Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.09/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$130.09

106 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$18.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	139.41	603	48
Medium and Large 2	464	124.03	575	31
Medium and Large 3	416	120.46	501	27

One grade step is worth $18.96/cwt here — about $102 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 sale106 hd

130.09

—

AL average16 barns · 1,544 hd

119.00

+11.09

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	1,590	72.62	1,155	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	60.59	818	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,134	55.86	633	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	943	45.79	432	10

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	320	127.03/cwt	126.00–128.00	406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	106.75/cwt	106.00–107.50	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	96.53/cwt	95.00–98.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	93.49/cwt	93.00–94.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	113.48/cwt	112.50–115.00	477	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.63/cwt	110.00–112.50	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	484	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	147.48/cwt	142.50–150.00	324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	103.83/cwt	102.50–106.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	99.67/cwt	98.00–101.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	112.86/cwt	112.50–114.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	108.56/cwt	106.00–112.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	102.99/cwt	101.00–105.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	122.96/cwt	121.00–127.50	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	119.13/cwt	117.50–121.00	438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	107.18/cwt	105.00–109.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	114.15/cwt	112.50–118.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	110.11/cwt	108.00–113.00	536	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	126.01/cwt	122.50–130.00	543	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.50	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	106.64/cwt	104.00–110.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.41/cwt	141.00–147.50	469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	149.19/cwt	147.50–150.00	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	113.01/cwt	112.00–114.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.63/cwt	142.50–152.50	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	159.81/cwt	157.50–163.00	460	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	155.79/cwt	152.50–157.50	508	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	46.81/cwt	44.00–48.00	472	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	362	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	403	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	60.59/cwt	58.00–63.00	818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	53.99/cwt	51.00–56.00	591	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	769	4
Bulls	—	—	1,629	69.43/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,131	4
Bulls	—	—	1,590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,119	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	486.25/cwt	440.00–560.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	680.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,027.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,030.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	805.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	778.75/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	107.51/cwt	105.00–109.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	103.27/cwt	102.50–104.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	105.85/cwt	105.00–107.50	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	108.86/cwt	107.50–110.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	293	122.37/cwt	119.00–127.50	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	116.77/cwt	115.00–117.50	395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	113.37/cwt	109.00–115.00	434	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	163.32/cwt	162.50–165.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.50	539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.24/cwt	135.00–137.50	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	131.65/cwt	117.50–142.50	549	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.18/cwt	126.00–129.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.69/cwt	118.00–127.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	151.68/cwt	150.00–155.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.68/cwt	134.00–135.00	568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.03/cwt	140.00–147.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.88/cwt	127.50–133.00	635	6

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 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 461Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 122Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	126.00–128.00	127.03
2	—	528	106.00–107.50	106.75
2	—	628	95.00–98.00	96.53
2	—	673	93.00–94.00	93.49
3	—	290	135.00–140.00	136.67
3	—	420	112.50–115.00	113.48
3	—	475	110.00–112.50	111.63
4	—	395	120.00–125.00	122.50
5	—	220	142.50–150.00	147.48
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	431	122.50–130.00	126.01
4	—	480	118.00–122.50	119.82
3	—	585	104.00–110.00	106.64
3	—	372	130.00–137.50	133.93
3	—	325	141.00–147.50	144.41
3	—	292	147.50–150.00	149.19
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	680	101.00–102.00	101.50
2	—	510	112.00–114.00	113.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	142.50–152.50	147.63
8	—	288	157.50–163.00	159.81
6	—	326	152.50–157.50	155.79
4	—	475	125.00–129.00	127.02
4	—	439	130.00–135.00	131.97
3	—	732	105.00–106.00	105.33
2	—	755	100.00–105.00	102.50
2	—	620	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.51
2	—	525	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	240	170.00–175.00	172.55
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	120.00–122.50	121.27
3	—	607	102.50–106.00	103.83
3	—	680	98.00–101.00	99.67
4	—	538	112.50–114.00	112.86
7	—	564	106.00–112.00	108.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	130.00–135.00	132.34
2	—	643	98.00–100.00	99.00
4	—	589	101.00–105.00	102.99
5	—	325	121.00–127.50	122.96
6	—	368	117.50–121.00	119.13
6	—	539	105.00–109.00	107.18
8	—	424	112.50–118.00	114.15
13	—	487	108.00–113.00	110.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
2	—	528	102.50–104.00	103.27
2	—	640	94.00–96.00	95.01
3	—	480	105.00–107.50	105.85
4	—	418	107.50–110.00	108.86
5	—	293	119.00–127.50	122.37
7	—	338	115.00–117.50	116.77
11	—	383	109.00–115.00	113.37
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	105.00–109.00	107.51
3	—	485	117.00–120.00	118.66
2	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
2	—	640	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	308	162.50–165.00	163.32
4	—	358	150.00–152.50	150.64
4	—	475	135.00–137.50	136.24
5	—	417	117.50–142.50	131.65
5	—	527	126.00–129.00	128.18
6	—	573	118.00–127.00	122.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
2	—	578	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	332	150.00–155.00	151.68
3	—	422	134.00–135.00	134.68
3	—	540	115.00–120.00	117.49
4	—	370	140.00–147.00	143.03
6	—	485	127.50–133.00	130.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,009	44.00–48.00	46.81
3	—	862	42.00	42.00
1	—	790	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	58.00–63.00	60.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,095	51.00–56.00	53.99
4	—	1,250	60.00–63.00	61.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	68.00–70.00	69.43
1	—	1,590	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,435	78.00	78.00

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	8	—	—	440.00–560.00	486.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	680.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,030.00	1,027.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–875.00	805.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	935.00	935.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	750.00–800.00	778.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–900.00	866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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