Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared too week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.80/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$105.80

119 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$108

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$2.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	413	107.56	444	26
Medium and Large 1	524	105.31	552	93

One grade step is worth $2.25/cwt here — about −$108 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 sale119 hd

105.80

—

AL average13 barns · 1,214 hd

110.69

−4.89

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	1,552	67.33	1,045	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	51.45	624	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,218	49.09	598	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	42.72	434	19

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	—	265	120.09/cwt	115.00–125.00	318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	125.93/cwt	118.50–130.00	409	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	518	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	103.18/cwt	101.00–105.00	589	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	116.62/cwt	114.00–120.00	437	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	98.52/cwt	95.00–101.00	604	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	106.85/cwt	105.00–108.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	87.09/cwt	84.00–88.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	110.46/cwt	107.50–114.00	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	103.90/cwt	102.00–109.00	550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	92.13/cwt	86.00–94.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	126.92/cwt	125.00–127.50	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	83.48/cwt	80.00–87.00	568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	94.23/cwt	89.00–97.00	638	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	97.50/cwt	94.00–100.00	609	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	311	145.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	452	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	104.07/cwt	100.00–108.00	590	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	123.86/cwt	122.00–126.00	572	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	125.64/cwt	120.00–130.00	525	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	133.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	111.02/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	81.98/cwt	80.00–83.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	79.99/cwt	79.00–81.00	664	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	44.76/cwt	42.00–48.00	431	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	39.91/cwt	38.00–41.00	435	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	48.80/cwt	47.00–52.00	593	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	861	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	995	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	438	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	51.67/cwt	50.00–55.00	619	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	995	2
Bulls	—	—	1,545	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,143	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	—	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	705.56/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	—	562.50/cwt	525.00–600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	750.00–850.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	96.20/cwt	95.00–98.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	103.51/cwt	102.50–105.00	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	108.76/cwt	107.00–110.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	480	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 →

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Tue Sep 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 507Last week 352Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 269Year ago 0

Compared too week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder classes 2.00-5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs steady,

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	115.00–125.00	120.09
3	—	325	118.50–130.00	125.93
5	—	535	95.00–98.00	96.20
5	—	434	102.50–105.00	103.51
5	—	383	107.00–110.00	108.76
4	—	485	98.00–100.00	99.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	109.00–110.00	109.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	101.00–105.00	103.18
14	—	375	114.00–120.00	116.62
11	—	613	95.00–101.00	98.52
11	—	464	105.00–108.00	106.85
9	—	705	84.00–88.00	87.09
9	—	428	107.50–114.00	110.46
8	—	529	102.00–109.00	103.90
6	—	673	86.00–94.00	92.13
4	—	323	125.00–127.50	126.92
2	—	900	96.00	96.00
2	—	255	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	680	80.00–87.00	83.48
2	—	565	98.00	98.00
2	—	520	98.00–100.00	99.00
2	—	490	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	89.00–97.00	94.23
15	—	625	94.00–100.00	97.50
11	—	311	140.00–150.00	145.37
8	—	567	100.00–108.00	104.07
8	—	462	122.00–126.00	123.86
8	—	418	120.00–130.00	125.64
6	—	378	130.00–140.00	133.22
5	—	513	105.00–115.00	111.02
3	—	727	80.00–83.00	81.98
2	—	830	79.00–81.00	79.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	495	126.00	126.00
7	—	579	119.00	119.00
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	963	42.00–48.00	44.76
8	—	1,091	38.00–41.00	39.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,215	47.00–52.00	48.80
1	—	1,485	58.00	58.00
1	—	995	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,198	50.00–55.00	51.67
1	—	1,460	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,545	74.00	74.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–750.00	705.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–600.00	562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle