Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2025-07-07

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jul 7
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
441 head
175 vs last sale 266 61 vs year ago 380 · +16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
66 head
31 vs last sale 35 12 vs year ago 54 · +22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
32 vs last sale 9 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.71/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits 52.39 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.
Average price
$328.71
26 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs AL average
12.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528339.451,7924thin
Medium and Large 2534330.591,76618thin
Medium and Large 3542309.531,6764thin
One grade step is worth $29.92/cwt here — about $116 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
438400362323median 381.1012/1503/0905/0407/0608/17
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 sale26 hd
328.71
AL average5 barns · 194 hd
323.59
+5.12
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−12.82
This barn, trailing median26 sales
381.10
−52.39
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,938185.943,6042thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,384172.272,38521
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201164.521,97514
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016141.841,4415thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,3086
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,1634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,00818

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323462.14/cwt450.00–470.001,4935
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473354.87/cwt350.00–365.001,67913
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528341.97/cwt334.00–348.001,80614
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450422375.15/cwt370.00–387.001,58311
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378428.89/cwt425.00–435.001,6215
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283497.50/cwt485.00–510.001,4088
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350316424.25/cwt415.00–435.001,3416
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528339.45/cwt338.00–342.001,7924
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250227522.29/cwt515.00–530.001,1865
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420395.91/cwt392.00–400.001,6634
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521357.53/cwt352.00–362.001,8634
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279439.27/cwt435.00–450.001,2266
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6802
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600593310.49/cwt307.00–314.001,8412
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450430328.38/cwt325.00–332.001,4122
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550523374.01/cwt372.00–375.001,9563
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468363.49/cwt362.00–365.001,7018
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379386.98/cwt385.00–395.001,4675
CowsLean 85-90%1,067144.11/cwt142.00–147.001,5383
CowsLean 85-90%940138.44/cwt137.00–140.001,3012
Bulls1,938185.94/cwt182.00–189.003,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474325.24/cwt320.00–330.001,5427
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350323396.62/cwt390.00–405.001,2813
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400374386.66/cwt380.00–395.001,4465
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,008.33/head2,850.00–3,250.003,00818
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,550.00/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,162.50/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1634
Bred CowsSmall 1-21,825.00/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,173168.51/cwt168.00–170.001,9774
CowsBoner 80-85%1,158158.47/cwt158.00–159.001,8352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225164.03/cwt162.00–167.002,0098
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,436170.01/cwt169.00–174.002,4417
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,320177.25/cwt175.00–180.002,34010
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,454163.80/cwt160.00–166.002,3824
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600558302.51/cwt300.00–305.001,6882
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378346.20/cwt340.00–350.001,3096
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600567323.60/cwt320.00–332.001,8355
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300280417.37/cwt415.00–420.001,1692
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382375.55/cwt365.00–390.001,43513
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700675291.37/cwt290.00–294.001,9673
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435342.73/cwt340.00–348.001,4913
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335427.92/cwt415.00–440.001,43410
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376410.30/cwt400.00–420.001,54312
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550533357.16/cwt350.00–365.001,9044
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525316.56/cwt315.00–318.001,6622
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650614310.38/cwt308.00–316.001,9065
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600574324.39/cwt314.00–330.001,8624
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650621313.80/cwt309.00–320.001,9496
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480338.88/cwt332.00–348.001,62723
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700663300.35/cwt296.00–306.001,9915
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478333.17/cwt330.00–340.001,5933
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450410427.53/cwt425.00–430.001,7532
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523332.36/cwt327.00–336.001,73814
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430360.99/cwt348.00–368.001,55215
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500482366.03/cwt365.00–368.001,7643
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432369.94/cwt360.00–385.001,59813
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327399.98/cwt395.00–405.001,3085

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.