Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-09-21

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 21
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
262 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 289▼ 201 vs year ago 463 · −43.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 41 vs year ago 58 · −70.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 51▼ 36 vs year ago 57 · −63.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.25/cwt on 29 head, down $12.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.30 against this barn's trailing median of $369.56.
Average price
$321.25
▼ 12.27 vs prior sale
29 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$46
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$13.25/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.22
vs AL average
−34.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2552325.371,79520
Medium and Large 3560312.121,7499thin
One grade step is worth $13.25/cwt here — about $46 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 sale29 hd
321.25
—
AL average15 barns · 558 hd
333.47
−12.22
National average179 barns · 11,869 hd
356.10
−34.85
This barn, trailing median29 sales
369.56
−48.30
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%Average1,167142.321,6613thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,052129.281,3594thin

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)—$2,8004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0905

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268506.33/cwt500.00–520.001,3574
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285554.65/cwt545.00–565.001,5812
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325450.46/cwt440.00–460.001,4642
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2337491.99/cwt485.00–500.001,6585
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365500.00/cwt490.00–510.001,8254
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383444.24/cwt430.00–455.001,7018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518381.41/cwt370.00–390.001,9763
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577360.88/cwt355.00–365.002,0825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619341.98/cwt335.00–350.002,1175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678327.53/cwt325.00–330.002,2212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3203
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325442.58/cwt440.00–445.001,4384
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333415.23/cwt405.00–425.001,3834
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380420.65/cwt415.00–425.001,5988
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393396.23/cwt390.00–405.001,5574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425411.01/cwt400.00–420.001,7474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477344.95/cwt335.00–360.001,64513
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484326.59/cwt320.00–330.001,5819
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517331.36/cwt325.00–335.001,7139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523317.46/cwt310.00–325.001,6602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3571310.59/cwt300.00–315.001,7737
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580320.46/cwt315.00–330.001,85911
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621313.74/cwt310.00–320.001,9484
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3634290.33/cwt280.00–300.001,84112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673282.43/cwt280.00–285.001,9012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423431.38/cwt425.00–440.001,8254
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426404.83/cwt395.00–415.001,7257
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430365.06/cwt360.00–370.001,5702
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458417.49/cwt415.00–420.001,9122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481383.45/cwt365.00–400.001,84415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525370.88/cwt355.00–380.001,94714
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527340.14/cwt330.00–350.001,7937
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574344.18/cwt340.00–355.001,9767
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575325.13/cwt320.00–330.001,8694
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623308.44/cwt300.00–315.001,9223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625326.56/cwt320.00–330.002,0413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%995132.63/cwt130.00–135.001,3202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108125.92/cwt125.00–127.001,3952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167142.32/cwt140.00–144.001,6613
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,090.00/head1,900.00–2,400.002,0905

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.