Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-08-03

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 3
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 351▼ 18 vs year ago 437 · −4.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 39▲ 1 vs year ago 36 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 110 vs last sale 0▲ 61 vs year ago 49 · +124.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls up to 244 cwt. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 12.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.71/cwt on 35 head, up $10.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.83 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$347.71
▲ 10.41 vs prior sale
35 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.80
vs AL average
−26.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2548352.871,93224
Medium and Large 3552336.451,85711thin
One grade step is worth $16.42/cwt here — about $75 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 sale35 hd
347.71
—
AL average14 barns · 370 hd
352.51
−4.80
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
−26.32
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−17.83
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—Average1,535230.573,54011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,357189.652,5743thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,274178.652,2765thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,051164.521,7309thin

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)—$4,05520
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,68419
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9426
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,83113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,12524

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208697.71/cwt680.00–715.001,4512
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240577.55/cwt575.00–580.001,3862
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279570.73/cwt560.00–580.001,5925
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2292512.96/cwt500.00–530.001,4988
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326520.86/cwt515.00–535.001,6986
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2326489.67/cwt480.00–510.001,59614
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328466.75/cwt465.00–475.001,5316
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374479.84/cwt465.00–490.001,7958
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384442.54/cwt430.00–455.001,69913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3387414.92/cwt410.00–420.001,6067
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2419420.81/cwt410.00–430.001,7636
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472406.02/cwt400.00–415.001,9166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530398.86/cwt395.00–405.002,11410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560392.48/cwt390.00–395.002,1982
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577380.62/cwt375.00–385.002,1963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2614365.69/cwt355.00–370.002,2456
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672347.89/cwt340.00–355.002,3385
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763344.49/cwt342.00–347.002,6282
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265507.03/cwt495.00–520.001,3442
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3871
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308458.41/cwt445.00–480.001,4123
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3329400.96/cwt390.00–410.001,3199
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334431.81/cwt415.00–440.001,44210
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378402.94/cwt385.00–455.001,52310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3389376.21/cwt370.00–385.001,4634
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417365.68/cwt360.00–370.001,5257
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438379.03/cwt370.00–395.001,66010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472364.99/cwt360.00–375.001,72312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485347.03/cwt340.00–355.001,6835
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522340.93/cwt335.00–350.001,7806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533358.17/cwt350.00–365.001,90914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568345.44/cwt335.00–355.001,96210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3588331.07/cwt325.00–335.001,9475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629332.02/cwt325.00–340.002,0889
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670327.48/cwt325.00–330.002,1942
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723317.44/cwt315.00–320.002,2952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422391.64/cwt390.00–395.001,6539
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425410.71/cwt405.00–420.001,74615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474393.04/cwt385.00–405.001,86323
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475382.50/cwt380.00–385.001,8174
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3524366.70/cwt360.00–370.001,9229
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2533377.89/cwt370.00–390.002,01419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3559352.55/cwt350.00–360.001,9714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565364.12/cwt360.00–375.002,05711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624352.95/cwt340.00–360.002,2025
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3631329.17/cwt325.00–335.002,0776
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665337.44/cwt330.00–345.002,2442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3678318.23/cwt310.00–325.002,1583
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,519233.65/cwt229.00–236.003,5499
Bulls——1,608216.73/cwt214.00–219.003,4852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%972169.61/cwt167.00–172.001,6493
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091161.98/cwt160.00–165.001,7676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267182.09/cwt178.00–185.002,3073
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285173.50/cwt173.00–174.002,2292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,357189.65/cwt187.00–192.002,5743
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—4,055.00/head3,900.00–4,350.004,05520
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,684.21/head3,450.00–3,900.003,68419
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,941.67/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,830.77/head2,600.00–3,000.002,83113
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,364.29/head4,050.00–4,550.004,36414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—3,790.00/head3,600.00–3,950.003,79010

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.