Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.65/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −84.45 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$296.65

9 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs AL average

−17.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	308.17	1,627	5thin
Medium and Large 2	552	282.25	1,557	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.92/cwt here — about $71 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $381.10 across 26 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 sale9 hd

296.65

—

AL average14 barns · 346 hd

292.51

+4.14

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−17.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−84.45

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	1,593	168.39	2,683	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	154.10	1,970	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	145.54	1,688	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	134.67	1,291	5thin

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)	—	$2,163	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,050	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,878	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,888	42

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,736	171.09/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,970	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	146.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,688	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	139.47/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,630	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	154.42/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,919	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	161.39/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	387.69/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,458	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	318.00/cwt	312.00–324.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	397.76/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	259.00/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	289.50/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	389.57/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,270	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	311.29/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	402.71/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	404.71/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,542	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	369.88/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	354.92/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	494.84/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	342.52/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,406	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,808.33/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,808	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,275.00/head	3,125.00–3,550.00	3,275	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,517	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,878.13/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,878	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,803.13/head	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,672	2
Bulls	—	—	1,308	162.98/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,132	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	131.77/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,272	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	149.31/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	342.32/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	397.88/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	387.46/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,251	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	322	364.30/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,173	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	377.16/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	418.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	456.83/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	397.14/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	308.17/cwt	306.00–313.00	1,627	5

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 176Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 81Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 43Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,736	169.00–177.00	171.09
2	—	1,308	162.00–164.00	162.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,151	144.00–148.00	146.68
4	—	1,153	156.00–159.00	157.47
9	—	1,169	137.00–142.00	139.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,243	152.00–157.00	154.42
4	—	1,363	160.00–163.00	161.39
7	—	1,301	146.00–151.00	149.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	130.00–133.00	131.77
2	—	915	138.00–140.00	139.03

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	390.00–405.00	397.76
12	300–350	326	380.00–400.00	389.57
7	350–400	376	380.00–395.00	387.69
5	400–450	426	370.00–382.00	377.16
5	450–500	477	312.00–324.00	318.00
2	500–550	543	289.00–290.00	289.50
2	550–600	560	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	600–650	643	258.00–260.00	259.00
2	650–700	688	240.00–246.00	242.97
3	750–800	770	220.00–230.00	225.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	381	400.00–412.00	404.71
4	400–450	413	390.00–405.00	397.88
3	450–500	460	340.00–345.00	342.32
5	500–550	528	306.00–313.00	308.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	360.00–375.00	364.30
3	400–450	427	330.00–340.00	336.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	410.00–420.00	415.00
11	350–400	378	395.00–410.00	402.71
2	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
3	600–650	618	308.00–315.00	311.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	490.00–500.00	494.84
2	250–300	280	445.00–470.00	456.83
12	300–350	325	425.00–440.00	432.50
9	350–400	376	415.00–425.00	418.91
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	380.00–395.00	387.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	360.00–375.00	369.88
5	450–500	483	350.00–360.00	354.92
6	500–550	523	335.00–350.00	342.52
2	600–650	643	295.00–300.00	297.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	424	390.00–404.00	397.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,808.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,878.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,125.00–3,550.00	3,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	2,650.00–2,925.00	2,803.13

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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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