Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.88/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$131.88

103 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	440	133.43	588	45
Medium and Large 1	542	130.80	708	41
Medium and Large 3	403	130.37	525	17thin

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about $63 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

131.88

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−1.89

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	—	Average	1,633	74.91	1,223	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	60.95	708	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	54.00	818	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	40.52	403	8thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	618	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	157.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	145.88/cwt	145.00–147.50	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.73/cwt	124.00–127.50	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.73/cwt	132.50–135.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	144.30/cwt	143.00–145.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	153.52/cwt	152.50–155.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.65/cwt	135.00–137.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.01/cwt	122.50–126.00	655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	145.89/cwt	144.00–147.50	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.65/cwt	158.00–160.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	143.95/cwt	142.00–145.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	166.22/cwt	165.00–167.50	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.09/cwt	162.50–165.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.68/cwt	130.00–133.00	814	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	174.04/cwt	172.50–176.00	658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.30/cwt	165.00–171.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	151.79/cwt	147.00–154.00	798	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	566.67/cwt	500.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	442.50/cwt	435.00–450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	733.33/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	636.67/cwt	575.00–680.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.00/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	—	30
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	447.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	336	173.67/cwt	172.50–176.00	584	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	159.41/cwt	158.00–161.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.11/cwt	145.00–148.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	181.58/cwt	180.00–183.00	508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,255.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,300.00	—	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	163.31/cwt	162.50–165.00	552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,633	74.91/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,223	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	128.75/cwt	127.50–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.53/cwt	132.00–135.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	134.37/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	167.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	639	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	156.17/cwt	155.00–157.50	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	140.22/cwt	138.00–142.50	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	155.17/cwt	154.00–157.00	605	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	64.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.50	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	168.96/cwt	168.00–170.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	111.66/cwt	109.00–114.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.65/cwt	140.00–142.50	577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	58.25/cwt	57.00–60.00	690	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	42.58/cwt	40.00–45.00	425	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	37.08/cwt	35.00–38.00	368	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.75/cwt	147.50–150.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	157.75/cwt	157.50–158.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	127.40/cwt	124.00–128.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	118.59/cwt	117.00–120.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	131.07/cwt	127.50–133.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	134.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	566	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	143.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	140.76/cwt	140.00–142.00	445	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	114.74/cwt	112.50–117.50	597	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	127.49/cwt	126.00–129.00	617	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 →

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Tue Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	114.00–116.00	115.00
2	—	218	155.00–160.00	157.64
7	—	528	122.50–126.00	124.01
7	—	325	144.00–147.50	145.89
5	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.00
10	—	421	130.00–137.50	134.51
7	—	364	140.00–145.00	143.53
4	—	484	126.00–129.00	127.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	145.00–147.50	145.88
2	—	430	124.00–127.50	125.73
2	—	370	132.50–135.00	133.73
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	495	120.00–122.50	121.25
4	—	316	140.00–142.00	140.76
3	—	520	112.50–117.50	114.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	750	117.00	117.00
4	—	500	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	140.00–142.50	140.65
2	—	385	147.50–150.00	148.75
2	—	280	157.50–158.00	157.75
10	—	581	124.00–128.00	127.40
5	—	627	117.00–120.00	118.59
5	—	516	127.50–133.00	131.07
4	—	490	134.00–136.00	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	143.00–145.00	144.30
4	—	468	152.50–155.00	153.52
5	—	373	162.50–165.00	164.09
3	—	618	130.00–133.00	131.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	135.00–137.00	135.65
3	—	468	158.00–160.00	158.65
2	—	575	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	745	122.50	122.50
8	—	378	172.50–176.00	174.04
7	—	414	165.00–171.00	169.30
5	—	526	147.00–154.00	151.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	142.00–145.00	143.95
2	—	470	128.00–130.00	128.97
2	—	230	165.00–167.50	166.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	336	172.50–176.00	173.67
5	—	441	158.00–161.00	159.41
4	—	625	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	530	145.00–148.00	147.11
3	—	575	138.00–140.00	139.31
2	—	280	180.00–183.00	181.58
9	—	381	165.00–170.00	167.70
6	—	485	155.00–157.50	156.17
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	162.50–165.00	163.31
4	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.53
7	—	529	136.00–138.00	137.01
6	—	390	154.00–157.00	155.17
5	—	665	120.00–122.50	121.01
4	—	265	168.00–170.00	168.96
3	—	720	109.00–114.00	111.66
3	—	468	145.00–146.00	145.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	127.50–130.00	128.75
3	—	472	129.00–137.00	134.37
2	—	675	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	630	112.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	390	138.00–142.50	140.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	850.00–1,125.00	965.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,255.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–650.00	566.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	435.00–450.00	442.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	700.00–775.00	733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	850.00–975.00	941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	575.00–680.00	636.67
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	—	—	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	440.00–470.00	447.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	74.00–76.00	74.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,158	62.00–66.00	64.08
1	—	1,090	53.00	53.00
4	—	1,184	57.00–60.00	58.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	40.00–45.00	42.58
3	—	993	35.00–38.00	37.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	54.00	54.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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