Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-02-09

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Feb 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
490 head
355 vs last sale 135 70 vs year ago 420 · +16.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
59 vs last sale 19 42 vs year ago 36 · +116.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
82 vs last sale 0 70 vs year ago 12 · +583.3%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $406.79/cwt on 18 head, up $38.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 25 comparable sales and sits +24.24 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.
Average price
$406.79
38.19 vs prior sale
18 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.30
vs AL average
17.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518431.152,2334thin
Medium and Large 2533405.792,16411thin
Medium and Large 3575378.002,1743thin
One grade step is worth $53.15/cwt here — about $60 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

25 sales
438400362323median 382.5601/0503/2305/0407/0608/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $382.56 across 25 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 sale18 hd
406.79
AL average14 barns · 416 hd
392.49
+14.30
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−17.16
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.56
+24.24
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh2,045220.184,5033thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,368188.082,57319
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236172.862,13715
CowsLean 85-90%High1,026167.741,7214thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,6333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,6134thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,45011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,0258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$2,75012

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1200–250228694.84/cwt690.00–700.001,5842
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400388524.97/cwt520.00–530.002,0372
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478434.56/cwt425.00–440.002,07721
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290515.85/cwt500.00–535.001,4966
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600576403.39/cwt397.00–410.002,3244
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238538.01/cwt515.00–550.001,2803
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433463.79/cwt450.00–475.002,00811
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364460.35/cwt450.00–490.001,6767
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600574479.03/cwt400.00–525.002,7505
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480437.26/cwt428.00–442.002,0996
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600558396.00/cwt395.00–397.002,2104
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529432.84/cwt427.00–445.002,2907
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250235639.72/cwt630.00–650.001,5033
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700675385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,5992
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550519411.38/cwt400.00–420.002,1357
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633403.21/cwt400.00–410.002,5523
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350329494.66/cwt470.00–510.001,6277
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350339562.51/cwt550.00–580.001,9074
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623368.99/cwt365.00–372.002,2993
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500471473.49/cwt470.00–477.002,2305
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600563386.37/cwt375.00–392.002,1753
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700683337.64/cwt330.00–345.002,3062
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450433486.31/cwt480.00–500.002,1063
CowsLean 85-90%1,026167.74/cwt166.00–169.001,7214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,485176.08/cwt175.00–177.002,6152
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,322193.18/cwt189.00–200.002,55411
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413182.73/cwt180.00–185.002,5826
CowsBoner 80-85%1,280179.39/cwt178.00–181.002,2962
Bulls2,045220.18/cwt217.00–224.004,5033
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-22,575.00/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5758
Bred CowsSmall 1-22,256.25/head2,150.00–2,450.002,2568
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-23,025.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0258
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,100.00/head2,950.00–3,250.003,1004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,633.33/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6333
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,612.50/head2,500.00–2,900.002,6134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,966.67/head2,900.00–3,100.002,9673
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500473408.68/cwt400.00–415.001,9334
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650625365.02/cwt364.00–366.002,2812
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550522393.55/cwt380.00–400.002,0543
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485413.54/cwt410.00–417.002,0062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,194173.99/cwt173.00–175.002,0778
CowsBoner 80-85%1,286168.43/cwt166.00–170.002,1665
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375514.78/cwt505.00–525.001,9303
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466464.09/cwt455.00–475.002,16311
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471446.94/cwt442.00–454.002,1054
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350338606.57/cwt590.00–625.002,0506
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433443.21/cwt437.00–450.001,91913
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575378.00/cwt378.00–378.002,1743
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326539.13/cwt535.00–545.001,7586
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422494.58/cwt480.00–510.002,0879
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550518431.15/cwt425.00–440.002,2334
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550527470.73/cwt460.00–492.002,4813
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518443.28/cwt435.00–455.002,2963
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620378.49/cwt377.00–380.002,3474
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550543414.78/cwt405.00–422.002,2529
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300286547.27/cwt540.00–560.001,5656
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420464.82/cwt460.00–480.001,9524
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250243595.15/cwt580.00–610.001,4462
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400373559.87/cwt540.00–580.002,0884

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.