Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.85/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −119.71 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$262.85

22 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.02

vs AL average

−44.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	541	268.03	1,451	15thin
Medium and Large 3	544	251.74	1,369	7thin

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $82 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $382.56 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

262.85

—

AL average15 barns · 214 hd

263.87

−1.02

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−44.16

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−119.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,233	161.22	1,988	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	144.92	2,164	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	140.99	1,591	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	127.77	1,233	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,363	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,075	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,880	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,856	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,902	60

Every lot, as filed

47 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	141.28/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	135.11/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,574	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	144.92/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,164	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	125.90/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	131.51/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	234.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	529	285.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	368.60/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,379	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	320.69/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	257.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	269.43/cwt	267.00–274.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	347.99/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	329.65/cwt	327.00–332.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	286.97/cwt	282.00–294.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	298.28/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,283	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	249.52/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	256.02/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	332.51/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	344.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,450	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	392.21/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	273.24/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	398.45/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	256.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	338.52/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	347.07/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	351.27/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	415.11/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,370	2
Bulls	—	—	1,233	161.22/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	243.04/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	303.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	281.28/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,224	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	255.22/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	366.41/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,209	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,075.00/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,075	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,220.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,220	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,879.55/head	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,880	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,856.25/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,856	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,873.33/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,873	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,266.67/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,267	6

How this sale compares

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Mon Feb 24, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 311Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 44Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,112	139.00–144.00	141.28
2	—	1,140	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,165	133.00–137.00	135.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	144.00–146.00	144.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	979	124.00–128.00	125.90
2	—	938	129.00–134.00	131.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	160.00–164.00	161.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	300.00–310.00	303.84
4	400–450	435	275.00–290.00	281.28
7	450–500	478	267.00–274.00	269.43
5	500–550	528	252.00–258.00	255.22
2	550–600	583	240.00–246.00	243.04
3	600–650	618	230.00–237.00	234.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	430	290.00–305.00	298.28
4	450–500	470	282.00–294.00	286.97
10	500–550	522	268.00–280.00	273.24
5	550–600	580	255.00–260.00	257.62
4	600–650	623	246.00–252.00	249.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	344.00–350.00	347.07
5	350–400	372	332.00–345.00	338.52
2	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	322.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	320.00–322.00	320.69
5	500–550	529	275.00–295.00	285.00
3	600–650	627	250.00–260.00	256.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	421	340.00–350.00	344.44
7	450–500	478	325.00–337.00	332.51
2	650–700	660	253.00–259.00	256.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	465	347.00–355.00	351.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	397.00–400.00	398.45
12	350–400	374	360.00–380.00	368.60
3	450–500	473	347.00–350.00	347.99
3	500–550	522	327.00–332.00	329.65
2	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00–375.00	366.41
8	350–400	375	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	500–550	520	307.00–310.00	308.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	407.00–420.00	415.11
4	350–400	376	387.00–400.00	392.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	1,750.00–2,175.00	1,879.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,856.25
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,266.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,220.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,873.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,350.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

New Brockton Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle