Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.80/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$118.80

166 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$13.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	125.42	548	53
Medium and Large 2	451	118.40	534	69
Medium and Large 3	448	111.45	500	44

One grade step is worth $13.96/cwt here — about $48 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 sale166 hd

118.80

—

AL average16 barns · 2,197 hd

115.09

+3.70

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	1,666	72.19	1,203	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	46.69	545	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	39.85	392	9thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	165.90/cwt	165.00–167.50	528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.59/cwt	141.00–144.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.60/cwt	146.00–155.00	646	31
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	442	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	160.82/cwt	158.00–162.50	618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.51/cwt	137.00–139.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	182.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	109.62/cwt	107.00–110.00	674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	133.32/cwt	132.50–136.00	425	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	122.81/cwt	121.00–124.00	591	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	130.21/cwt	130.00–132.00	492	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	582	113.65/cwt	113.00–115.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	98.99/cwt	97.00–100.00	701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	108.08/cwt	107.50–110.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	143.24/cwt	142.50–144.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	165.14/cwt	162.50–167.50	446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.10/cwt	139.00–140.50	743	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	158.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	533	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	426.67/cwt	365.00–485.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.76/cwt	137.50–138.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	128.48/cwt	127.50–130.00	678	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.34/cwt	104.00–107.00	716	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	579	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	66.57/cwt	65.00–68.00	992	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	107.14/cwt	105.00–109.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.81/cwt	112.00–117.50	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	128.06/cwt	125.00–132.50	621	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	126.37/cwt	125.00–127.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	134.15/cwt	132.50–135.00	514	3
Bulls	—	—	1,697	73.33/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	97.00/cwt	96.00–98.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	283	160.79/cwt	160.00–162.50	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	108.50/cwt	107.50–110.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	317	138.50/cwt	137.50–140.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	143.41/cwt	142.50–146.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	556	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	639	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.41/cwt	112.50–117.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	114.13/cwt	111.00–116.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	121.87/cwt	120.00–123.00	418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	128.29/cwt	126.00–131.00	431	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	119.82/cwt	116.00–123.00	506	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	435	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	282	129.09/cwt	127.50–130.00	364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.21/cwt	109.00–112.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	101.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.96/cwt	134.00–140.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	109.07/cwt	107.50–110.00	513	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	49.89/cwt	48.00–52.00	653	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	43.27/cwt	42.00–45.00	467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	36.16/cwt	34.00–38.00	369	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	42.81/cwt	42.00–45.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	100.36/cwt	98.00–102.50	580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	122.35/cwt	120.00–125.00	475	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.63/cwt	132.50–138.00	575	5

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 522Last week 459Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 21Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	165.00–167.50	165.90
15	—	470	141.00–144.00	143.59
31	—	429	146.00–155.00	150.60
4	—	276	170.00–175.00	172.44
4	—	384	158.00–162.50	160.82
4	—	579	137.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	233	180.00–185.00	182.42
11	—	530	139.00–140.50	140.10
2	—	605	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	145.00–150.00	147.66
4	—	440	142.50–144.00	143.24
3	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.67
2	—	580	120.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	136.02
2	—	270	162.50–167.50	165.14
4	—	336	155.00–160.00	158.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	132.00–134.00	133.02
4	—	310	140.00–145.00	142.46
4	—	525	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	582	113.00–115.00	113.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	107.00–110.00	109.62
9	—	319	132.50–136.00	133.32
16	—	481	121.00–124.00	122.81
18	—	378	130.00–132.00	130.21
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	104.00–105.00	104.66
3	—	708	97.00–100.00	98.99
4	—	243	140.00–145.00	142.50
4	—	570	105.00–107.00	106.01
5	—	528	107.50–110.00	108.08
7	—	477	111.00–116.00	114.13
10	—	336	126.00–131.00	128.29
10	—	422	116.00–123.00	119.82
2	—	795	95.00	95.00
4	—	689	100.00–102.00	101.51
5	—	270	134.00–140.00	135.96
12	—	388	120.00–125.00	122.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	120.00–123.00	121.87
4	—	380	114.00–115.00	114.48
5	—	282	127.50–130.00	129.09
2	—	608	95.00–97.00	96.00
5	—	435	109.00–112.00	110.21
5	—	528	104.00–106.00	104.99
6	—	470	107.50–110.00	109.07
9	—	578	98.00–102.50	100.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	380	150.00–155.00	152.00
4	—	480	137.50–138.00	137.76
4	—	285	167.50–170.00	168.71
3	—	718	105.00–107.00	105.66
3	—	562	120.00–122.00	121.01
3	—	528	127.50–130.00	128.48
9	—	435	142.50–146.00	143.41
9	—	342	160.00–165.00	162.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	104.00–107.00	105.34
11	—	485	125.00–132.50	128.06
3	—	283	160.00–162.50	160.79
5	—	635	107.50–110.00	108.50
7	—	578	112.50–117.00	114.41
7	—	541	120.00–125.00	122.13
4	—	378	142.00–145.00	143.55
5	—	317	145.00–152.00	148.41
5	—	424	132.50–138.00	135.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	120.00–122.50	121.23
3	—	578	105.00–109.00	107.14
3	—	530	112.00–117.50	114.81
3	—	432	125.00–127.00	126.37
3	—	383	132.50–135.00	134.15
2	—	745	95.00	95.00
2	—	685	96.00–98.00	97.00
3	—	317	137.50–140.00	138.50
2	—	625	102.00–102.50	102.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
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	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	365.00–485.00	426.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	65.00–68.00	66.57
1	—	1,925	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,697	72.00–74.00	73.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,308	48.00–52.00	49.89
4	—	1,080	42.00–45.00	43.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	34.00–38.00	36.16
5	—	955	42.00–45.00	42.81

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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