Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $399.94/cwt on 41 head, down $4.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 25 comparable sales and sits +17.39 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.

Average price

$399.94

▼ 4.89 vs prior sale

41 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs AL average

−18.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	428.22	2,318	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	407.29	2,192	18thin
Medium and Large 3	553	376.04	2,080	15thin

One grade step is worth $52.18/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

399.94

—

AL average15 barns · 395 hd

405.19

−5.25

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−18.32

This barn, trailing median25 sales

382.56

+17.39

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	1,383	188.18	2,603	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,042	172.01	1,792	3thin

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)	—	$3,725	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	650–700	675	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	410.57/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	544.91/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	654.84/cwt	640.00–660.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	438.51/cwt	437.00–440.00	2,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	491.90/cwt	487.00–497.00	2,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	519.91/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	569	367.81/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,093	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	385.45/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	557.86/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	424.89/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	589.24/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	447.46/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	491.67/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	376.01/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	484.84/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	601.67/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,354	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	585.00/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,702	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	508.11/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	504.11/cwt	497.00–510.00	2,148	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	460.07/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,190	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	480.07/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,007	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	446.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	374.91/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	429.87/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	409.94/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,164	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,383	188.18/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,725.00/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	367.94/cwt	364.00–372.00	2,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	414.01/cwt	412.00–420.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	406.07/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	428.68/cwt	427.00–432.00	2,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	440.64/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	486.76/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	426.59/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,056	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	337.55/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	406.15/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	517.92/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	432.74/cwt	432.00–434.00	2,311	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	335.53/cwt	334.00–337.00	2,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	467.41/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	478.93/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	458.52/cwt	455.00–462.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	429.78/cwt	427.00–432.00	2,274	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	425.62/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	490.07/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	346.36/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	444.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	395.82/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	341.00/cwt	337.00–344.00	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	326.01/cwt	325.00–327.00	2,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	401.31/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,938	4

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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 380Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 95Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 66Year ago 93

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	400.00–420.00	406.15
4	450–500	483	395.00–415.00	401.31
7	500–550	535	380.00–400.00	385.45
8	550–600	569	365.00–375.00	367.81
4	600–650	633	335.00–340.00	337.55
2	650–700	675	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	540.00–550.00	544.91
5	300–350	321	470.00–490.00	478.93
2	350–400	360	460.00–475.00	467.50
9	400–450	437	435.00–455.00	444.78
10	450–500	482	420.00–435.00	426.59
14	500–550	529	405.00–420.00	410.57
4	550–600	570	380.00–415.00	395.82
11	600–650	625	345.00–350.00	346.36
3	650–700	675	337.00–344.00	341.00
2	700–750	725	327.00	327.00
2	750–800	760	325.00–327.00	326.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	485.00–495.00	490.07
2	400–450	430	460.00–475.00	467.41
2	450–500	458	455.00–462.00	458.52
5	500–550	529	427.00–432.00	429.78
3	550–600	562	420.00–430.00	425.62
2	750–800	775	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	640.00–660.00	654.84
8	300–350	326	580.00–600.00	589.24
2	400–450	413	515.00–525.00	519.91
2	450–500	480	487.00–497.00	491.90
6	500–550	532	445.00–450.00	447.46
2	550–600	563	437.00–440.00	438.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	600.00–610.00	601.67
7	250–300	291	580.00–590.00	585.00
5	300–350	336	550.00–570.00	557.86
5	350–400	380	500.00–520.00	508.11
4	400–450	426	497.00–510.00	504.11
3	500–550	525	442.00	442.00
7	550–600	567	420.00–432.00	424.89
2	600–650	625	405.00	405.00
2	650–700	685	375.00–377.00	376.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	475.00–500.00	491.67
2	350–400	383	480.00–490.00	484.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	418	470.00–490.00	480.07
10	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	460.07
8	500–550	534	432.00–434.00	432.74
4	550–600	566	412.00–420.00	414.01
2	600–650	613	400.00–412.00	406.07
2	650–700	670	364.00–372.00	367.94
2	750–800	778	334.00–337.00	335.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	446.11
6	450–500	483	425.00–435.00	429.87
3	500–550	528	400.00–415.00	409.94
2	550–600	585	370.00–380.00	374.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	500.00–535.00	517.92
3	450–500	463	480.00–495.00	486.76
3	500–550	542	437.00–445.00	440.64
3	550–600	562	427.00–432.00	428.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	170.00–174.00	172.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	187.00–189.00	188.18

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,725.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle