Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.41/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −67.69 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.

Average price

$313.41

66 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$19.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.72

vs AL average

−61.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	537	324.43	1,743	28
Medium and Large 3	554	305.29	1,691	38

One grade step is worth $19.14/cwt here — about $52 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 sale66 hd

313.41

—

AL average15 barns · 658 hd

337.13

−23.72

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−61.48

This barn, trailing median26 sales

381.10

−67.69

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	—	Average	2,128	185.73	3,952	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	163.39	2,268	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	153.40	1,851	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	140.30	1,367	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)	—	$3,157	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,133	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 3	550–600	573	301.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,726	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	338.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,318	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	378.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	320.30/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	385.82/cwt	380.00–392.00	1,462	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	348.88/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,322	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	331.43/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,574	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	375.26/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,216	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.19/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,899	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	306.16/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	275.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	359.57/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	283.37/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,913	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	325.33/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,724	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	425.02/cwt	422.00–428.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	348.64/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,841	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	343.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,484	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,780	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	156.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,883	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	146.70/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,471	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	137.90/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,329	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	159.75/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,377	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	167.03/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	383.51/cwt	380.00–387.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	396.04/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,275	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	296.18/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	322.84/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	366.72/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	272.29/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	286.47/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	357.21/cwt	352.00–360.00	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	324.57/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,402	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	303.43/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	311.46/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,635	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	275.97/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	341.20/cwt	337.00–345.00	1,624	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	264.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	334.62/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,780	13
Bulls	—	—	2,128	185.73/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	398.45/cwt	395.00–402.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	427.60/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,189	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	281.55/cwt	277.00–286.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	355.04/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,165	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,157.14/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,157	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,133.33/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,133	3

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 Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 405Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 27Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 27Year ago 10

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	355.04
5	350–400	390	330.00–340.00	338.00
10	400–450	432	320.00–330.00	324.57
6	450–500	480	320.00–325.00	322.84
15	500–550	525	310.00–320.00	311.46
23	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	301.27
2	600–650	628	265.00–280.00	272.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	367.00–385.00	375.26
15	350–400	379	337.00–355.00	348.88
12	400–450	432	340.00–350.00	343.53
30	450–500	475	327.00–340.00	331.43
23	500–550	530	320.00–332.00	325.33
5	550–600	571	310.00–324.00	320.30
5	600–650	619	285.00–300.00	296.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	429	370.00–385.00	378.03
8	450–500	483	355.00–365.00	359.57
15	500–550	528	344.00–356.00	348.64
11	550–600	575	325.00–342.00	330.19
4	600–650	619	300.00–318.00	306.16
7	650–700	675	280.00–290.00	283.37
2	700–750	738	277.00–286.00	281.55
3	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	275.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	352.00–360.00	357.21
12	450–500	476	337.00–345.00	341.20
13	500–550	532	330.00–342.00	334.62
10	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	303.43
4	600–650	633	280.00–292.00	286.47
2	650–700	665	272.00–280.00	275.97
3	700–750	720	260.00–270.00	264.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
9	300–350	322	392.00–400.00	396.04
14	350–400	379	380.00–392.00	385.82
2	500–550	525	372.00	372.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	278	422.00–430.00	427.60
2	300–350	308	422.00–428.00	425.02
2	350–400	360	395.00–402.00	398.45
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	380.00–387.00	383.51
6	350–400	382	360.00–370.00	366.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,205	145.00–150.00	147.69
13	—	1,207	153.00–158.00	156.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	146.00–148.00	146.70
8	—	964	136.00–142.00	137.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,488	159.00–160.00	159.75
3	—	1,288	165.00–169.00	167.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,128	182.00–189.00	185.73

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,157.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,133.33

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