Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-08

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 8
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
▲ 56 vs last sale 281▼ 218 vs year ago 555 · −39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 16▲ 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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 $369.56/cwt on 18 head, down $36.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.02 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$369.56
▼ 36.19 vs prior sale
18 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.40
vs AL average
−30.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550381.342,0995thin
Medium and Large 3548365.032,00113thin
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd
369.56
—
AL average16 barns · 336 hd
379.96
−10.40
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−30.96
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
+4.02
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—High1,919224.084,3004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172179.182,1005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,198178.342,1365thin

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)—$3,58510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0105
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,7673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,9504thin

Every lot

50 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325542.85/cwt535.00–550.001,7642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333572.41/cwt570.00–575.001,9062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363558.35/cwt555.00–560.002,0273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371517.94/cwt500.00–535.001,9225
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390445.06/cwt440.00–450.001,7362
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412481.72/cwt480.00–485.001,9853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522431.86/cwt425.00–440.002,2545
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620395.33/cwt390.00–400.002,4515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672420.06/cwt367.00–665.002,8237
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715354.93/cwt350.00–360.002,5382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335466.27/cwt455.00–485.001,5623
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335435.07/cwt430.00–440.001,4574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383440.74/cwt437.00–450.001,6885
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384419.76/cwt415.00–435.001,6124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426433.96/cwt430.00–442.001,84914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434416.46/cwt410.00–420.001,80710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476396.09/cwt390.00–400.001,8854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479421.06/cwt412.00–432.002,01712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518403.45/cwt400.00–407.002,0902
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3529378.58/cwt372.00–385.002,0038
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572366.60/cwt355.00–375.002,0973
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3579343.34/cwt337.00–346.001,9885
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620326.72/cwt320.00–330.002,0263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633342.22/cwt340.00–347.002,1664
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690306.71/cwt300.00–310.002,1163
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720320.97/cwt317.00–325.002,3112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419431.24/cwt425.00–435.001,8074
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422486.68/cwt485.00–490.002,0543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441461.54/cwt450.00–475.002,0356
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3474418.75/cwt417.00–420.001,9855
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480441.40/cwt435.00–455.002,11914
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519427.02/cwt422.00–432.002,2165
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528410.84/cwt407.00–415.002,16910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565403.24/cwt395.00–412.002,2787
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3588379.89/cwt375.00–390.002,2343
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619375.62/cwt370.00–380.002,3256
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628366.79/cwt360.00–370.002,3033
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667358.29/cwt350.00–365.002,3903
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,919224.08/cwt218.00–229.004,3004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075173.98/cwt173.00–175.001,8702
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,135174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237182.64/cwt181.00–184.002,2593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,240181.23/cwt180.00–183.002,2473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,585.00/head3,400.00–3,750.003,58510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,010.00/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,766.67/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,461.11/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4619

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.