Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.08/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −78.48 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$304.08

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$21.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs AL average

−17.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.65	1,703	10thin
Medium and Large 2	546	294.44	1,607	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.21/cwt here — about $95 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

304.08

—

AL average16 barns · 348 hd

299.01

+5.07

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−17.66

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−78.48

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	1,606	169.29	2,718	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	145.86	2,057	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	144.60	1,728	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	133.74	1,389	12

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)	—	$2,668	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,388	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,840	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,145	48

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	399.01/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	329.63/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	395.13/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	271.72/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	379.88/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	472.08/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	444.28/cwt	442.00–455.00	1,457	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	431.68/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	435.12/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	404.38/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	519.42/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	383.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	429.51/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	412.86/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	359.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	343.18/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	353.95/cwt	350.00–358.00	1,901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	302.10/cwt	290.00–314.00	1,595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	285.90/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	349.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	335.91/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	393.81/cwt	385.00–402.00	1,678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	145.54/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,780	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	143.22/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,060	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	139.21/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,580	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,714	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	139.05/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	131.08/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,403	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	149.82/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,050	4
Bulls	—	—	1,683	172.88/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,910	3
Bulls	—	—	1,490	163.90/cwt	161.00–166.00	2,442	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,356.82/head	3,200.00–3,475.00	3,357	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,840.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,840	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,387.50/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,388	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,740.91/head	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,741	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,016.67/head	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,017	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	304.40/cwt	299.00–310.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	376.91/cwt	366.00–385.00	1,613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	318.97/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	248.98/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	283.72/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	339.93/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,472	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	264.28/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	384.45/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.80/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,447	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	356.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,338	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	318.46/cwt	316.00–322.00	1,697	8

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 71Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	425.00–440.00	431.68
4	300–350	335	390.00–410.00	399.01
14	350–400	374	375.00–395.00	386.80
9	400–450	428	366.00–385.00	376.91
3	450–500	472	327.00–335.00	329.63
8	500–550	533	316.00–322.00	318.46
2	550–600	565	299.00–310.00	304.40
2	700–750	728	248.00–250.00	248.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	390.00–400.00	395.13
3	300–350	332	374.00–390.00	384.45
5	350–400	375	350.00–365.00	356.93
16	400–450	433	330.00–355.00	339.93
11	450–500	477	315.00–322.00	318.97
7	500–550	528	290.00–314.00	302.10
5	550–600	571	281.00–295.00	283.72
3	600–650	633	263.00–267.00	264.28
2	700–750	725	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	280.00–292.00	285.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	425.00–440.00	435.12
2	300–350	343	420.00–430.00	424.96
4	350–400	379	400.00–417.00	404.38
5	400–450	439	380.00–390.00	383.99
8	450–500	485	350.00–365.00	359.90
5	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	343.18
2	550–600	575	328.00	328.00
3	650–700	675	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	722	270.00–275.00	271.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	500.00–530.00	519.42
2	250–300	270	465.00–480.00	472.08
6	300–350	328	442.00–455.00	444.28
10	350–400	376	420.00–440.00	429.51
7	400–450	425	410.00–415.00	412.86
4	450–500	476	374.00–390.00	379.88
6	500–550	537	350.00–358.00	353.95
3	550–600	575	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	340.00–360.00	349.63
2	500–550	528	332.00–340.00	335.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	385.00–402.00	393.81
2	500–550	525	342.00	342.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,223	143.00–148.00	145.54
5	—	1,135	135.00–141.00	139.21
2	—	1,135	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,438	141.00–146.00	143.22
4	—	1,368	148.00–153.00	149.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	976	138.00–140.00	139.05
8	—	1,070	130.00–133.00	131.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	169.00–179.00	172.88
2	—	1,490	161.00–166.00	163.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	3,200.00–3,475.00	3,356.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	2,800.00–3,250.00	3,016.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,840.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,740.91

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