Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-04-27

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Apr 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
299 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 563▼ 138 vs year ago 437 · −31.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 50▲ 16 vs year ago 35 · +45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 70▲ 46 vs year ago 35 · +131.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.01/cwt on 42 head, up $18.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +29.48 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$395.01
▲ 18.12 vs prior sale
42 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.70
vs AL average
−29.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533418.042,22713thin
Medium and Large 2553395.982,18920
Medium and Large 3549359.611,9749thin
One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $253 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale42 hd
395.01
—
AL average13 barns · 397 hd
402.71
−7.70
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−29.06
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
+29.48
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—Average1,507200.903,0283thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404170.602,39613
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,220158.971,93918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,048150.271,5754thin

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)—$5,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,21114
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,31338
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,7836

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273665.14/cwt660.00–670.001,8162
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283608.53/cwt600.00–625.001,7223
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3313495.12/cwt490.00–500.001,5502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318565.20/cwt560.00–570.001,7976
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369501.29/cwt500.00–505.001,8504
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373477.55/cwt475.00–480.001,7812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518459.76/cwt450.00–470.002,3822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538445.64/cwt442.00–450.002,3983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578425.49/cwt422.00–430.002,4594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615407.36/cwt400.00–412.002,5053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328457.67/cwt450.00–460.001,5014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370453.24/cwt450.00–455.001,6773
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385481.12/cwt475.00–490.001,8524
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425431.73/cwt425.00–440.001,8356
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431457.18/cwt450.00–470.001,9708
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468450.54/cwt440.00–465.002,1096
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478427.89/cwt420.00–437.002,0458
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517424.30/cwt420.00–435.002,1949
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520378.11/cwt375.00–385.001,9665
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534408.94/cwt402.00–415.002,18411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568403.97/cwt402.00–410.002,2954
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576380.13/cwt370.00–390.002,1909
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585336.49/cwt332.00–340.001,9684
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619340.54/cwt337.00–345.002,1087
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1643354.51/cwt352.00–357.002,2792
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675332.39/cwt325.00–340.002,2444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678311.76/cwt307.00–315.002,1144
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429465.82/cwt450.00–485.001,99814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440430.17/cwt415.00–435.001,8934
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473468.15/cwt460.00–475.002,2143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482431.52/cwt426.00–435.002,0807
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516449.93/cwt440.00–455.002,3224
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532420.06/cwt410.00–430.002,2353
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538390.94/cwt387.00–395.002,1032
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570403.20/cwt397.00–410.002,2989
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575387.26/cwt380.00–392.002,2274
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2631378.18/cwt370.00–390.002,3867
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668374.80/cwt365.00–380.002,5043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3677355.91/cwt350.00–360.002,4103
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723349.83/cwt340.00–360.002,5292
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780337.65/cwt335.00–340.002,6343
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,507200.90/cwt199.00–202.003,0283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048150.27/cwt148.00–153.001,5754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110168.39/cwt167.00–170.001,8692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189163.09/cwt160.00–166.001,9398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278152.49/cwt150.00–157.001,9498
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,397171.56/cwt170.00–175.002,39711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445165.34/cwt163.00–168.002,3892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—5,025.00/head4,950.00–5,100.005,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,287.50/head3,050.00–3,600.003,28812
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5009
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,313.16/head4,000.00–4,800.004,31338
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,783.33/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7836

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.