Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $376.90/cwt on 23 head, down $47.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −5.66 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$376.90

▼ 47.48 vs prior sale

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$33.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.95

vs AL average

−45.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	390.16	2,140	14thin
Medium and Large 3	570	356.28	2,030	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.88/cwt here — about $110 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

25 sales

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 sale23 hd

376.90

—

AL average15 barns · 479 hd

408.85

−31.95

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−45.27

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

−5.66

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	—	Low	1,699	195.74	3,326	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	179.43	2,404	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	163.58	2,005	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,128	153.51	1,732	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,080	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,606	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,020	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,350	4thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	179.43/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	166.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,792	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	153.51/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	161.20/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,149	10
Bulls	—	—	1,528	180.16/cwt	176.00–183.00	2,753	4
Bulls	—	—	1,664	197.84/cwt	194.00–201.00	3,292	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	389.01/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,237	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	439.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,092	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	346.13/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,032	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	455.88/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	484.53/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	370.41/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	426.59/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	457.44/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	376.57/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	500.84/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	447.05/cwt	442.00–452.00	2,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	501.26/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	461.85/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,000	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	497.46/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	450.07/cwt	440.00–467.00	1,904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	544.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	458.35/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,696	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	3,683.33/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,683	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,080.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,080	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,725.00/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,164.29/head	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,164	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	443.02/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	448.38/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	516	407.78/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	376.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	404.89/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	213.73/cwt	211.00–219.00	4,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	409.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	504.92/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	484.77/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	428.49/cwt	427.00–430.00	2,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	433.57/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,851	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	443.04/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,127	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	425.13/cwt	415.00–432.00	2,398	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	389.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	308.48/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	401.27/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,480	8

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 Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 399Year ago 249

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 43Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 19Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	179.00–180.00	179.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,073	165.00–170.00	166.98
10	—	1,333	160.00–164.00	161.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	151.00–155.00	153.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	176.00–183.00	180.16
4	—	1,664	194.00–201.00	197.84
3	—	1,975	211.00–219.00	213.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	420.00–430.00	426.59
7	500–550	516	400.00–415.00	407.78
3	550–600	575	380.00–402.00	389.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	433	450.00–475.00	461.85
11	450–500	480	435.00–455.00	443.04
4	500–550	520	427.00–430.00	428.49
7	550–600	564	415.00–432.00	425.13
4	600–650	620	380.00–400.00	389.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	495.00–510.00	501.26
4	300–350	320	475.00–495.00	484.53
11	350–400	370	450.00–475.00	458.35
11	400–450	423	440.00–467.00	450.07
17	450–500	476	430.00–445.00	439.46
7	500–550	518	400.00–420.00	409.90
7	550–600	579	367.00–375.00	370.41
4	650–700	680	330.00–340.00	334.94
3	700–750	720	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	750–800	780	305.00–312.00	308.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	450.00–465.00	457.44
5	350–400	368	440.00–445.00	443.02
6	400–450	427	430.00–440.00	433.57
3	500–550	535	370.00–385.00	376.57
6	550–600	587	340.00–357.00	346.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	373	480.00–490.00	484.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	450.00–475.00	455.88
3	450–500	468	445.00–450.00	448.38
4	550–600	578	400.00–410.00	404.89
5	600–650	628	370.00–380.00	376.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
2	250–300	283	540.00–550.00	544.96
5	350–400	365	490.00–515.00	500.84
4	400–450	423	495.00–500.00	497.46
6	500–550	522	442.00–452.00	447.05
8	600–650	618	400.00–405.00	401.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	500.00–510.00	504.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,683.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	3,900.00–4,450.00	4,164.29
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,080.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle