Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-07-06

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jul 6
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 313 vs last sale 162▲ 34 vs year ago 441 · +7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 32▼ 18 vs year ago 66 · −27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 8▼ 24 vs year ago 41 · −58.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls up to 231.00 cwt. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $414.95/cwt on 26 head, down $0.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +19.04 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$414.95
▼ 0.95 vs prior sale
26 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,321
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.85
vs AL average
−44.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2567420.082,38117thin
Medium and Large 3546405.252,2119thin
One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $170 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 sale26 hd
414.95
—
AL average5 barns · 84 hd
425.79
−10.85
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
−44.54
This barn, trailing median14 sales
395.91
+19.04
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—Average1,810209.543,7932thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,365189.592,58810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,160174.002,01818
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007164.801,6605thin

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)—$3,3752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4583thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272638.71/cwt630.00–650.001,7373
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283600.00/cwt595.00–605.001,6985
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314618.55/cwt605.00–630.001,9424
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2321556.32/cwt540.00–570.001,78612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366567.69/cwt560.00–580.002,0789
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375516.04/cwt510.00–525.001,93510
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3384477.81/cwt470.00–490.001,8355
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415492.68/cwt485.00–500.002,0452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3042
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477462.81/cwt450.00–475.002,2087
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488438.49/cwt437.00–440.002,1404
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3526411.88/cwt400.00–425.002,1665
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532439.57/cwt430.00–450.002,3397
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570396.97/cwt396.00–400.002,2634
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591406.43/cwt400.00–420.002,40210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628395.89/cwt390.00–400.002,48611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3631387.49/cwt380.00–390.002,4454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3669363.78/cwt360.00–370.002,4344
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670390.66/cwt390.00–392.002,6173
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672376.28/cwt370.00–382.002,5293
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2728354.64/cwt352.00–358.002,5823
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335492.97/cwt490.00–500.001,6515
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338509.90/cwt500.00–530.001,7233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3364435.84/cwt430.00–445.001,5866
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369486.90/cwt480.00–495.001,7975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383458.25/cwt450.00–470.001,7555
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3418421.69/cwt420.00–425.001,7633
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423468.53/cwt467.00–470.001,9822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423446.50/cwt435.00–455.001,8897
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463447.33/cwt445.00–450.002,0713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478426.46/cwt417.00–437.002,0386
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516401.78/cwt395.00–410.002,0738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3527382.98/cwt375.00–395.002,01813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565367.46/cwt365.00–370.002,0764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584355.11/cwt352.00–360.002,0747
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614355.28/cwt350.00–360.002,1816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668344.94/cwt340.00–350.002,3042
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732325.97/cwt322.00–330.002,3863
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773324.66/cwt324.00–326.002,5103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421504.97/cwt495.00–515.002,1267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431476.55/cwt470.00–490.002,05417
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433441.78/cwt430.00–450.001,91310
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474461.07/cwt445.00–475.002,18512
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475432.00/cwt432.00–432.002,0522
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521421.55/cwt417.00–427.002,1966
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528436.02/cwt430.00–448.002,3024
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3537408.96/cwt407.00–412.002,1965
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573399.35/cwt390.00–415.002,28810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3584383.03/cwt380.00–385.002,2375
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619379.49/cwt370.00–390.002,3497
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3628355.02/cwt350.00–360.002,2302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673358.49/cwt348.00–365.002,4135
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3933
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2774334.35/cwt330.00–340.002,5885
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,810209.54/cwt206.00–214.003,7932
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,7072
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013160.67/cwt160.00–161.001,6283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109168.33/cwt166.00–170.001,8676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185176.83/cwt174.00–180.002,09512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,340198.48/cwt198.00–199.002,6602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,350178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4032
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378190.49/cwt188.00–194.002,6256
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,375.00/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,880.00/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,458.33/head2,375.00–2,500.002,4583

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.