Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.87/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$125.87

96 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	129.82	619	46
Medium and Large 1	551	124.67	687	32
Medium and Large 3	486	117.93	573	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $46 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 sale96 hd

125.87

—

AL average15 barns · 1,716 hd

125.41

+0.47

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	1,639	74.78	1,225	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	62.94	882	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	58.22	642	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	968	46.92	454	13

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	476	109.02/cwt	108.00–111.00	519	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	110.82/cwt	108.00–112.50	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	122.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	503	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	104.80/cwt	103.00–106.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	114.21/cwt	113.00–115.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.75/cwt	106.00–108.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	138.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	380	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	650	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	103.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	108.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	107.33/cwt	107.00–108.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	123.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	526	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	111.88/cwt	111.00–112.50	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	102.00/cwt	100.00–106.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	492	117.32/cwt	114.00–119.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	116.36/cwt	114.00–120.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	108.20/cwt	107.00–109.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	160.64/cwt	158.00–162.50	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	123.77/cwt	122.00–125.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	141.45/cwt	140.00–144.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.27/cwt	150.00–154.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	168.29/cwt	167.50–170.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	104.50/cwt	104.00–105.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	116.85/cwt	114.00–119.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	123.24/cwt	122.50–125.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	112.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.76/cwt	128.00–131.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	138.91/cwt	137.50–142.50	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.50	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	166.31/cwt	165.00–167.50	446	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	48.76/cwt	47.00–52.00	441	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	42.94/cwt	42.00–45.00	446	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	575	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	62.94/cwt	62.50–64.00	882	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	58.97/cwt	56.00–61.00	666	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	53.60/cwt	52.00–54.00	547	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	63.44/cwt	62.00–65.00	737	7
Bulls	—	—	1,598	76.63/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,225	3
Bulls	—	—	2,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	755	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	527.31/cwt	430.00–660.00	—	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	793.33/cwt	760.00–820.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	680.00/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	782.14/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	852.86/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	948.50/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	715.00/cwt	625.00–775.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	896.00/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	436	131.88/cwt	127.50–135.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	109.97/cwt	109.00–112.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	133.41/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.00/cwt	137.50–142.50	589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.11/cwt	114.00–117.50	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.88/cwt	120.00–122.50	702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	110.68/cwt	110.00–111.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	129.50/cwt	127.50–131.00	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	134.78/cwt	131.00–137.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	120.32/cwt	119.00–122.50	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	124.90/cwt	122.50–127.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.35/cwt	118.00–119.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.48/cwt	137.50–140.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	120.57/cwt	119.00–122.50	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	104.61/cwt	104.00–106.00	543	5

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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 457Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 72Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	108.00–111.00	109.02
5	—	318	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	429	115.00–118.00	116.99
3	—	625	100.00–101.00	100.34
6	—	378	119.00–122.50	120.57
5	—	519	104.00–106.00	104.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	536	108.00–112.50	110.82
9	—	411	120.00–124.00	122.33
5	—	633	103.00–106.00	104.80
5	—	470	113.00–115.00	114.21
4	—	575	106.00–108.00	106.75
4	—	325	134.00–135.00	134.48
4	—	275	137.50–140.00	138.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	110.00–114.00	112.08
4	—	719	102.00–105.00	103.25
4	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.49
3	—	668	107.00–108.00	107.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	120.00–127.00	123.39
4	—	514	111.00–112.50	111.88
3	—	645	100.00–106.00	102.00
3	—	492	114.00–119.00	117.32
3	—	382	130.00–135.00	133.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.48
6	—	513	114.00–120.00	116.36
5	—	681	107.00–109.00	108.20
5	—	566	112.00–113.00	112.50
5	—	281	158.00–162.50	160.64
4	—	488	122.00–125.00	123.77
4	—	378	140.00–144.00	141.45
3	—	332	150.00–154.00	151.27
3	—	233	167.50–170.00	168.29
2	—	710	104.00–105.00	104.50
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
1	—	795	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	114.00–119.00	116.85
6	—	525	122.50–125.00	123.24
4	—	679	110.00–115.00	112.75
4	—	480	128.00–131.00	129.76
4	—	409	137.50–142.50	138.91
3	—	727	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	573	120.00–122.50	121.19
2	—	268	165.00–167.50	166.31
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	120.00–125.00	122.51
4	—	436	127.50–135.00	131.88
3	—	585	109.00–112.00	109.97
2	—	675	105.00–107.00	106.03
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	532	125.00–130.00	127.69
7	—	484	130.00–135.00	133.41
5	—	421	137.50–142.50	140.00
4	—	618	114.00–117.50	115.11
4	—	581	120.00–122.50	120.88
3	—	735	110.00–111.00	110.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	595	127.50–131.00	129.50
8	—	531	131.00–137.00	134.78
6	—	671	119.00–122.50	120.32
6	—	613	122.50–127.00	124.90
3	—	718	118.00–119.00	118.35
3	—	470	137.50–140.00	138.48
2	—	780	115.00–116.00	115.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	47.00–52.00	48.76
5	—	1,038	42.00–45.00	42.94
1	—	1,065	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	62.50–64.00	62.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,130	56.00–61.00	58.97
11	—	1,020	52.00–54.00	53.60
7	—	1,161	62.00–65.00	63.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	74.00–78.00	76.63
1	—	2,220	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,180	64.00	64.00

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	13	—	—	430.00–660.00	527.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	760.00–820.00	793.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	625.00–700.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	725.00–825.00	782.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	800.00–900.00	852.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	910.00–1,000.00	948.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–800.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	625.00–775.00	715.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,160.00	1,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	896.00

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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How this sale compares

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