Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-08-17

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Aug 17
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Aug 10Aug 17latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
80 vs last sale 326 74 vs year ago 332 · +22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
5 vs last sale 45 26 vs year ago 66 · 39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
3 vs last sale 46 8 vs year ago 41 · +19.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.84/cwt on 27 head, down $5.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits 39.26 against this barn's trailing median of $381.10.
Average price
$341.84
5.22 vs prior sale
27 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$450
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.03
vs AL average
9.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573384.932,2062thin
Medium and Large 2531344.061,82717thin
Medium and Large 3538326.341,7568thin
One grade step is worth $58.59/cwt here — about $450 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales
438400362323median 381.1012/1503/0905/0407/0608/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $337.30, median $381.10 across 26 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 sale27 hd
341.84
AL average16 barns · 525 hd
346.87
−5.03
National average122 barns · 3,757 hd
351.18
−9.34
This barn, trailing median26 sales
381.10
−39.26
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,451175.322,5447thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,268168.722,13911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,042160.021,6676thin

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)$3,91715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,7694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,5002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,9254thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304165.34/cwt163.00–166.002,1566
CowsBoner 80-85%1,250176.47/cwt176.00–177.002,2062
CowsBoner 80-85%1,208170.30/cwt168.00–172.002,0573
CowsLean 85-90%1,030156.36/cwt154.00–159.001,6113
CowsLean 85-90%1,053163.68/cwt162.00–166.001,7243
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,380173.65/cwt172.00–176.002,3965
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,628179.48/cwt179.00–180.002,9222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,800.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,916.67/head3,750.00–4,200.003,91715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,500.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,768.75/head3,650.00–3,875.003,7694
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,925.00/head3,850.00–4,000.003,9254
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417428.29/cwt425.00–435.001,7869
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478389.97/cwt380.00–395.001,86415
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463409.98/cwt405.00–415.001,8983
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571351.98/cwt350.00–355.002,0105
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450433406.29/cwt390.00–415.001,7599
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650607326.65/cwt320.00–330.001,9833
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650638314.98/cwt310.00–320.002,0102
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425376.64/cwt365.00–390.001,60115
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550538326.34/cwt320.00–330.001,7568
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615347.48/cwt345.00–350.002,1372
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7003
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450431352.27/cwt350.00–360.001,5189
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550531360.76/cwt355.00–370.001,9165
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700670311.63/cwt300.00–320.002,0883
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0132
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550531344.06/cwt335.00–355.001,82717
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500481334.39/cwt330.00–340.001,60811
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377380.95/cwt370.00–390.001,43613
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480372.73/cwt365.00–380.001,7892
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300273579.31/cwt565.00–595.001,5822
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400370464.80/cwt460.00–470.001,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476355.46/cwt345.00–370.001,69217
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382416.20/cwt410.00–430.001,5903
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400378407.55/cwt400.00–415.001,5412
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278524.76/cwt520.00–535.001,4593
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438414.94/cwt410.00–420.001,8174
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350336516.74/cwt510.00–525.001,7368
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350311416.22/cwt410.00–420.001,2944
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement550–600573384.93/cwt380.00–390.002,2062
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483395.36/cwt385.00–405.001,91012
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600564362.48/cwt360.00–370.002,0444
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650632338.30/cwt335.00–340.002,1383
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400376434.02/cwt425.00–450.001,63214
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550518382.95/cwt380.00–385.001,9845
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526371.18/cwt365.00–375.001,95213
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500473366.38/cwt360.00–375.001,7334
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650627301.70/cwt300.00–305.001,8923
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5735
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550529352.06/cwt350.00–360.001,86210
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600574323.31/cwt320.00–335.001,8569

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.