Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $158.27/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$158.27

56 head · 394 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$8

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

$12.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	398	163.43	650	30
Medium and Large 3	325	154.28	501	11thin
Medium and Large 2	437	150.89	659	15thin

One grade step is worth $12.54/cwt here — about −$8 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 sale56 hd

158.27

—

AL average12 barns · 855 hd

138.83

+19.44

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	1,648	77.81	1,282	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	61.36	723	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	60.39	883	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	43.67	413	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	343	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.77/cwt	131.00–132.50	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.50	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	128.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.00/cwt	172.00–174.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	154.25/cwt	150.00–157.50	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	92.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	477.50/cwt	455.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	739.29/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	178.55/cwt	177.50–183.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	155.50/cwt	152.50–160.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.25/cwt	142.50–145.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	73.47/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	82.14/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	334	165.69/cwt	164.00–167.50	553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.04/cwt	168.00–172.00	638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.24/cwt	128.00–132.50	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	281	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	166.61/cwt	165.00–167.50	380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	291	176.75/cwt	174.00–178.00	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	172.25/cwt	170.00–174.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	293	169.98/cwt	167.50–172.50	498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	56.39/cwt	54.00–58.00	908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	70.13/cwt	68.00–72.00	842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.95/cwt	158.00–160.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	604	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	60.95/cwt	58.00–64.00	730	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	45.56/cwt	44.00–48.00	454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	302	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	63.06/cwt	62.00–65.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	139.95/cwt	137.00–142.50	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	163.15/cwt	160.00–166.00	475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	148.75/cwt	145.00–152.50	586	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 Feb 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 145Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	343	155.00–160.00	157.50
3	—	427	140.00–145.00	142.44
2	—	480	131.00–132.50	131.77
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
10	—	291	160.00–166.00	163.15
4	—	394	145.00–152.50	148.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
4	—	420	125.00–127.50	125.66
4	—	273	150.00–157.50	154.25
2	—	873	90.00–95.00	92.48
1	—	795	99.00	99.00
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	315	127.50–130.00	128.71
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
3	—	280	137.00–142.50	139.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	334	164.00–167.50	165.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	172.00–174.00	173.00
5	—	331	177.50–183.00	178.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	457	152.50–160.00	155.50
4	—	523	142.50–145.00	143.25
4	—	416	160.00–165.00	163.47
1	—	710	117.50	117.50
3	—	375	168.00–172.00	170.04
7	—	291	174.00–178.00	176.75
6	—	338	170.00–174.00	172.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	145.00–148.00	146.50
2	—	563	128.00–132.50	130.24
1	—	445	157.50	157.50
4	—	293	167.50–172.50	169.98
2	—	375	158.00–160.00	158.95
2	—	313	162.50–165.00	163.76
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	281	155.00–162.50	158.95
3	—	228	165.00–167.50	166.61
1	—	575	117.50	117.50
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	145.00	145.00

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	2	—	—	455.00–500.00	477.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–800.00	739.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	72.00–76.00	73.47
3	—	1,773	80.00–84.00	82.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	54.00–58.00	56.39
3	—	1,363	62.00–65.00	63.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	68.00–72.00	70.13
8	—	1,142	50.00–55.00	52.90
6	—	1,198	58.00–64.00	60.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	44.00–48.00	45.56
1	—	795	38.00	38.00

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

Bulls · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle