Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.85/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$120.85

62 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$15.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	131.39	633	5thin
Medium and Large 2	519	121.99	633	38
Medium and Large 3	398	115.79	461	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.60/cwt here — about $172 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 sale62 hd

120.85

—

AL average11 barns · 1,178 hd

124.05

−3.20

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	52.83	636	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	45.69	428	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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 2	—	423	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	118.45/cwt	114.00–123.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	107.97/cwt	104.00–112.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	129.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	120.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	131.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	124.31/cwt	118.00–128.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.33/cwt	114.00–116.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	111.99/cwt	108.00–114.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	101.33/cwt	100.00–103.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	133.74/cwt	127.00–137.00	514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	138.82/cwt	136.00–141.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.76/cwt	127.00–137.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.17/cwt	113.00–120.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.42/cwt	111.00–119.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	122.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	473	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	119.02/cwt	117.00–120.00	443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.49/cwt	140.00–141.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	145.33/cwt	142.00–149.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	147.00–152.00	488	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.22/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	667.50/cwt	635.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	52.83/cwt	52.00–54.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	42.70/cwt	42.00–44.00	414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	48.67/cwt	48.00–50.00	439	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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 183Last week 141Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 27Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	140.00–143.00	141.47
2	—	475	137.00	137.00
2	—	633	114.00–123.00	118.45
2	—	710	104.00–112.00	107.97
2	—	780	97.00–98.00	97.49
3	—	580	120.00–123.00	121.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	125.00–134.00	129.76
4	—	521	120.00–124.00	120.98
5	—	421	130.00–137.00	133.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	130.00–132.00	131.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	118.00–128.00	124.31
3	—	628	114.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	677	108.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	778	100.00–103.00	101.33
4	—	384	127.00–137.00	133.74
5	—	329	136.00–141.00	138.82
5	—	424	127.00–137.00	130.76
5	—	535	113.00–120.00	117.17
7	—	572	111.00–119.00	115.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	120.00–127.00	122.24
4	—	475	109.00–110.00	109.50
5	—	421	110.00–115.00	112.42
7	—	372	117.00–120.00	119.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	140.00–141.00	140.49
2	—	605	138.00–139.00	138.50
2	—	685	133.00–136.00	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	150.00–160.00	154.84
5	—	517	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	142.00–149.00	145.33
7	—	325	147.00–152.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,012.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	635.00–700.00	667.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	52.00–54.00	52.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	42.00–44.00	42.70
3	—	902	48.00–50.00	48.67

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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Opp Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle