Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacements cows and pairs sold 150.00 per head higher, with replacement cows that sold up to 1375.00, and pairs that sold up to 1425.00. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.40/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$134.40

81 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$19.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	147.09	652	16thin
Medium and Large 2	486	133.57	648	40
Medium and Large 3	469	127.60	599	25

One grade step is worth $19.49/cwt here — about $53 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 sale81 hd

134.40

—

AL average16 barns · 1,420 hd

124.15

+10.25

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	—	Low	1,561	72.01	1,124	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	55.26	741	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	992	46.72	464	17

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	515	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	121.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	591	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	126.91/cwt	124.00–132.50	551	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.70/cwt	116.00–120.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.38/cwt	130.00–134.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	129.17/cwt	127.50–130.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	222	155.65/cwt	155.00–157.00	346	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	120.13/cwt	118.00–122.50	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	134.99/cwt	132.50–137.50	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	637	105.32/cwt	104.00–108.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.88/cwt	112.50–118.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.96/cwt	142.50–150.00	474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	268	153.79/cwt	152.50–155.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	124.11/cwt	120.00–127.50	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	157.22/cwt	154.00–160.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	288	163.17/cwt	160.00–165.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	105.35/cwt	104.00–108.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.63/cwt	111.00–117.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.33/cwt	127.50–130.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	145.98/cwt	142.50–150.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.32/cwt	141.00–142.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	47.02/cwt	44.00–49.00	468	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	397	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	53.58/cwt	52.00–56.00	715	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	70.68/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,850	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,406	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	647.50/cwt	625.00–660.00	—	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	925.00–1,150.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	577.50/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	482.50/cwt	465.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.89/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	943.75/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	716.67/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	841.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	849.72/cwt	735.00–940.00	—	36
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,005.60/cwt	950.00–1,175.00	—	50
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,276.25/cwt	1,250.00–1,285.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	141.78/cwt	140.00–142.50	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.01/cwt	142.50–147.50	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	128.27/cwt	124.00–132.50	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	147.50–155.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	165.62/cwt	160.00–169.00	611	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	174.99/cwt	170.00–177.50	597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	141.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.82/cwt	145.00–147.50	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	136.73/cwt	136.00–137.50	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	409	121.34/cwt	117.00–122.50	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	269	132.85/cwt	132.50–135.00	357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	123.79/cwt	122.50–125.00	457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	130.16/cwt	127.50–132.50	418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	109.14/cwt	107.00–112.50	589	4

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 →

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Tue Jun 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 211Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–118.00	116.53
7	—	409	117.00–122.50	121.34
7	—	269	132.50–135.00	132.85
6	—	369	122.50–125.00	123.79
5	—	321	127.50–132.50	130.16
4	—	540	107.00–112.50	109.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	485	120.00–125.00	121.88
9	—	434	124.00–132.50	126.91
7	—	516	116.00–120.00	118.70
6	—	363	130.00–134.00	131.38
3	—	308	135.00–138.00	136.02
2	—	628	107.00–108.00	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	127.50–130.00	129.17
3	—	222	155.00–157.00	155.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	118.00–122.50	120.13
4	—	429	132.50–137.50	134.99
3	—	637	104.00–108.00	105.32
3	—	575	112.50–118.00	114.88
3	—	373	137.50–140.00	138.50
3	—	325	142.50–150.00	145.96
2	—	708	94.00	94.00
2	—	268	152.50–155.00	153.79
1	—	230	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	120.00–127.50	124.11
5	—	469	130.00–137.00	132.67
4	—	420	140.00–143.00	141.61
4	—	318	154.00–160.00	157.22
4	—	288	160.00–165.00	163.17
3	—	668	104.00–108.00	105.35
3	—	623	111.00–117.00	113.63
3	—	520	127.50–130.00	128.33
3	—	372	142.50–150.00	145.98
2	—	843	93.00–95.00	94.00
2	—	740	103.00	103.00
2	—	218	167.00–170.00	168.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	155.00–160.00	157.02
3	—	482	141.00–142.00	141.32
3	—	422	144.00–146.00	144.99
2	—	510	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	345	162.50–165.00	163.75
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	363	138.00–140.00	138.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	140.00–142.50	141.78
4	—	428	142.50–147.50	145.01
3	—	572	124.00–132.50	128.27
3	—	355	147.50–155.00	150.00
2	—	228	165.00–170.00	167.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	160.00–169.00	165.62
5	—	341	170.00–177.50	174.99
4	—	523	140.00–145.00	141.86
3	—	465	145.00–147.50	145.82
2	—	573	136.00–137.50	136.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	995	44.00–49.00	47.02
1	—	945	42.00	42.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,334	52.00–56.00	53.58
1	—	1,365	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	70.00–72.00	70.68
1	—	1,850	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	625.00–660.00	647.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	925.00–1,150.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–600.00	577.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–775.00	712.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	465.00–500.00	482.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	775.00–875.00	833.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–950.00	943.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–775.00	716.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	775.00–875.00	841.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	36	—	—	735.00–940.00	849.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	950.00–1,175.00	1,005.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,285.00	1,276.25

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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