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $424.38/cwt on 31 head, up $9.83 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +58.84 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$424.38
▲ 9.83 vs prior sale
31 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,304
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$23.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.27
vs AL average
−3.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543438.182,38013thin
Medium and Large 2543414.412,24918thin
One grade step is worth $23.78/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 sale31 hd
424.38
—
AL average16 barns · 405 hd
411.11
+13.27
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−3.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
+58.84
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,336176.762,36218
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,165170.421,9859thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,103152.231,6792thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0083thin

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271602.24/cwt600.00–615.001,63211
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314597.80/cwt590.00–605.001,8775
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3332486.51/cwt475.00–500.001,6153
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2341565.89/cwt550.00–580.001,9305
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365563.15/cwt550.00–580.002,0553
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372488.24/cwt480.00–500.001,8168
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3388472.52/cwt470.00–475.001,8334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432488.28/cwt485.00–490.002,1093
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480492.42/cwt490.00–495.002,3644
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530472.52/cwt470.00–475.002,5042
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533482.86/cwt480.00–487.002,5745
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3563405.02/cwt400.00–410.002,2802
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572433.00/cwt430.00–437.002,4773
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578454.34/cwt447.00–462.002,6262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613428.51/cwt427.00–430.002,6272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221586.44/cwt580.00–595.001,2964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325485.18/cwt475.00–500.001,57719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368476.65/cwt465.00–485.001,7546
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375442.84/cwt425.00–450.001,6618
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432473.03/cwt460.00–480.002,04323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432433.13/cwt420.00–440.001,8713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435487.56/cwt485.00–490.002,1212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466480.42/cwt475.00–495.002,23910
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478458.55/cwt450.00–470.002,19212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483406.48/cwt400.00–420.001,9633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530429.15/cwt415.00–435.002,27413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532446.33/cwt442.00–452.002,3748
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1561425.15/cwt417.00–430.002,3855
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576376.08/cwt370.00–385.002,1665
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628364.82/cwt360.00–368.002,2915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633347.53/cwt345.00–350.002,2002
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3668327.47/cwt325.00–330.002,1872
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713327.32/cwt325.00–330.002,3343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418494.91/cwt490.00–500.002,0692
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9132
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427478.32/cwt460.00–490.002,04213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467466.16/cwt450.00–475.002,1778
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469485.67/cwt480.00–495.002,2787
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485421.94/cwt420.00–425.002,0465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523414.79/cwt410.00–420.002,1695
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528433.49/cwt425.00–445.002,28910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570382.35/cwt370.00–400.002,1794
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576411.88/cwt400.00–420.002,3725
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3619367.36/cwt365.00–370.002,2745
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623379.59/cwt375.00–390.002,3659
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665368.28/cwt365.00–370.002,4493
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670357.96/cwt356.00–360.002,3982
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730323.41/cwt317.00–330.002,3612
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2737348.66/cwt348.00–350.002,5703
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2758335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,5392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103152.23/cwt150.00–155.001,6792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149168.12/cwt166.00–170.001,9325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184173.29/cwt172.00–176.002,0524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,324180.79/cwt179.00–184.002,3947
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,344174.20/cwt170.00–177.002,34111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,750.00–2,950.002,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,008.33/head1,850.00–2,250.002,0083

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.