Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-15

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 337▼ 87 vs year ago 433 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 27▲ 32 vs year ago 20 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 54▲ 32 vs year ago 14 · +228.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500 pounds sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls over 500 pounds sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $415.89/cwt on 22 head, down $20.89 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +19.99 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$415.89
▼ 20.89 vs prior sale
22 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.90
vs AL average
−43.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2541423.982,29515thin
Medium and Large 3552398.572,2017thin
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $95 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 sale22 hd
415.89
—
AL average16 barns · 410 hd
426.79
−10.90
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−43.16
This barn, trailing median14 sales
395.91
+19.99
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

14 sales
470424378332median 395.9103/0905/1808/0308/3110/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.50, low $345.73, median $395.91 across 14 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—High1,643214.163,5198thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,410180.682,5487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,124175.811,97714
CowsLean 85-90%Low987161.751,5968thin

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)—$2,8805
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,27114

Every lot

61 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2243617.68/cwt600.00–635.001,5012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268630.09/cwt620.00–640.001,6892
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2274599.07/cwt590.00–610.001,6416
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318585.85/cwt580.00–595.001,86310
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335546.31/cwt530.00–560.001,83012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359549.91/cwt540.00–560.001,9744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376520.17/cwt512.00–530.001,9569
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3387463.28/cwt450.00–470.001,7933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414519.27/cwt515.00–527.002,1504
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429492.00/cwt477.00–500.002,1119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480453.65/cwt447.00–462.002,1785
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519432.74/cwt422.00–440.002,2468
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523411.69/cwt410.00–415.002,1533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567413.96/cwt407.00–420.002,3477
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3574388.73/cwt385.00–400.002,2314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620398.82/cwt392.00–405.002,4737
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668377.29/cwt372.00–382.002,5203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268547.43/cwt545.00–550.001,4672
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313480.08/cwt470.00–490.001,5032
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385413.97/cwt410.00–417.001,5943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389442.25/cwt437.00–445.001,7205
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427425.96/cwt420.00–435.001,8199
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473394.57/cwt392.00–400.001,86613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475416.60/cwt415.00–420.001,9793
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516404.51/cwt400.00–412.002,0879
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3531386.16/cwt380.00–390.002,0515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2042
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,1722
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622352.38/cwt350.00–357.002,1923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627366.32/cwt365.00–367.002,2973
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675336.00/cwt334.00–338.002,2682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418475.41/cwt460.00–485.001,98710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420495.60/cwt492.00–500.002,0823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3426449.99/cwt445.00–455.001,91714
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463450.65/cwt440.00–465.002,0875
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3483430.66/cwt427.00–435.002,0803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518422.44/cwt420.00–425.002,1882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531402.91/cwt390.00–414.002,1394
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531378.65/cwt375.00–382.002,0116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578373.23/cwt370.00–386.002,1576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578356.03/cwt350.00–362.002,0582
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628341.71/cwt340.00–345.002,1463
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633367.52/cwt360.00–380.002,32610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668346.61/cwt345.00–350.002,3155
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726332.51/cwt330.00–340.002,4144
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,635217.93/cwt216.00–219.003,5634
Bulls——1,651210.38/cwt205.00–213.003,4734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973167.51/cwt167.00–168.001,6302
Cows—Lean 85-90%983161.78/cwt160.00–165.001,5904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008155.94/cwt154.00–158.001,5722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,033167.63/cwt166.00–170.001,7323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122181.98/cwt180.00–186.002,0425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172174.75/cwt172.00–178.002,0486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,318187.01/cwt186.00–188.002,4652
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447178.15/cwt174.00–180.002,5785
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,880.00/head2,650.00–3,200.002,8805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,680.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,200.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2006
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,850.00/head3,600.00–4,200.003,8508
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,271.43/head3,100.00–3,500.003,27114

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.