Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-15

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 15
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
346 head
9 vs last sale 337 87 vs year ago 433 · 20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
25 vs last sale 27 32 vs year ago 20 · +160.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
8 vs last sale 54 32 vs year ago 14 · +228.6%
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 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 500 pounds sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls over 500 pounds sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $415.89/cwt on 22 head, down $20.89 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +0.47 against this barn's trailing median of $415.42.
Average price
$415.89
20.89 vs prior sale
22 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,266
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$95
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$25.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.90
vs AL average
43.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2541423.982,29515thin
Medium and Large 3552398.572,2017thin
One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $95 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

12 sales
470431392353median 415.4201/0503/0905/1807/2008/17
Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.81, low $366.78, median $415.42 across 12 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 sale22 hd
415.89
AL average16 barns · 410 hd
426.79
−10.90
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
−43.16
This barn, trailing median12 sales
415.42
+0.47
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
BullsHigh1,643214.163,5198thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,410180.682,5487thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,124175.811,97714
CowsLean 85-90%Low987161.751,5968thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$2,8805
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,6805
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,8508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$3,27114

Every lot, as filed

61 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2042
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400385413.97/cwt410.00–417.001,5943
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475416.60/cwt415.00–420.001,9793
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675336.00/cwt334.00–338.002,2682
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450414519.27/cwt515.00–527.002,1504
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516404.51/cwt400.00–412.002,0879
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427425.96/cwt420.00–435.001,8199
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268547.43/cwt545.00–550.001,4672
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376520.17/cwt512.00–530.001,9569
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600567413.96/cwt407.00–420.002,3477
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6252
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480453.65/cwt447.00–462.002,1785
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550523411.69/cwt410.00–415.002,1533
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400387463.28/cwt450.00–470.001,7933
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620398.82/cwt392.00–405.002,4737
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250243617.68/cwt600.00–635.001,5012
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335546.31/cwt530.00–560.001,83012
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350318585.85/cwt580.00–595.001,86310
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300268630.09/cwt620.00–640.001,6892
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400359549.91/cwt540.00–560.001,9744
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700668377.29/cwt372.00–382.002,5203
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600574388.73/cwt385.00–400.002,2314
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429492.00/cwt477.00–500.002,1119
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550519432.74/cwt422.00–440.002,2468
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418475.41/cwt460.00–485.001,98710
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578373.23/cwt370.00–386.002,1576
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550531378.65/cwt375.00–382.002,0116
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578356.03/cwt350.00–362.002,0582
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450426449.99/cwt445.00–455.001,91714
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500483430.66/cwt427.00–435.002,0803
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,447178.15/cwt174.00–180.002,5785
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,318187.01/cwt186.00–188.002,4652
CowsBoner 80-85%1,122181.98/cwt180.00–186.002,0425
CowsBoner 80-85%1,172174.75/cwt172.00–178.002,0486
CowsLean 85-90%1,008155.94/cwt154.00–158.001,5722
CowsBoner 80-85%1,033167.63/cwt166.00–170.001,7323
CowsLean 85-90%983161.78/cwt160.00–165.001,5904
Bulls1,635217.93/cwt216.00–219.003,5634
Bulls1,651210.38/cwt205.00–213.003,4734
CowsLean 85-90%973167.51/cwt167.00–168.001,6302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,680.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6805
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,850.00/head3,600.00–4,200.003,8508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,271.43/head3,100.00–3,500.003,27114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,880.00/head2,650.00–3,200.002,8805
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,200.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,2006
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500463450.65/cwt440.00–465.002,0875
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531402.91/cwt390.00–414.002,1394
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668346.61/cwt345.00–350.002,3155
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650633367.52/cwt360.00–380.002,32610
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750726332.51/cwt330.00–340.002,4144
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650628341.71/cwt340.00–345.002,1463
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313480.08/cwt470.00–490.001,5032
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550531386.16/cwt380.00–390.002,0515
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500473394.57/cwt392.00–400.001,86613
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600583372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,1722
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450420495.60/cwt492.00–500.002,0823
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518422.44/cwt420.00–425.002,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400389442.25/cwt437.00–445.001,7205
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622352.38/cwt350.00–357.002,1923
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300274599.07/cwt590.00–610.001,6416
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650627366.32/cwt365.00–367.002,2973

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.