Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. There were not enough slaughter bulls for an adequate market test. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.71/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$124.71

190 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$27.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	406	138.24	561	56
Medium and Large 2	473	123.59	584	85
Medium and Large 3	489	111.17	544	49

One grade step is worth $27.07/cwt here — about $17 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 sale190 hd

124.71

—

AL average15 barns · 1,576 hd

116.58

+8.13

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	1,270	58.00	737	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	46.06	725	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	41.52	473	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	31.35	311	13

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	527	106.27/cwt	105.00–107.50	560	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.97/cwt	110.00–116.00	520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	672	92.19/cwt	90.00–94.00	620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	104.00/cwt	102.50–105.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	117.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	132.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	410	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	476.25/cwt	400.00–590.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	696.43/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	596.25/cwt	550.00–675.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	541	110.60/cwt	110.00–114.00	598	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	117.76/cwt	116.00–120.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	267	143.09/cwt	140.00–145.00	382	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.89/cwt	126.00–130.00	619	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	137.54/cwt	136.00–140.00	506	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	519.44/cwt	475.00–575.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	405.00/cwt	350.00–450.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	460	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	98.01/cwt	96.00–99.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.17/cwt	112.50–120.00	608	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	139.14/cwt	137.00–142.00	468	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	128.80/cwt	127.50–130.00	546	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	132.14/cwt	130.00–135.00	477	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	109.86/cwt	108.00–111.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	150.89/cwt	148.00–152.50	401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	103.21/cwt	102.00–104.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	99.03/cwt	97.00–101.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	94.67/cwt	94.00–95.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	222	154.65/cwt	154.00–155.00	343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	150.66/cwt	147.50–155.00	476	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.31/cwt	127.50–137.50	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	141.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	115.15/cwt	114.00–116.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	135.85/cwt	135.00–138.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	276	157.32/cwt	155.00–160.00	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	654	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	31.45/cwt	29.00–34.00	326	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	27.25/cwt	26.00–28.00	258	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	37.07/cwt	36.00–38.00	327	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,688	44.07/cwt	42.00–46.00	744	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	49.04/cwt	48.00–50.00	689	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	42.06/cwt	40.00–45.00	473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	36.02/cwt	34.00–38.00	408	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	46.69/cwt	46.00–48.00	565	3
Bulls	—	—	1,270	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	145.46/cwt	144.00–147.50	455	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	120.19/cwt	119.00–121.00	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	114.33/cwt	114.00–119.00	784	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.38/cwt	127.00–130.00	717	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.65/cwt	130.00–131.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.14/cwt	139.00–142.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	108.20/cwt	108.00–109.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	153.39/cwt	152.50–155.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	133.66/cwt	133.00–135.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	101.22/cwt	99.00–104.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	116.81/cwt	115.00–120.00	378	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	103.84/cwt	102.50–106.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	113.93/cwt	110.00–123.00	433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	266	121.16/cwt	120.00–124.00	322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	100.26/cwt	97.00–101.00	631	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	106.18/cwt	105.50–108.00	572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	113.80/cwt	112.00–115.00	477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	125.00/cwt	122.50–127.50	391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	103.62/cwt	102.00–106.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	117.11/cwt	116.00–118.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	109.98/cwt	109.00–111.00	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	102.57/cwt	102.00–104.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	124.64/cwt	124.00–127.00	451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	547	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	104.98/cwt	104.00–106.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	101.67/cwt	101.00–102.00	717	3

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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 741Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	105.00–107.50	106.27
8	—	460	110.00–116.00	112.97
6	—	672	90.00–94.00	92.19
6	—	558	102.50–105.00	104.00
6	—	418	115.00–120.00	117.65
6	—	310	130.00–135.00	132.31
5	—	373	120.00–127.00	123.29
3	—	643	96.00–99.00	98.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.91
13	—	523	112.50–120.00	116.17
10	—	336	137.00–142.00	139.14
9	—	424	127.50–130.00	128.80
9	—	361	130.00–135.00	132.14
8	—	582	108.00–111.00	109.86
6	—	266	148.00–152.50	150.89
5	—	687	102.00–104.00	103.21
4	—	725	97.00–101.00	99.03
3	—	778	94.00–95.00	94.67
3	—	222	154.00–155.00	154.65
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	316	147.50–155.00	150.66
11	—	472	127.50–137.50	130.31
9	—	377	140.00–145.00	141.57
7	—	566	114.00–116.00	115.15
7	—	409	135.00–138.00	135.85
7	—	276	155.00–160.00	157.32
3	—	533	122.00–124.00	122.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	541	110.00–114.00	110.60
7	—	464	116.00–120.00	117.76
5	—	267	140.00–145.00	143.09
4	—	438	124.00–126.00	125.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	480	126.00–130.00	128.89
8	—	368	136.00–140.00	137.54
7	—	313	144.00–147.50	145.46
5	—	569	119.00–121.00	120.19
3	—	668	110.00–112.00	111.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	686	114.00–119.00	114.33
16	—	563	127.00–130.00	127.38
6	—	515	130.00–131.00	130.65
6	—	424	139.00–142.00	140.14
5	—	757	108.00–109.00	108.20
4	—	615	121.00–123.00	121.98
4	—	318	152.50–155.00	153.39
3	—	472	133.00–135.00	133.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	99.00–104.00	101.22
11	—	324	115.00–120.00	116.81
9	—	477	102.50–106.00	103.84
9	—	380	110.00–123.00	113.93
7	—	424	105.00–109.00	106.77
7	—	266	120.00–124.00	121.16
4	—	570	97.00–99.00	98.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	629	97.00–101.00	100.26
19	—	539	105.50–108.00	106.18
10	—	419	112.00–115.00	113.80
9	—	313	122.50–127.50	125.00
8	—	561	102.00–106.00	103.62
6	—	367	116.00–118.00	117.11
4	—	480	109.00–111.00	109.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	681	102.00–104.00	102.57
8	—	362	124.00–127.00	124.64
7	—	476	114.00–116.00	114.98
6	—	623	104.00–106.00	104.98
4	—	535	110.00–112.00	111.00
4	—	428	117.00–120.00	118.00
3	—	705	101.00–102.00	101.67

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	—	—	400.00–590.00	476.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,125.00	983.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	650.00–725.00	696.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	475.00–575.00	519.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	350.00–450.00	405.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–675.00	596.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,036	29.00–34.00	31.45
3	—	945	26.00–28.00	27.25
2	—	883	36.00–38.00	37.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	42.00–46.00	44.07
2	—	1,405	48.00–50.00	49.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,125	40.00–45.00	42.06
4	—	1,134	34.00–38.00	36.02
3	—	1,210	46.00–48.00	46.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	58.00	58.00

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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