Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.86/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −38.24 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$342.86

15 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$24.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs AL average

−26.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	363.99	1,904	2thin
Medium and Large 2	552	339.61	1,875	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.38/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale15 hd

342.86

—

AL average16 barns · 571 hd

337.06

+5.80

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−26.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−38.24

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	1,470	200.00	2,940	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,220	175.65	2,143	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	165.72	2,048	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	157.77	1,593	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)	—	$3,383	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,580	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,073	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,113	8

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	454.01/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	358.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	443.53/cwt	442.00–445.00	1,929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	496.51/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,867	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	372.17/cwt	370.00–377.00	1,775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	355.93/cwt	354.00–360.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	407.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	376.85/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	433.75/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	422.35/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,373	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	360.83/cwt	358.00–365.00	1,909	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.66/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	326.49/cwt	322.00–332.00	2,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	336.55/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	403.37/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	313.57/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	344.82/cwt	338.00–350.00	1,803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	337.04/cwt	335.00–338.00	2,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	162.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,692	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	155.77/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,573	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	170.61/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,139	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	175.65/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,143	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	162.67/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	510.37/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	364.48/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	431.81/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.86/cwt	387.00–400.00	1,673	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	421.38/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,555	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	557.10/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	335.29/cwt	332.00–342.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	404.04/cwt	397.00–420.00	1,919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	436.74/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,847	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	376.39/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	363.99/cwt	362.00–366.00	1,904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	473.17/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,315	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	150.29/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	340.52/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	329.65/cwt	327.00–332.00	2,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	444.03/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,470	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,934	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	370.03/cwt	367.00–372.00	1,621	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,112.50/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,113	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,766.67/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,416.67/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,088.89/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,089	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,383.33/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,383	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2

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 Aug 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 332Year ago 595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 66Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
9	300–350	331	440.00–455.00	444.03
9	350–400	381	445.00–470.00	454.01
5	650–700	682	330.00–346.00	336.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	550.00–570.00	557.10
7	300–350	321	500.00–540.00	510.37
9	350–400	376	490.00–510.00	496.51
2	400–450	435	442.00–445.00	443.53
5	450–500	464	430.00–435.00	431.81
4	600–650	615	362.00–368.00	364.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	618	327.00–332.00	329.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	283	425.00–440.00	433.75
4	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	422.35
7	350–400	383	400.00–410.00	407.09
8	400–450	438	367.00–372.00	370.03
9	450–500	477	350.00–365.00	358.66
6	500–550	523	338.00–350.00	344.82
7	550–600	577	330.00–340.00	335.15
4	600–650	623	322.00–332.00	326.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	460.00–500.00	473.17
15	350–400	369	415.00–430.00	421.38
8	400–450	427	387.00–400.00	391.86
5	450–500	477	370.00–377.00	372.17
2	500–550	523	362.00–366.00	363.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	400.00–410.00	403.37
8	450–500	469	332.00–345.00	340.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	427	380.00–410.00	401.66
5	450–500	481	370.00–385.00	376.85
7	500–550	529	358.00–365.00	360.83
3	550–600	585	354.00–360.00	355.93
3	600–650	632	335.00–338.00	337.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	522	332.00–342.00	335.29
4	600–650	633	310.00–318.00	313.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	436.74
4	450–500	475	397.00–420.00	404.04
3	500–550	523	372.00–385.00	376.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	160.00–164.00	162.50
3	—	1,010	154.00–159.00	155.77
3	—	947	149.00–152.00	150.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,254	170.00–172.00	170.61
8	—	1,224	160.00–165.00	162.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	174.00–177.00	175.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,470	200.00	200.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,112.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,766.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,416.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,088.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,383.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle