Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $285.53/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −97.03 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$285.53

10 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.72

vs AL average

−29.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	289.41	1,572	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	270.00	1,418	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $154 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 sale10 hd

285.53

—

AL average14 barns · 263 hd

284.81

+0.72

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−29.43

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−97.03

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	—	High	1,716	178.17	3,057	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	154.29	2,151	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	147.22	1,678	16

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)	—	$2,810	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,975	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,845	10

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	336.00/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	370.34/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,589	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	316.97/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	378.09/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,422	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	278.37/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	357.60/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	357.51/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	189.64/cwt	186.00–194.00	3,524	4
Bulls	—	—	1,413	154.25/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,180	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	179.13/cwt	178.00–180.00	3,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	146.85/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,670	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	151.81/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,732	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	138.92/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	286.63/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	412.98/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	363.66/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	323.15/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,386	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,416	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	329.66/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	345.97/cwt	345.00–347.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	355.08/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	341.49/cwt	337.00–347.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	291.08/cwt	284.00–300.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	305.18/cwt	298.00–312.00	1,450	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	333.29/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	426.67/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	328.99/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	384.52/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,261	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	161.03/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,424	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	146.11/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,184	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	154.09/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,052	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	355.00/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	351.70/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,154	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,183.33/head	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,810.00/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,810	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,925	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725	4

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 176Last week 385Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 69Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 66Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 9.00 to 11.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	429	365.00–380.00	370.34
3	500–550	528	335.00–337.00	336.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	441	345.00–360.00	355.08
6	450–500	478	337.00–347.00	341.49
4	500–550	528	320.00–335.00	329.66
3	550–600	575	315.00–320.00	316.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	380.00–390.00	384.52
7	350–400	376	372.00–385.00	378.09
2	400–450	423	355.00–360.00	357.51
3	450–500	457	325.00–332.00	328.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	350.00–355.00	351.70
3	450–500	488	275.00–282.00	278.37
2	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	360.00–370.00	363.66
7	350–400	374	345.00–360.00	355.00
4	400–450	429	318.00–335.00	323.15
11	450–500	475	298.00–312.00	305.18
5	500–550	528	284.00–300.00	291.08
3	550–600	568	285.00–290.00	286.63
2	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	355.00–360.00	357.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	405.00–420.00	412.98
4	350–400	375	375.00–380.00	377.50
3	500–550	522	330.00–340.00	333.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	425.00–430.00	426.67
2	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
2	500–550	528	345.00–347.00	345.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,858	186.00–194.00	189.64
2	—	1,413	150.00–160.00	154.25
2	—	1,735	178.00–180.00	179.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,137	144.00–149.00	146.85
6	—	1,141	150.00–155.00	151.81
3	—	1,143	137.00–141.00	138.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,505	158.00–165.00	161.03
6	—	1,495	145.00–148.00	146.11
24	—	1,332	151.00–156.00	154.09

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,375.00	2,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,850.00–2,975.00	2,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,650.00–2,800.00	2,725.00

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.

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle