Sale reports / Alabama / New Brockton Stockyards / 2026-09-28

New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Sep 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
Feeder Cattle receipts
571 head
▲ 309 vs last sale 262▲ 55 vs year ago 516 · +10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 17▼ 27 vs year ago 53 · −50.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 21▼ 17 vs year ago 67 · −25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $356.77/cwt on 31 head, up $11.05 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −39.13 against this barn's trailing median of $395.91.
Average price
$356.77
▲ 11.05 vs prior sale
31 head · 567 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.86
vs AL average
−57.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575370.002,1282thin
Medium and Large 2565357.692,02126
Medium and Large 3582339.971,9793thin
One grade step is worth $30.03/cwt here — about $149 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale31 hd
356.77
—
AL average14 barns · 324 hd
369.64
−12.86
National average184 barns · 17,632 hd
414.66
−57.89
This barn, trailing median14 sales
395.91
−39.13
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

14 sales
470424378332median 395.9103/0905/1808/0308/3110/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $455.50, low $345.73, median $395.91 across 14 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
Bulls—High1,516180.742,7406thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,143132.941,5203thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,008121.501,22513

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)—$2,1003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6333thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)—$2,6753thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230500.84/cwt490.00–515.001,1524
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2269472.74/cwt470.00–480.001,2724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316521.90/cwt510.00–535.001,6495
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3982
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328464.85/cwt455.00–485.001,52518
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380455.04/cwt445.00–465.001,72910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435422.67/cwt415.00–430.001,8394
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3483367.62/cwt360.00–375.001,7764
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2487401.61/cwt395.00–410.001,9566
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535372.96/cwt365.00–380.001,9957
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576352.07/cwt345.00–365.002,02819
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3582339.97/cwt335.00–345.001,9793
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3621327.42/cwt320.00–330.002,0334
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624342.68/cwt335.00–350.002,13814
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663324.98/cwt320.00–330.002,15510
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715314.41/cwt312.00–320.002,2487
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3737308.37/cwt305.00–310.002,2733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335450.00/cwt445.00–455.001,5086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375368.49/cwt360.00–375.001,3823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377417.02/cwt415.00–420.001,5725
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388391.78/cwt385.00–405.001,5203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414395.08/cwt385.00–410.001,6365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430361.49/cwt355.00–370.001,5546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3434340.68/cwt335.00–350.001,4796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471353.60/cwt345.00–360.001,6657
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3471328.14/cwt320.00–335.001,54611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7583
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528324.65/cwt320.00–335.001,71419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530316.60/cwt310.00–320.001,6783
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572317.46/cwt310.00–325.001,81610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3581302.52/cwt295.00–310.001,7586
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8442
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638305.05/cwt300.00–310.001,9466
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423423.86/cwt420.00–430.001,7934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430387.86/cwt380.00–400.001,66814
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478375.71/cwt360.00–385.001,7968
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527358.71/cwt350.00–375.001,89012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3534322.88/cwt315.00–330.001,7245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3622300.04/cwt295.00–305.001,8663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625316.61/cwt315.00–320.001,9796
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685277.48/cwt275.00–280.001,9012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2686312.91/cwt300.00–320.002,1477
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220165.82/cwt165.00–167.002,0232
Bulls——1,613185.71/cwt183.00–188.002,9962
Bulls——1,715190.69/cwt189.00–192.003,2702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%988119.49/cwt118.00–121.001,1819
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053126.03/cwt125.00–127.001,3274
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143132.94/cwt131.00–136.001,5203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,100.00/head1,850.00–2,300.002,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,850.00/head1,750.00–1,950.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,633.33/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6333
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6753

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.