Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-10-05

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Oct 5
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
238 head
▼ 333 vs last sale 571▼ 142 vs year ago 380 · −37.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 35 vs year ago 62 · −56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 50▼ 35 vs year ago 65 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.61/cwt on 24 head, up $1.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.94 against this barn's trailing median of $369.56.
Average price
$320.61
▲ 1.99 vs prior sale
24 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,798
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.24
vs AL average
−47.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527343.321,8093thin
Medium and Large 2567322.981,83013thin
Medium and Large 3564308.261,7388thin
One grade step is worth $35.06/cwt here — about $71 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale24 hd
320.61
—
AL average16 barns · 565 hd
324.85
−4.24
National average187 barns · 16,614 hd
367.91
−47.30
This barn, trailing median29 sales
369.56
−48.94
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales
438392346300median 369.5603/0204/2707/0608/2410/19
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.38, low $314.48, median $369.56 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208136.991,6552thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,096110.471,2114thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,5754thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)—$2,0002thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2243504.85/cwt490.00–520.001,2272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318503.19/cwt500.00–510.001,6003
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338482.54/cwt475.00–490.001,6314
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3338447.44/cwt445.00–450.001,5122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368481.56/cwt470.00–490.001,7723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381429.95/cwt425.00–435.001,6384
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3383382.58/cwt370.00–395.001,4652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428416.65/cwt405.00–425.001,7833
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531376.51/cwt370.00–390.001,9999
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572351.53/cwt345.00–360.002,0113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3623324.86/cwt320.00–330.002,0242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673332.30/cwt325.00–340.002,2362
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328409.96/cwt405.00–415.001,3452
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333382.44/cwt380.00–385.001,2742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368422.45/cwt420.00–425.001,5552
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370404.81/cwt395.00–410.001,4986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371373.32/cwt365.00–380.001,3858
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419375.69/cwt370.00–385.001,5749
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3427351.54/cwt345.00–360.001,5013
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471340.80/cwt335.00–345.001,6056
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527343.32/cwt340.00–345.001,8093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535313.27/cwt310.00–320.001,6763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539327.41/cwt325.00–335.001,7654
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579321.01/cwt310.00–330.001,8599
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581305.25/cwt302.00–310.001,7745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618307.36/cwt300.00–315.001,8995
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4882
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429405.99/cwt385.00–415.001,7424
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430426.92/cwt420.00–435.001,8365
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463409.95/cwt405.00–415.001,8983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470375.05/cwt370.00–380.001,7632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528355.02/cwt350.00–360.001,8754
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610327.97/cwt320.00–335.002,0015
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3732286.63/cwt285.00–290.002,0983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096110.47/cwt108.00–115.001,2114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208136.99/cwt136.00–138.001,6552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,666.67/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,575.00/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5754
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002

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.