Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $121.99/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$121.99

148 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$13.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	129.98	672	36
Medium and Large 2	544	120.44	655	79
Medium and Large 3	524	116.97	613	33

One grade step is worth $13.01/cwt here — about $60 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 sale148 hd

121.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,363 hd

124.99

−3.00

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	1,730	73.75	1,276	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	56.00	798	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	52.13	614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	966	40.64	393	9thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	358	133.00/cwt	132.50–134.00	476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	114.15/cwt	112.50–115.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	436	125.07/cwt	120.00–127.50	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	679	105.65/cwt	104.00–107.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	110.82/cwt	109.00–112.50	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	115.08/cwt	113.00–117.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	116.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	601	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	139.47/cwt	139.00–140.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	101.51/cwt	101.00–102.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	106.18/cwt	105.00–107.50	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	123.47/cwt	122.50–125.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	108.60/cwt	107.50–110.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	118.69/cwt	117.50–120.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.60/cwt	114.00–117.50	553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	111.65/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	223	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.74/cwt	109.00–112.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.74/cwt	137.50–138.00	434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.71/cwt	111.00–116.00	714	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	120.45/cwt	117.50–123.00	637	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	125.69/cwt	123.00–129.00	583	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.29/cwt	115.00–119.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	131.63/cwt	129.00–133.00	574	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	734	102.78/cwt	102.00–105.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	144.65/cwt	141.00–148.00	492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	117.81/cwt	117.00–119.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	136.22/cwt	135.00–137.50	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	155.52/cwt	152.50–158.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	113.68/cwt	113.00–115.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.77/cwt	142.50–147.50	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	159.02/cwt	158.00–160.00	429	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	40.64/cwt	40.00–44.00	393	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	51.77/cwt	50.00–55.00	613	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	58.07/cwt	56.00–60.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	76.66/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,459	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	787	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	528.75/cwt	470.00–570.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	612.50/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	490.00/cwt	420.00–525.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	711.67/cwt	700.00–720.00	—	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	127.06/cwt	127.00–127.50	541	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	486	124.41/cwt	122.50–125.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	130.89/cwt	130.00–132.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	138.32/cwt	137.00–140.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	860	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.93/cwt	127.50–130.00	607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	743	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	122.91/cwt	122.00–123.00	686	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.46/cwt	131.00–137.50	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	138.32/cwt	137.50–140.00	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	147.81/cwt	146.00–150.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.15/cwt	132.00–134.00	704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	135.18/cwt	134.00–137.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.74/cwt	138.00–142.00	584	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	118.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	869	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	122.81/cwt	120.00–125.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	118.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	584	103.73/cwt	100.00–105.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	109.99/cwt	107.50–112.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.42/cwt	120.00–123.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	622	99.35/cwt	98.00–100.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	106.77/cwt	106.00–107.50	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	127.54/cwt	125.00–130.00	370	2

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 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 297Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 144Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	132.50–134.00	133.00
3	—	625	108.00–110.00	109.00
4	—	529	112.50–115.00	114.15
5	—	436	120.00–127.50	125.07
6	—	679	104.00–107.00	105.65
7	—	478	115.00–120.00	118.32
2	—	585	109.00–112.50	110.74
2	—	315	137.50–138.00	137.74
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	628	111.00–116.00	113.71
14	—	529	117.50–123.00	120.45
14	—	464	123.00–129.00	125.69
13	—	575	115.00–119.00	117.29
7	—	436	129.00–133.00	131.63
5	—	734	102.00–105.00	102.78
4	—	665	109.00–111.00	109.99
4	—	381	135.00–140.00	137.17
3	—	340	141.00–148.00	144.65
1	—	890	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	117.00–119.00	117.81
5	—	565	120.00–123.00	121.02
5	—	431	135.00–137.50	136.22
5	—	332	152.50–158.00	155.52
3	—	710	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	662	113.00–115.00	113.68
3	—	523	128.00–131.00	129.67
3	—	377	142.50–147.50	145.77
2	—	760	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	270	158.00–160.00	159.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	92.50	92.50
5	—	633	109.00–112.50	110.82
7	—	589	113.00–117.50	115.08
9	—	516	115.00–119.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	139.00–140.00	139.47
2	—	665	101.00–102.00	101.51
3	—	613	105.00–107.50	106.18
3	—	720	98.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	371	122.50–125.00	123.47
5	—	563	107.50–110.00	108.60
7	—	434	117.50–120.00	118.69
8	—	478	114.00–117.50	115.60
8	—	526	110.00–114.00	111.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
1	—	745	94.00	94.00
2	—	223	135.00–137.50	136.29
11	—	371	115.00–120.00	118.19
6	—	429	111.00–115.00	113.04
4	—	584	100.00–105.00	103.73
4	—	488	107.50–112.50	109.99
4	—	318	120.00–123.00	121.42
3	—	622	98.00–100.00	99.35
2	—	530	106.00–107.50	106.77
2	—	290	125.00–130.00	127.54
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	127.00–127.50	127.06
4	—	486	122.50–125.00	124.41
3	—	575	115.00–117.00	115.66
3	—	368	130.00–132.50	130.89
3	—	315	137.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	860	97.50	97.50
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	127.50–130.00	128.93
12	—	623	115.00–121.00	119.34
12	—	558	122.00–123.00	122.91
5	—	425	131.00–137.50	135.46
3	—	362	137.50–140.00	138.32
3	—	327	146.00–150.00	147.81
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	132.00–134.00	133.15
11	—	489	134.00–137.00	135.18
8	—	421	138.00–142.00	138.74
7	—	734	118.00–121.00	118.42
6	—	656	120.00–125.00	122.81
5	—	624	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	853	114.00	114.00
3	—	365	155.00–156.00	155.33
2	—	570	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	210	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	966	40.00–44.00	40.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	50.00–55.00	51.77
2	—	1,295	56.00–60.00	58.07
2	—	1,025	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	74.00–78.00	76.66
1	—	1,210	65.00	65.00

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	4	—	—	470.00–570.00	528.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–675.00	612.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	420.00–525.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–900.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–720.00	711.67

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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