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New Brockton Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · New Brockton, Alabama · Mon, Oct 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1986
← Oct 12Oct 19latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
688 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 265▲ 283 vs year ago 405 · +69.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 25▼ 4 vs year ago 27 · −14.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 36▲ 64 vs year ago 27 · +237.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.37/cwt on 81 head, down $0.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −47.19 against this barn's trailing median of $369.56.
Average price
$322.37
▼ 0.83 vs prior sale
81 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,762
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$16.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.13
vs AL average
−54.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2545327.111,78358
Medium and Large 3550310.421,70823
One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $75 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 sale81 hd
322.37
—
AL average16 barns · 641 hd
325.50
−3.13
National average186 barns · 22,034 hd
377.02
−54.65
This barn, trailing median29 sales
369.56
−47.19
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
Bulls—Low1,485155.742,3132thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,402143.162,0064thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,168128.481,5012thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,030116.351,1983thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,3507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,17823
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,5006

Every lot, as filed

64 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228595.16/cwt580.00–600.001,3574
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283527.48/cwt520.00–540.001,4934
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322513.51/cwt505.00–530.001,6548
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330443.33/cwt440.00–445.001,4633
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334475.88/cwt465.00–490.001,5898
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379475.65/cwt470.00–495.001,8036
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388451.13/cwt440.00–460.001,7509
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418422.57/cwt420.00–425.001,7664
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473403.45/cwt400.00–410.001,9083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480370.10/cwt360.00–380.001,7762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526381.86/cwt370.00–400.002,0095
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3539347.95/cwt345.00–355.001,8755
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9555
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579368.63/cwt360.00–375.002,1347
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610353.59/cwt342.00–365.002,1574
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630322.87/cwt320.00–332.002,0345
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3680321.70/cwt315.00–325.002,1884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3562
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3725307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1553
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280438.70/cwt430.00–450.001,2287
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3324394.98/cwt380.00–405.001,2804
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333415.41/cwt405.00–420.001,3839
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373366.70/cwt350.00–380.001,3686
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5753
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380390.08/cwt380.00–400.001,4828
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422386.94/cwt385.00–390.001,6335
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428365.40/cwt350.00–375.001,56410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3437343.00/cwt335.00–350.001,49913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474326.92/cwt320.00–335.001,55026
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478342.62/cwt335.00–355.001,63816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531329.68/cwt320.00–335.001,75139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3532315.44/cwt305.00–320.001,67812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570304.95/cwt300.00–310.001,73811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574321.83/cwt310.00–335.001,84719
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620296.88/cwt295.00–300.001,8418
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633302.47/cwt300.00–305.001,9156
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,9964
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3679283.60/cwt280.00–285.001,9267
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429420.40/cwt415.00–430.001,8048
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435401.63/cwt390.00–415.001,7479
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3476349.04/cwt340.00–355.001,6616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486370.68/cwt360.00–390.001,80219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532350.36/cwt340.00–370.001,86421
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569341.00/cwt335.00–355.001,9409
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3590320.78/cwt315.00–330.001,89313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620298.95/cwt295.00–310.001,8535
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625326.31/cwt315.00–335.002,03915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680312.54/cwt310.00–315.002,1256
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2113
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,485155.74/cwt153.00–158.002,3132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,030116.35/cwt115.00–117.001,1983
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,168128.48/cwt128.00–129.001,5012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,313151.41/cwt150.00–153.001,9882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490134.90/cwt134.00–136.002,0102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,500.00/head3,450.00–3,550.003,5006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,783.33/head3,600.00–4,000.003,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,281.58/head3,000.00–3,700.003,28219
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—3,025.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,970.00/head2,950.00–3,000.002,9705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,725.00/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—2,687.50/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6884

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.