Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-01

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 368▼ 103 vs year ago 384 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 17▼ 65 vs year ago 84 · −77.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 23▼ 18 vs year ago 34 · −52.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $405.75/cwt on 25 head, up $5.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +40.21 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$405.75
▲ 5.80 vs prior sale
25 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.10
vs AL average
+0.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521431.742,2494thin
Medium and Large 2531416.512,21213thin
Medium and Large 3554375.252,0788thin
One grade step is worth $56.49/cwt here — about $171 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 sale25 hd
405.75
—
AL average15 barns · 348 hd
395.65
+10.10
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
+0.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
+40.21
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%Average1,312185.932,4393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162176.622,0529thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,8673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8004thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270624.44/cwt610.00–640.001,6862
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278592.39/cwt580.00–605.001,6472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2331528.01/cwt520.00–535.001,7485
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333569.71/cwt555.00–600.001,8979
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382509.63/cwt500.00–525.001,94712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383472.42/cwt470.00–475.001,8092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520451.63/cwt442.00–460.002,3484
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583418.95/cwt412.00–425.002,4423
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6352
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323508.51/cwt500.00–525.001,6423
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330483.43/cwt480.00–490.001,5953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3356446.26/cwt445.00–450.001,5894
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380462.70/cwt452.00–470.001,7587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417445.26/cwt442.00–450.001,8576
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429425.38/cwt420.00–430.001,8255
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475414.15/cwt410.00–420.001,9677
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477430.15/cwt426.00–433.002,0529
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521431.74/cwt430.00–433.002,2494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523420.32/cwt417.00–425.002,19811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532391.03/cwt385.00–400.002,0805
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575395.58/cwt380.00–412.002,2752
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590348.96/cwt340.00–360.002,0593
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625331.72/cwt325.00–335.002,0733
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677338.75/cwt332.00–342.002,2933
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424498.45/cwt490.00–505.002,1137
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426474.56/cwt470.00–485.002,0229
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466486.73/cwt482.00–490.002,2684
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472457.91/cwt445.00–470.002,16112
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3481434.12/cwt430.00–440.002,0886
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525412.43/cwt405.00–415.002,1654
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531427.43/cwt420.00–435.002,2709
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583376.60/cwt365.00–382.002,1964
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588390.51/cwt390.00–392.002,2964
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620385.94/cwt380.00–390.002,3934
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3624362.02/cwt350.00–370.002,2595
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678354.87/cwt350.00–360.002,4064
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135176.71/cwt174.00–179.002,0065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,312185.93/cwt184.00–187.002,4393
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,800.00/head3,600.00–4,000.003,8004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,866.67/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,566.67/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5673

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.