Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.05/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$132.05

71 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	413	142.17	587	29
Medium and Large 2	454	128.68	585	23
Medium and Large 3	443	120.70	535	19thin

One grade step is worth $21.47/cwt here — about $51 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 sale71 hd

132.05

—

AL average16 barns · 1,304 hd

122.69

+9.37

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	1,454	73.92	1,075	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	58.07	808	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	55.35	658	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	953	46.33	442	20

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	695.00/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	652.86/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,085.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	779.46/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	111.22/cwt	108.00–113.00	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	122.93/cwt	119.00–127.50	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	102.50/cwt	102.00–103.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	144.97/cwt	142.50–147.50	316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	116.20/cwt	112.50–118.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	118.07/cwt	117.50–120.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	122.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.50	323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	582	106.58/cwt	105.00–108.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	120.33/cwt	118.00–123.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	125.86/cwt	122.50–127.50	493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	116.26/cwt	115.00–117.50	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	218	151.18/cwt	150.00–152.50	330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.71/cwt	125.00–129.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	129.71/cwt	127.50–132.50	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	114.64/cwt	112.50–117.50	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	135.95/cwt	135.00–137.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.43/cwt	145.00–148.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	218	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	136.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.50	521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.33/cwt	129.00–130.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	146.67/cwt	145.00–147.50	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	232	167.36/cwt	162.50–170.00	388	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	160.00/cwt	157.50–162.50	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	164.09/cwt	162.50–165.00	361	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	146.77/cwt	146.00–147.50	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	893.18/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	—	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	556.25/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	729.17/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	622.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	785.00/cwt	650.00–860.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	457.50/cwt	420.00–540.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,432	70.50/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,010	3
Bulls	—	—	1,471	76.48/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,125	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	61.02/cwt	60.00–63.00	746	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	51.12/cwt	50.00–52.00	626	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	55.27/cwt	53.00–58.00	641	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	58.07/cwt	56.00–60.00	808	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	455	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	41.65/cwt	40.00–44.00	390	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	48.59/cwt	46.00–50.00	471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	122.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.95/cwt	128.00–132.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	138.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	888	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	146.62/cwt	143.00–148.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	153.33/cwt	152.50–155.00	603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	134.99/cwt	133.00–137.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	118.18/cwt	115.00–122.50	388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	111.29/cwt	110.00–112.50	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	117.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	115.89/cwt	114.00–117.50	560	8

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 423Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	675.00–750.00	695.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	800.00–1,100.00	893.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–675.00	652.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,010.00–1,085.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	—	700.00–900.00	779.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	550.00–575.00	556.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	700.00–775.00	729.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	600.00–675.00	622.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–860.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	420.00–540.00	457.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	108.00–113.00	111.22
5	—	384	119.00–127.50	122.93
3	—	263	140.00–142.00	140.66
2	—	685	95.00–100.00	97.46
2	—	643	102.00–103.00	102.50
2	—	338	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	218	142.50–147.50	144.97
9	—	414	115.00–120.00	117.01
8	—	483	114.00–117.50	115.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	591	112.50–118.00	116.20
6	—	524	117.50–120.00	118.07
2	—	625	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	483	120.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	210	150.00–157.50	153.84
1	—	775	103.00	103.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	115.00–122.50	118.18
2	—	433	110.00–112.50	111.29
2	—	383	112.50–114.00	113.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	105.00–108.00	106.58
3	—	440	118.00–123.00	120.33
3	—	392	122.50–127.50	125.86
2	—	523	108.00–114.00	111.04
2	—	458	115.00–117.50	116.26
2	—	310	130.00–135.00	132.46
2	—	218	150.00–152.50	151.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	125.00–129.00	126.71
4	—	425	127.50–132.50	129.71
3	—	567	112.50–117.50	114.64
2	—	628	108.00–109.00	108.51
2	—	375	135.00–137.00	135.95
2	—	330	145.00–148.00	146.43
2	—	218	155.00–160.00	157.64
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	135.00–138.00	136.60
6	—	338	150.00–157.50	154.21
3	—	510	129.00–130.00	129.33
3	—	482	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	368	145.00–147.50	146.67
3	—	232	162.50–170.00	167.36
2	—	295	157.50–162.50	160.00
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	475	130.00–132.00	130.98
3	—	220	162.50–165.00	164.09
2	—	268	155.00–157.00	155.99
1	—	555	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	146.00–147.50	146.77
2	—	473	124.00–125.00	124.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	556	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	120.00–125.00	122.15
7	—	564	128.00–132.00	130.95
6	—	479	136.00–139.00	138.48
5	—	822	108.00	108.00
4	—	419	143.00–148.00	146.62
3	—	393	152.50–155.00	153.33
3	—	335	155.00–160.00	156.57
2	—	543	133.00–137.00	134.99
1	—	235	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	68.00–72.00	70.50
4	—	1,471	74.00–78.00	76.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,222	60.00–63.00	61.02
9	—	1,224	50.00–52.00	51.12
20	—	1,160	53.00–58.00	55.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	56.00–60.00	58.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	52.00	52.00
7	—	936	40.00–44.00	41.65
12	—	970	46.00–50.00	48.59

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle