Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-11-02

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Nov 2
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
← Oct 19Nov 2latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
328 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 688▼ 23 vs year ago 351 · −6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 23▼ 22 vs year ago 54 · −40.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 91▼ 19 vs year ago 37 · −51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.44/cwt on 32 head, down $12.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −56.10 against this barn's trailing median of $365.54.
Average price
$309.44
▼ 12.93 vs prior sale
32 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$135
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$20.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.72
vs AL average
−51.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550318.851,75517thin
Medium and Large 3542298.771,61915thin
One grade step is worth $20.08/cwt here — about $135 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 sale32 hd
309.44
—
AL average14 barns · 483 hd
322.16
−12.72
National average45 barns · 4,335 hd
360.81
−51.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
365.54
−56.10
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—High1,947175.663,4203thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,347139.031,8736thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,304132.261,7254thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,054110.671,1676thin

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)—$2,9583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,9673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5423thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328470.18/cwt460.00–480.001,5426
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331503.96/cwt495.00–510.001,6685
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2367448.49/cwt435.00–460.001,64611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373414.90/cwt410.00–420.001,5484
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375469.73/cwt465.00–475.001,7612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465422.53/cwt420.00–425.001,9654
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465407.42/cwt400.00–415.001,8954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9005
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533372.56/cwt370.00–375.001,9864
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558366.69/cwt365.00–370.002,0463
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9842
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625344.88/cwt340.00–350.002,1564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3628328.40/cwt325.00–332.002,0622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2613
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723322.31/cwt320.00–325.002,3303
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775317.27/cwt315.00–320.002,4594
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318426.49/cwt415.00–435.001,3566
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328356.35/cwt350.00–360.001,1694
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335396.23/cwt385.00–410.001,3274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375348.96/cwt340.00–355.001,3095
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379373.13/cwt370.00–385.001,4145
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380400.11/cwt395.00–405.001,5203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422372.03/cwt355.00–382.001,57010
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425332.56/cwt330.00–335.001,4132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433389.86/cwt385.00–395.001,6882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470371.60/cwt365.00–380.001,7473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483307.54/cwt305.00–315.001,4854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487343.44/cwt335.00–355.001,67310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525326.55/cwt320.00–335.001,7147
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528302.65/cwt290.00–310.001,59810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568313.46/cwt305.00–325.001,78010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570291.02/cwt280.00–300.001,6595
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3637274.82/cwt270.00–280.001,7515
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683291.47/cwt285.00–297.001,9914
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2712275.68/cwt270.00–282.001,9633
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416386.02/cwt375.00–395.001,6068
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423355.03/cwt350.00–360.001,5022
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431415.82/cwt405.00–425.001,7926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487363.39/cwt360.00–380.001,7707
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8385
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578303.20/cwt290.00–320.001,7523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2588331.63/cwt330.00–335.001,9503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618322.53/cwt320.00–325.001,9932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668294.94/cwt290.00–300.001,9702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722306.71/cwt295.00–315.002,2143
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,947175.66/cwt175.00–177.003,4203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049108.50/cwt105.00–111.001,1384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298136.51/cwt135.00–138.001,7722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,310128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,8822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,353138.04/cwt137.00–139.001,8684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,958.33/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,600.00/head2,450.00–2,750.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,966.67/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,541.67/head1,300.00–1,800.001,5423

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.