Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-03-02

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Mar 2
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
10 vs last sale 242 153 vs year ago 385 · 39.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
8 vs last sale 33 44 vs year ago 69 · 63.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
8 vs last sale 15 43 vs year ago 66 · 65.2%
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

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $391.94/cwt on 2 head, up $31.43 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 9 comparable sales and sits +22.50 against this barn's trailing median of $369.44.
Average price
$391.94
31.43 vs prior sale
2 head · 618 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,422
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.24
vs AL average
33.31 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2618391.942,4222thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

9 sales
424396369342median 369.4401/0504/2006/1507/2008/10
Steers 600–700 lb: high $409.76, low $355.83, median $369.44 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2 hd
391.94
AL average14 barns · 169 hd
401.18
−9.24
National average161 barns · 13,725 hd
425.25
−33.31
This barn, trailing median9 sales
369.44
+22.50
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
BullsLow1,220184.552,2522thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,558168.042,6182thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,365156.942,1422thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,0754thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls1,220184.55/cwt184.00–185.002,2522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,365156.94/cwt156.00–158.002,1422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558168.04/cwt166.00–170.002,6182
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430516.94/cwt510.00–530.002,2235
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500468484.26/cwt475.00–500.002,2667
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519465.57/cwt450.00–475.002,4168
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573343.98/cwt340.00–348.001,9712
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350338497.56/cwt495.00–500.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420448.99/cwt440.00–455.001,88610
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650618391.94/cwt387.00–397.002,4222
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550537361.47/cwt356.00–370.001,9415
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1255
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400374541.36/cwt520.00–550.002,02513
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300286606.00/cwt595.00–615.001,7338
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369460.56/cwt457.00–465.001,6994
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463459.78/cwt445.00–470.002,1296
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478402.51/cwt400.00–405.001,9242
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,3292
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600566367.40/cwt360.00–375.002,0794
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350323566.60/cwt560.00–570.001,8303
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350324598.55/cwt590.00–610.001,9397
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325509.08/cwt495.00–525.001,6552
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620352.48/cwt350.00–355.002,1852
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525419.24/cwt400.00–440.002,2012
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565387.43/cwt380.00–395.002,1892
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550533388.36/cwt380.00–402.002,0706
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466451.42/cwt440.00–470.002,10410
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300276627.80/cwt620.00–630.001,73316
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400379471.24/cwt470.00–475.001,7864
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400362578.52/cwt570.00–595.002,0947
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650630375.19/cwt368.00–382.002,3643
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450411560.03/cwt550.00–570.002,3024
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700675328.00/cwt326.00–330.002,2142
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0632
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400362494.82/cwt485.00–500.001,7913
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275547.36/cwt545.00–550.001,5052
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750730372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,7161
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420466.03/cwt458.00–476.001,9576
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,625.00/head3,500.00–3,750.003,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,075.00/head2,950.00–3,250.003,0754

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.