Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeders bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.50/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$122.50

102 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$6.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	506	125.72	636	44
Medium and Large 3	475	121.62	578	24
Medium and Large 1	625	118.95	744	34

One grade step is worth $6.77/cwt here — about −$108 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale102 hd

122.50

—

AL average9 barns · 1,174 hd

131.84

−9.34

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	1,652	72.33	1,195	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	57.64	683	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	56.42	832	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	43.35	376	3thin

Every lot, as filed

74 lots · USDA AMS · Opp Livestock - Opp, 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 1	—	477	144.38/cwt	142.00–146.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.51/cwt	136.00–139.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.60/cwt	104.00–110.00	733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	130.75/cwt	127.50–133.00	626	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	123.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	258	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	136.42/cwt	135.00–138.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	132.46/cwt	131.00–134.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.50	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.73/cwt	118.00–125.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	643	106.01/cwt	104.00–108.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	115.12/cwt	114.00–117.50	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.54/cwt	137.00–140.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	150.91/cwt	149.00–152.50	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.35/cwt	145.00–149.00	855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	145.20/cwt	143.00–147.50	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.09/cwt	126.00–135.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.19/cwt	128.00–132.50	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	137.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	122.87/cwt	120.00–126.00	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	863.33/cwt	825.00–920.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	620.00/cwt	600.00–640.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	838.75/cwt	785.00–885.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	114.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	118.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	138.49/cwt	136.00–140.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	141.16/cwt	140.00–142.50	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	112.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	124.67/cwt	122.00–126.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	107.79/cwt	107.00–109.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.06/cwt	127.50–133.00	680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	832.50/cwt	800.00–885.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.67/cwt	920.00–1,025.00	—	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.04/cwt	58.50–62.50	728	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	52.49/cwt	50.00–54.50	592	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	45.03/cwt	44.00–46.00	400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	56.42/cwt	54.00–59.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	137.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	142.91/cwt	140.00–145.00	524	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	124.85/cwt	122.00–128.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	138.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.88/cwt	150.00–153.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	768	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	118.26/cwt	117.50–119.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	144.28/cwt	142.50–147.50	607	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.69/cwt	147.50–156.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.85/cwt	130.00–137.50	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	341	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.33/cwt	140.00–143.00	728	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 →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue May 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	142.00–146.00	144.38
2	—	568	136.00–139.00	137.51
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
3	—	515	140.00–143.00	141.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	367	140.00–145.00	142.91
5	—	533	122.00–128.00	124.85
5	—	432	135.00–140.00	138.46
4	—	488	130.00–135.00	132.46
3	—	328	150.00–153.00	151.88
2	—	768	104.00–105.00	104.50
2	—	615	117.50–119.00	118.26
2	—	558	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	137.50–140.00	139.34
7	—	421	142.50–147.50	144.28
6	—	376	147.50–156.00	150.69
5	—	527	130.00–137.50	131.85
5	—	341	155.00–160.00	157.50
3	—	627	125.00–128.00	126.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	104.00–110.00	108.60
7	—	417	130.00–135.00	132.51
8	—	479	127.50–133.00	130.75
9	—	532	120.00–126.00	123.21
4	—	638	111.00–115.00	114.01
4	—	578	115.00–120.00	118.21
4	—	381	136.00–140.00	138.49
3	—	322	140.00–142.50	141.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	323	135.00–138.00	136.42
2	—	385	131.00–134.00	132.46
2	—	565	111.00–112.50	111.75
3	—	412	127.50–128.00	127.67
4	—	485	118.00–125.00	120.73
4	—	643	104.00–108.00	106.01
5	—	518	114.00–117.50	115.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	110.00–115.00	112.19
6	—	568	122.00–126.00	124.67
5	—	714	107.00–109.00	107.79
5	—	523	127.50–133.00	130.06
3	—	615	120.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.51
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	127.50	127.50
2	—	630	137.00–140.00	138.54
3	—	475	154.00–156.00	154.98
3	—	685	130.00–135.00	132.67
7	—	539	149.00–152.50	150.91
7	—	580	145.00–149.00	147.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	152.00–155.00	153.48
3	—	527	143.00–147.50	145.20
3	—	580	138.00–143.00	140.38
5	—	623	126.00–135.00	130.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
1	—	695	115.00	115.00
2	—	378	149.00–150.00	149.48
2	—	520	128.00–132.50	130.19
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.71
4	—	579	120.00–126.00	122.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	825.00–920.00	863.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00–640.00	620.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	785.00–885.00	838.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	800.00–885.00	832.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	920.00–1,025.00	956.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,708	72.00–76.00	73.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,212	58.50–62.50	60.04
7	—	1,127	50.00–54.50	52.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	44.00–46.00	45.03
1	—	825	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	54.00–59.00	56.42

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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