Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-01

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 1
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
281 head
87 vs last sale 368 103 vs year ago 384 · 26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
2 vs last sale 17 65 vs year ago 84 · 77.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
7 vs last sale 23 18 vs year ago 34 · 52.9%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $405.75/cwt on 25 head, up $5.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 25 comparable sales and sits +23.19 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.
Average price
$405.75
5.80 vs prior sale
25 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.10
vs AL average
+0.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521431.742,2494thin
Medium and Large 2531416.512,21213thin
Medium and Large 3554375.252,0788thin
One grade step is worth $56.49/cwt here — about $171 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

25 sales
438400362323median 382.5601/0503/2305/0407/0608/17
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 sale25 hd
405.75
AL average15 barns · 348 hd
395.65
+10.10
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
+0.99
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.56
+23.19
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%Average1,312185.932,4393thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,162176.622,0529thin

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)$3,0502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,8673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,5673thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,8004thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500466486.73/cwt482.00–490.002,2684
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424498.45/cwt490.00–505.002,1137
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525412.43/cwt405.00–415.002,1654
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600583376.60/cwt365.00–382.002,1964
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678354.87/cwt350.00–360.002,4064
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450426474.56/cwt470.00–485.002,0229
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400382509.63/cwt500.00–525.001,94712
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600583418.95/cwt412.00–425.002,4423
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333569.71/cwt555.00–600.001,8979
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270624.44/cwt610.00–640.001,6862
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400383472.42/cwt470.00–475.001,8092
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6352
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417445.26/cwt442.00–450.001,8576
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600590348.96/cwt340.00–360.002,0593
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450429425.38/cwt420.00–430.001,8255
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575395.58/cwt380.00–412.002,2752
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521431.74/cwt430.00–433.002,2494
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350331528.01/cwt520.00–535.001,7485
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400380462.70/cwt452.00–470.001,7587
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477430.15/cwt426.00–433.002,0529
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550523420.32/cwt417.00–425.002,19811
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550532391.03/cwt385.00–400.002,0805
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550520451.63/cwt442.00–460.002,3484
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300278592.39/cwt580.00–605.001,6472
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600588390.51/cwt390.00–392.002,2964
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650620385.94/cwt380.00–390.002,3934
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475414.15/cwt410.00–420.001,9677
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700677338.75/cwt332.00–342.002,2933
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350330483.43/cwt480.00–490.001,5953
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350323508.51/cwt500.00–525.001,6423
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531427.43/cwt420.00–435.002,2709
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472457.91/cwt445.00–470.002,16112
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625331.72/cwt325.00–335.002,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400356446.26/cwt445.00–450.001,5894
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650624362.02/cwt350.00–370.002,2595
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500481434.12/cwt430.00–440.002,0886
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-23,800.00/head3,600.00–4,000.003,8004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,866.67/head2,700.00–2,950.002,8673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,566.67/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,135176.71/cwt174.00–179.002,0065
CowsBoner 80-85%1,265183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,3152
CowsBoner 80-85%1,125170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9132
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,312185.93/cwt184.00–187.002,4393

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.