Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, with few instances of 8.00 to 11.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.02/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$127.02

103 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.98

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	431	132.50	571	35
Medium and Large 2	455	126.38	575	50
Medium and Large 3	444	118.13	525	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $46 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 sale103 hd

127.02

—

AL average9 barns · 1,005 hd

128.00

−0.98

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	1,800	74.22	1,336	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	48.98	583	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	45.00	659	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	983	41.16	405	19

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	584	115.02/cwt	112.50–117.50	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	109.82/cwt	107.00–112.50	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	98.75/cwt	97.50–100.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	153.95/cwt	153.00–155.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	153.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	137.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	137.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	145.85/cwt	145.00–147.50	391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.59/cwt	147.50–157.50	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.99/cwt	162.00–172.00	630	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.26/cwt	172.50–180.00	573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.04/cwt	160.00–162.50	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	128.50/cwt	123.00–135.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	145.62/cwt	144.00–148.00	556	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	743.75/cwt	725.00–750.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	161.26/cwt	160.00–164.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.49/cwt	129.00–132.00	665	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	428.33/cwt	360.00–500.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	530.83/cwt	500.00–585.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	625.00–675.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	638.64/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	168.16/cwt	165.00–170.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	174.42/cwt	170.00–177.50	586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	180.70/cwt	180.00–184.00	533	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.27/cwt	147.50–155.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.51/cwt	155.00–157.50	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	144.80/cwt	142.50–147.00	746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	122.98/cwt	119.00–127.50	451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	117.77/cwt	116.00–120.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.49/cwt	118.00–122.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	131.66/cwt	130.00–133.00	498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.80/cwt	135.00–142.50	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	134.02/cwt	132.50–135.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	103.00/cwt	101.00–105.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	134.11/cwt	132.50–135.00	359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	54.25/cwt	54.00–55.00	669	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	44.07/cwt	42.00–45.00	517	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	49.51/cwt	47.00–52.00	589	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	109.66/cwt	108.00–111.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.12/cwt	124.00–128.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	127.51/cwt	127.00–129.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	164.97/cwt	164.00–166.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	158.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	608	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	371	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	43.01/cwt	42.00–46.00	425	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	143.92/cwt	140.00–147.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	134.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	122.50/cwt	121.00–124.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	118.74/cwt	117.50–120.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.47/cwt	111.00–114.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	142.64/cwt	142.00–144.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	583	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,832	75.62/cwt	75.00–76.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	149.53/cwt	147.50–152.50	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	720	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	165.95/cwt	165.00–167.00	378	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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 341Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	112.50–117.50	115.02
3	—	622	107.00–112.50	109.82
2	—	768	97.50–100.00	98.75
2	—	678	105.00–106.00	105.50
6	—	341	135.00–140.00	137.93
6	—	268	145.00–147.50	145.85
6	—	473	123.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	523	118.00–122.00	120.49
7	—	378	130.00–133.00	131.66
8	—	420	125.00–130.00	128.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	113.00–115.00	114.04
2	—	480	115.00–117.00	115.97
3	—	367	119.00–127.50	122.98
4	—	424	116.00–120.00	117.77
2	—	568	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	625	101.00–105.00	103.00
3	—	268	132.50–135.00	134.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	305	142.00–145.00	143.00
8	—	376	135.00–142.50	137.80
9	—	422	132.50–135.00	134.02
3	—	677	108.00–111.00	109.66
4	—	528	124.00–128.00	126.12
5	—	460	127.00–129.00	127.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	153.00–155.00	153.95
5	—	526	123.00–135.00	128.50
3	—	382	144.00–148.00	145.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	150.00–156.00	153.71
3	—	663	115.00–118.00	116.85
3	—	468	135.00–140.00	137.28
3	—	385	160.00–164.00	161.26
2	—	510	129.00–132.00	130.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	147.50–157.50	152.59
7	—	373	162.00–172.00	168.99
7	—	325	172.50–180.00	176.26
5	—	422	160.00–162.50	161.04
3	—	527	140.00–145.00	142.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	165.00–170.00	168.16
10	—	336	170.00–177.50	174.42
10	—	295	180.00–184.00	180.70
8	—	483	147.50–155.00	151.27
7	—	424	155.00–157.50	155.51
3	—	515	142.50–147.00	144.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	164.00–166.00	164.97
4	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.22
5	—	383	155.00–160.00	158.65
2	—	610	117.50–120.00	118.74
2	—	670	111.00–114.00	112.47
3	—	482	142.00–144.00	142.64
6	—	433	147.50–152.50	149.53
7	—	519	137.50–140.00	138.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.92
3	—	418	132.00–138.00	134.98
3	—	520	121.00–124.00	122.50
3	—	583	115.00–117.00	115.99
2	—	228	165.00–167.00	165.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–750.00	743.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	600.00–700.00	638.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–585.00	530.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–675.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–475.00	462.50
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	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	360.00–500.00	428.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	54.00–55.00	54.25
8	—	1,174	42.00–45.00	44.07
34	—	1,189	47.00–52.00	49.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	38.00	38.00
12	—	988	42.00–46.00	43.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,832	75.00–76.00	75.62

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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