Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-09-14

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 14
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▼ 121 vs last sale 410▼ 73 vs year ago 362 · −20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 32▼ 15 vs year ago 34 · −44.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 61▼ 5 vs year ago 56 · −8.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.52/cwt on 21 head, up $19.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.02 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$333.52
▲ 19.04 vs prior sale
21 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,822
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$30
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$11.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.35
vs AL average
−20.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525342.481,7984thin
Medium and Large 2551331.411,82817thin
One grade step is worth $11.07/cwt here — about −$30 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 sale21 hd
333.52
—
AL average13 barns · 392 hd
328.17
+5.35
National average171 barns · 9,246 hd
354.31
−20.79
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−32.02
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—Average1,798187.553,3722thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,013144.031,4593thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low960126.001,2102thin

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)—$2,6333thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,1676
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0814thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3504thin

Every lot

48 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 3275447.59/cwt445.00–450.001,2312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2276506.65/cwt500.00–520.001,3986
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325451.67/cwt450.00–460.001,4686
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334503.69/cwt495.00–510.001,6827
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361466.48/cwt455.00–480.001,6847
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376440.91/cwt430.00–450.001,65811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3377404.34/cwt395.00–415.001,5247
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423442.57/cwt440.00–445.001,8722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424403.05/cwt400.00–410.001,7095
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525377.29/cwt370.00–385.001,9812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563364.93/cwt350.00–380.002,0552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283485.22/cwt480.00–490.001,3732
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318451.60/cwt445.00–455.001,4363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320435.08/cwt430.00–440.001,3924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3331376.25/cwt365.00–385.001,2454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377361.02/cwt350.00–370.001,36120
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381399.92/cwt395.00–415.001,5247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428347.46/cwt340.00–355.001,4878
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433366.49/cwt360.00–375.001,58710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473327.82/cwt320.00–335.001,55116
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480341.53/cwt340.00–345.001,63910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525342.48/cwt340.00–345.001,7984
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537334.05/cwt330.00–340.001,79411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578326.57/cwt320.00–330.001,8886
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423427.63/cwt420.00–435.001,8092
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423399.67/cwt380.00–415.001,6914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425352.38/cwt350.00–355.001,4982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470404.89/cwt395.00–415.001,9032
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470375.94/cwt360.00–385.001,76710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524356.83/cwt340.00–365.001,87013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533332.44/cwt330.00–335.001,7722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569333.23/cwt325.00–350.001,8969
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2632318.01/cwt310.00–325.002,0105
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633302.53/cwt300.00–305.001,9152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672311.65/cwt310.00–315.002,0943
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2734291.24/cwt285.00–300.002,1384
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,798187.55/cwt187.00–188.003,3722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960126.00/cwt125.00–127.001,2102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,013144.03/cwt143.00–146.001,4593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,633.33/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,166.67/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,081.25/head1,975.00–2,250.002,0814

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.