Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-06-22

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Jun 22
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
162 head
184 vs last sale 346 104 vs year ago 266 · 39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
20 vs last sale 52 3 vs year ago 35 · 8.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
38 vs last sale 46 1 vs year ago 9 · 11.1%
Also sold hereFeeder and Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold up to 229 cwt. 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 $396.55/cwt on 10 head, up $2.31 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 25 comparable sales and sits +14.00 against this barn's trailing median of $382.56.
Average price
$396.55
2.31 vs prior sale
10 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,127
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.31
vs AL average
19.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2538401.962,1638thin
Medium and Large 3530374.911,9872thin
One grade step is worth $27.05/cwt here — about $176 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.

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 sale10 hd
396.55
AL average16 barns · 402 hd
389.24
+7.31
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−19.28
This barn, trailing median25 sales
382.56
+14.00
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,385187.142,5927thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,082177.991,9257thin

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)$3,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)$2,2752thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 1450–500480476.52/cwt475.00–478.002,2872
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450440493.29/cwt490.00–495.002,1704
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530398.47/cwt397.00–400.002,1122
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500464423.30/cwt410.00–432.001,9644
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419477.06/cwt470.00–485.001,9998
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565387.54/cwt385.00–390.002,1902
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350334544.88/cwt540.00–550.001,8205
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550524405.98/cwt397.00–415.002,1276
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580389.91/cwt385.00–395.002,2612
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400357544.03/cwt540.00–550.001,9425
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400383454.84/cwt450.00–460.001,7422
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400366514.16/cwt500.00–525.001,8828
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475474.53/cwt460.00–490.002,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4852
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333435.30/cwt420.00–445.001,4503
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376444.21/cwt442.00–445.001,6704
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300282504.53/cwt500.00–515.001,4233
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477412.91/cwt406.00–420.001,9706
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550533420.41/cwt417.00–422.002,2413
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500479459.05/cwt454.00–467.002,1994
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600558407.47/cwt400.00–415.002,2742
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500468401.30/cwt400.00–402.001,8783
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530374.91/cwt370.00–380.001,9872
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615362.05/cwt356.00–368.002,2272
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-22,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-23,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3502
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085176.36/cwt174.00–179.001,9145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,073182.06/cwt181.00–183.001,9542
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,385187.14/cwt183.00–190.002,5927

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.