Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-08

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 8
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
337 head
56 vs last sale 281 218 vs year ago 555 · 39.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
8 vs last sale 19 8 vs year ago 35 · 22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
38 vs last sale 16 9 vs year ago 45 · +20.0%
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 steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.56/cwt on 18 head, down $36.19 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits 13.00 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.
Average price
$369.56
36.19 vs prior sale
18 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
10.40
vs AL average
30.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550381.342,0995thin
Medium and Large 3548365.032,00113thin
One grade step is worth $16.31/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale18 hd
369.56
AL average16 barns · 336 hd
379.96
−10.40
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−30.96
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.56
−13.00
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
BullsHigh1,919224.084,3004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,172179.182,1005thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,198178.342,1365thin

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)$3,58510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)$3,0105
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,7673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,4619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)$1,9504thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2700–750720320.97/cwt317.00–325.002,3112
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650633342.22/cwt340.00–347.002,1664
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1754
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550529378.58/cwt372.00–385.002,0038
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400371517.94/cwt500.00–535.001,9225
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400390445.06/cwt440.00–450.001,7362
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350335435.07/cwt430.00–440.001,4574
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383440.74/cwt437.00–450.001,6885
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450426433.96/cwt430.00–442.001,84914
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363558.35/cwt555.00–560.002,0273
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325542.85/cwt535.00–550.001,7642
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700672420.06/cwt367.00–665.002,8237
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500479421.06/cwt412.00–432.002,01712
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518403.45/cwt400.00–407.002,0902
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3252
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620395.33/cwt390.00–400.002,4515
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450412481.72/cwt480.00–485.001,9853
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550522431.86/cwt425.00–440.002,2545
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333572.41/cwt570.00–575.001,9062
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650628366.79/cwt360.00–370.002,3033
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550519427.02/cwt422.00–432.002,2165
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450441461.54/cwt450.00–475.002,0356
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450419431.24/cwt425.00–435.001,8074
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600588379.89/cwt375.00–390.002,2343
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422486.68/cwt485.00–490.002,0543
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,240181.23/cwt180.00–183.002,2473
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237182.64/cwt181.00–184.002,2593
CowsBoner 80-85%1,075173.98/cwt173.00–175.001,8702
Bulls1,919224.08/cwt218.00–229.004,3004
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,135174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-21,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,461.11/head2,300.00–2,700.002,4619
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,010.00/head2,950.00–3,150.003,0105
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,585.00/head3,400.00–3,750.003,58510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,766.67/head2,650.00–2,950.002,7673
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650619375.62/cwt370.00–380.002,3256
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500474418.75/cwt417.00–420.001,9855
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480441.40/cwt435.00–455.002,11914
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450434416.46/cwt410.00–420.001,80710
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565403.24/cwt395.00–412.002,2787
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550528410.84/cwt407.00–415.002,16910
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400384419.76/cwt415.00–435.001,6124
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500476396.09/cwt390.00–400.001,8854
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600579343.34/cwt337.00–346.001,9885
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667358.29/cwt350.00–365.002,3903
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650620326.72/cwt320.00–330.002,0263
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600572366.60/cwt355.00–375.002,0973
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350335466.27/cwt455.00–485.001,5623
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750715354.93/cwt350.00–360.002,5382
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700690306.71/cwt300.00–310.002,1163

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.