Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $390.20/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 2 of 12 comparable sales and sits −25.21 against this barn's trailing median of $415.42.

Average price

$390.20

22 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs AL average

−23.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	395.80	2,221	13thin
Medium and Large 2	545	382.12	2,081	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $140 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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.81, low $366.78, median $415.42 across 12 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

390.20

—

AL average15 barns · 357 hd

394.20

−3.99

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−23.32

This barn, trailing median12 sales

415.42

−25.21

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	1,459	190.91	2,786	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	163.80	1,978	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	153.12	1,472	11

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)	—	$3,709	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,286	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,534	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,567	12

Every lot, as filed

64 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	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	376.48/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,954	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	415.91/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	439.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,880	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	390.88/cwt	385.00–396.00	2,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	716	344.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	332.98/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,081	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	398.32/cwt	392.00–405.00	1,936	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	450.35/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,518	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	566.90/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	526.34/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	385.22/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	386.11/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	633.04/cwt	620.00–640.00	1,456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	369.42/cwt	368.00–370.00	2,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	414.96/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	393.41/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	442.93/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,064	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	418.72/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	410.65/cwt	397.00–430.00	1,745	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	371.36/cwt	367.00–377.00	1,924	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	427.67/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	444.37/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	557.73/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	359.27/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	462.22/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,006	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	383.23/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,230	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	169.49/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,768	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	202.54/cwt	202.00–203.00	3,717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,342	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	157.19/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,550	7
Bulls	—	—	1,432	193.16/cwt	187.00–198.00	2,766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,125	175.91/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,979	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,308.33/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,371.88/head	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,372	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,266.67/head	3,200.00–3,325.00	3,267	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,866.67/head	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,867	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,709.09/head	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,709	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,670.00/head	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	326.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,990	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	355.86/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,530	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	472.86/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,816	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,484	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	376.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	354.45/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,024	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	384.49/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	380.66/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	318.46/cwt	315.00–322.00	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	358.30/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	343.92/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	363.73/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	446.56/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	355.89/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	422.75/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	362.68/cwt	360.00–366.00	2,314	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	427.13/cwt	417.00–435.00	1,832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	394.18/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	364.61/cwt	362.00–370.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,926	6

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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 438Last week 296Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 39Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 47Year ago 28

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	429	417.00–435.00	427.13
15	450–500	486	392.00–405.00	398.32
10	500–550	519	365.00–385.00	376.48
10	550–600	571	350.00–360.00	354.45
5	600–650	630	337.00–350.00	343.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	440.00–450.00	444.37
3	450–500	473	410.00–425.00	414.96
7	500–550	521	390.00–402.00	393.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	380.00–392.00	384.49
3	450–500	473	380.00–382.00	380.66
4	500–550	525	345.00–350.00	347.50
6	550–600	575	330.00–340.00	334.91
4	600–650	633	315.00–322.00	318.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	620.00–640.00	633.04
5	250–300	269	550.00–570.00	557.73
9	300–350	322	515.00–535.00	526.34
9	350–400	384	465.00–480.00	472.86
9	400–450	434	455.00–470.00	462.22
10	450–500	466	435.00–450.00	442.93
5	500–550	528	410.00–420.00	415.91
8	550–600	582	375.00–390.00	383.23
7	600–650	628	368.00–370.00	369.42
3	650–700	675	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	435.00–455.00	446.56
9	400–450	428	430.00–445.00	439.35
9	450–500	477	410.00–430.00	418.72
6	500–550	523	385.00–396.00	390.88
3	550–600	588	362.00–370.00	364.61
9	600–650	638	360.00–366.00	362.68
5	650–700	677	350.00–360.00	355.89
6	700–750	716	340.00–350.00	344.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	415.00–430.00	422.75
3	450–500	475	370.00–390.00	376.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	378	380.00–400.00	394.18
5	400–450	437	380.00–390.00	386.11
15	450–500	480	356.00–370.00	363.73
14	500–550	529	350.00–362.00	358.30
12	550–600	577	340.00–350.00	344.91
4	600–650	625	330.00–334.00	332.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	560.00–580.00	566.90
13	300–350	337	440.00–460.00	450.35
11	350–400	386	415.00–440.00	427.67
10	400–450	425	397.00–430.00	410.65
8	450–500	461	380.00–390.00	385.22
7	500–550	518	367.00–377.00	371.36
4	550–600	570	357.00–360.00	359.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	352.00–360.00	355.86
5	550–600	576	320.00–330.00	326.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	168.00–171.00	169.49
3	—	1,317	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	145.00–147.00	146.00
7	—	986	154.00–160.00	157.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,835	202.00–203.00	202.54
3	—	1,432	187.00–198.00	193.16
2	—	1,125	172.00–180.00	175.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,308.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	3,100.00–3,550.00	3,371.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,709.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	2,550.00–2,950.00	2,670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,200.00–3,325.00	3,266.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,866.67

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

Steers · 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