Name: New Brockton Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $343.47/cwt on 53 head, down $32.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −64.57 against this barn's trailing median of $408.05.

Average price

$343.47

▼ 32.77 vs prior sale

53 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$24.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	557	354.30	1,973	30
Medium and Large 3	548	329.36	1,805	23

One grade step is worth $24.94/cwt here — about $168 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

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $444.83, low $343.47, median $408.05 across 24 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 sale53 hd

343.47

—

AL average16 barns · 487 hd

368.64

−25.16

This barn, trailing median24 sales

408.05

−64.57

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,659	212.41	3,525	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,308	177.31	2,320	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	167.98	1,834	8thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	303.69/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	362.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	383.86/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,628	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	309.51/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,795	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	534	338.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,805	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	461.19/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	388.48/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	363.47/cwt	362.00–365.00	2,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	397.53/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	444.46/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,627	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	404.05/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	341.10/cwt	338.00–344.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	396.31/cwt	392.00–410.00	1,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	492.53/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	476.01/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	503.48/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	352.69/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	358.85/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,690	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	328.29/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,898	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	355.88/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	389.89/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	399.39/cwt	390.00–408.00	1,494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	432.43/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	682	297.96/cwt	294.00–300.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	372.94/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	349.87/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,008	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	347.41/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,813	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	345.05/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	367.55/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	325.91/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	438.16/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	406.74/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,765	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	389.79/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,859	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	419.69/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	361.94/cwt	348.00–370.00	1,907	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	337.91/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,136	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	175.67/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,322	9
Bulls	—	—	1,290	200.87/cwt	198.00–204.00	2,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	214.26/cwt	213.00–216.00	3,396	2
Bulls	—	—	2,103	222.09/cwt	220.00–224.00	4,671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	171.60/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,913	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	165.80/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	182.25/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,309	3

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.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Coffee County Stockyards - New Brockton, AL

Mon Jul 27, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 396Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	434	400.00–425.00	406.74
12	450–500	477	377.00–400.00	389.79
11	500–550	527	348.00–370.00	361.94
19	550–600	574	335.00–362.00	349.87
11	600–650	632	330.00–347.00	337.91
6	650–700	676	300.00–322.00	303.69
2	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	424	377.00–400.00	383.86
14	450–500	479	360.00–375.00	362.98
16	500–550	534	330.00–345.00	338.04
7	550–600	580	300.00–320.00	309.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	440.00–470.00	461.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	450.00–490.00	476.01
9	350–400	366	435.00–465.00	444.46
2	450–500	490	395.00–400.00	397.53
3	500–550	530	382.00–397.00	388.48
2	550–600	580	362.00–365.00	363.47
1	650–700	675	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	400.00–420.00	404.05
12	350–400	377	392.00–410.00	396.31
3	400–450	435	385.00–400.00	389.89
2	450–500	475	380.00–385.00	382.47
2	600–650	625	338.00–344.00	341.10
1	650–700	675	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	600.00	600.00
3	300–350	328	495.00–510.00	503.48
2	350–400	360	490.00–495.00	492.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	360.00–375.00	367.55
7	350–400	379	350.00–370.00	355.88
16	400–450	427	350.00–362.00	352.69
11	450–500	482	340.00–350.00	345.05
5	500–550	532	315.00–335.00	325.91
3	650–700	682	294.00–300.00	297.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	415.00–425.00	419.69
4	350–400	374	390.00–408.00	399.39
7	400–450	430	365.00–385.00	372.94
12	450–500	471	352.00–370.00	358.85
19	500–550	522	335.00–360.00	347.41
15	550–600	578	322.00–340.00	328.29
9	600–650	614	320.00–330.00	325.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	435.00–445.00	438.16
2	350–400	365	430.00–435.00	432.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,322	174.00–179.00	175.67
3	—	1,267	181.00–184.00	182.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	170.00–173.00	171.60
5	—	1,078	161.00–168.00	165.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	198.00–204.00	200.87
2	—	1,585	213.00–216.00	214.26
2	—	2,103	220.00–224.00	222.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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