Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-08-10

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 10
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
326 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 419▼ 267 vs year ago 593 · −45.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 37▲ 1 vs year ago 44 · +2.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 110▼ 22 vs year ago 68 · −32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.06/cwt on 30 head, down $0.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −18.48 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$347.06
▼ 0.65 vs prior sale
30 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$38
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$22.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.78
vs AL average
−19.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2539355.341,91419thin
Medium and Large 3564332.751,87511thin
One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $38 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd
347.06
—
AL average16 barns · 561 hd
353.84
−6.78
National average163 barns · 7,070 hd
366.65
−19.59
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−18.48
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—Average1,816218.753,9725thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,423178.682,5433thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,304173.432,26221
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,063166.871,7744thin

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)—$3,7705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,55714
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,09510

Every lot

45 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2281539.91/cwt520.00–550.001,5174
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284573.74/cwt565.00–590.001,6294
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2319514.46/cwt500.00–525.001,6417
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322549.90/cwt540.00–560.001,7713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3337466.14/cwt460.00–470.001,5715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363488.74/cwt485.00–495.001,7744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377460.66/cwt445.00–480.001,73716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385406.58/cwt400.00–410.001,5653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575377.41/cwt375.00–380.002,1702
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1882
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630359.10/cwt355.00–370.002,26212
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2687346.63/cwt345.00–350.002,3813
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2731343.68/cwt340.00–350.002,5124
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323469.92/cwt460.00–480.001,5182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324428.88/cwt420.00–445.001,3909
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362423.27/cwt420.00–430.001,5323
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387405.99/cwt400.00–415.001,5715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418394.88/cwt390.00–405.001,6517
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425416.89/cwt410.00–425.001,7725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3469351.32/cwt350.00–355.001,6484
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474365.99/cwt365.00–370.001,73510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520359.60/cwt350.00–370.001,87013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528337.56/cwt330.00–345.001,7824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579346.12/cwt340.00–350.002,0046
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,9277
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630338.95/cwt335.00–345.002,1355
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670327.44/cwt325.00–330.002,1942
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418418.73/cwt410.00–425.001,7504
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430398.29/cwt395.00–400.001,7133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431435.05/cwt430.00–440.001,8757
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467411.95/cwt410.00–415.001,9245
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479389.54/cwt375.00–405.001,86612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518356.75/cwt350.00–360.001,8483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526380.35/cwt370.00–390.002,00111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568372.56/cwt370.00–375.002,1162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3733304.91/cwt300.00–310.002,2352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700208.41/cwt207.00–210.003,5432
Bulls——1,893225.65/cwt224.00–227.004,2723
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063166.87/cwt165.00–168.001,7744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224169.65/cwt167.00–172.002,0778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354175.76/cwt174.00–178.002,38013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423178.68/cwt178.00–180.002,5433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,770.00/head3,600.00–3,950.003,7705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,557.14/head3,450.00–3,800.003,55714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,095.00/head2,800.00–3,300.003,09510

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.