Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $280.41/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$280.41

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$30.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.22

vs AL average

−49.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	292.92	1,614	13thin
Medium and Large 3	563	262.34	1,476	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.58/cwt here — about $138 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 sale22 hd

280.41

—

AL average14 barns · 453 hd

308.62

−28.22

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−49.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−100.69

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	1,710	177.54	3,036	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,091	136.02	1,484	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	130.80	1,269	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)	—	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,981	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,913	4thin

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	—	—	1,710	177.54/cwt	177.00–178.00	3,036	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	130.80/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,269	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,410	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	139.49/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	394.05/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	356.97/cwt	352.00–362.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	413.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	401.15/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,508	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	348.55/cwt	342.00–353.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	368.87/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	319.43/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	396.56/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	302.67/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	323.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	332.40/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	362.95/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	342.01/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,310	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	307.10/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	280.51/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	323.69/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	296.74/cwt	292.00–299.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	357.36/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	269.66/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	416.68/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	432.92/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	462.77/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	401.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	307.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	284.45/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	255.96/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,479	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	321	397.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	275.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	350.19/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	387.38/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,981.25/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,981	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,912.50/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,913	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,375	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 571Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 62Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 38Year ago 3

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	177.00–178.00	177.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	970	130.00–133.00	130.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,052	131.00–137.00	134.03
4	—	1,159	138.00–142.00	139.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	390.00–400.00	394.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	360.00–380.00	368.87
4	450–500	475	342.00–357.00	350.19
4	500–550	530	315.00–330.00	323.69
3	550–600	570	297.00–315.00	307.10
4	600–650	623	292.00–299.00	296.74
2	650–700	683	280.00–289.00	284.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	310.00–324.00	319.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	271	400.00–410.00	401.88
2	300–350	315	380.00–395.00	387.38
2	350–400	358	352.00–362.00	356.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00–340.00	335.15
3	450–500	475	300.00–308.00	302.67
3	500–550	532	270.00–280.00	275.09
6	550–600	578	250.00–264.00	255.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	350.00–362.00	357.36
14	350–400	383	337.00–350.00	342.01
14	400–450	430	325.00–340.00	332.40
9	450–500	482	315.00–330.00	323.11
6	500–550	521	300.00–315.00	307.39
7	550–600	577	278.00–288.00	280.51
3	600–650	632	269.00–270.00	269.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	390.00–400.00	397.59
3	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	413.98
8	350–400	376	395.00–410.00	401.15
6	400–450	432	390.00–400.00	396.56
3	450–500	472	357.00–370.00	362.95
5	500–550	522	342.00–353.00	348.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	455.00–470.00	462.77
5	300–350	319	430.00–440.00	432.92
4	350–400	370	415.00–422.00	416.68

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,981.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,375.00

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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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