Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.39/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$123.39

39 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$12

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	489	129.70	634	15thin
Medium and Large 3	522	119.45	623	24

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $12 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 sale39 hd

123.39

—

AL average15 barns · 1,426 hd

126.64

−3.25

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	—	Average	1,757	72.06	1,266	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,080	50.45	545	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	42.74	428	5thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 3	—	615	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	122.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.21/cwt	132.50–138.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	143.81/cwt	142.50–145.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	293	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.36/cwt	115.00–118.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	127.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	107.17/cwt	106.00–108.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	131.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	100.00/cwt	99.00–101.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	113.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	778	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.11/cwt	117.50–123.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	114.20/cwt	112.50–116.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.29/cwt	132.50–140.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.27/cwt	140.00–142.50	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	152.00/cwt	149.00–155.00	524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	40.59/cwt	38.00–42.00	403	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	45.97/cwt	44.00–48.00	468	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	52.89/cwt	52.00–54.00	577	2
Bulls	—	—	1,796	73.47/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,320	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	66.26/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,225	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	953	487.01/cwt	475.00–500.00	4,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,843	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	143.72/cwt	140.00–147.50	407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	146.00/cwt	144.00–147.50	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.20/cwt	137.50–140.00	668	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.50	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	98.01/cwt	95.00–100.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	123.53/cwt	122.50–125.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	125.83/cwt	125.00–127.50	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	538	1

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 Jun 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 183Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 19Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	105.00–108.00	106.52
2	—	480	121.00–124.00	122.45
2	—	375	132.50–138.00	135.21
2	—	330	142.50–145.00	143.81
2	—	293	145.00–147.50	146.26
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
5	—	579	110.00–115.00	113.84
3	—	523	118.00–120.00	119.32
2	—	778	91.00–94.00	92.50
2	—	683	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	200	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	117.50–123.00	120.11
2	—	628	112.50–116.00	114.20
2	—	520	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	132.50–140.00	136.29
2	—	380	140.00–142.50	141.27
2	—	345	149.00–155.00	152.00
1	—	460	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	115.00–118.00	116.36
4	—	431	124.00–132.50	127.21
3	—	613	106.00–108.00	107.17
3	—	372	130.00–135.00	131.59
3	—	328	135.00–140.00	137.60
2	—	678	99.00–101.00	100.00
2	—	473	119.00–120.00	119.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	123.00–125.00	124.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	95.00–100.00	98.01
3	—	382	122.50–125.00	123.53
3	—	338	125.00–127.50	125.83
2	—	675	94.00	94.00
2	—	428	117.50–120.00	118.74
1	—	480	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	283	140.00–147.50	143.72
1	—	465	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	144.00–147.50	146.00
3	—	480	137.50–140.00	139.20
2	—	530	127.50–130.00	128.71
2	—	340	150.00–157.50	153.81
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	38.00–42.00	40.59
2	—	1,018	44.00–48.00	45.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,090	52.00–54.00	52.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	72.00–74.00	73.47
2	—	1,615	64.00–68.00	66.26
1	—	1,885	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	475.00–500.00	487.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	750.00	750.00

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

Bulls · 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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle