Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.43/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$144.43

75 head · 426 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$23.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	427	150.05	641	52
Medium and Large 3	287	140.17	402	9thin
Medium and Large 2	510	126.30	645	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.75/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale75 hd

144.43

—

AL average16 barns · 1,359 hd

135.91

+8.53

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	1,783	82.55	1,472	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	61.36	861	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,059	52.77	559	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	924	44.97	415	11

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	141.79/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	169.09/cwt	167.00–170.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	541	140.01/cwt	138.00–141.00	757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	174.88/cwt	172.50–177.50	491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.51/cwt	152.00–156.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.05/cwt	158.00–162.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.17/cwt	145.00–148.00	767	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	154.96/cwt	154.00–156.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	170.59/cwt	170.00–172.50	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	138.34/cwt	137.50–140.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	178.81/cwt	177.50–180.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	727.78/cwt	650.00–850.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,036.63/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	—	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	182.17/cwt	180.00–185.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	161.81/cwt	157.50–165.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	188.83/cwt	187.50–190.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	154.99/cwt	152.00–158.00	815	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	169.60/cwt	168.00–177.00	734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.70/cwt	160.00–164.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	196.24/cwt	195.00–197.50	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	221	150.66/cwt	148.00–152.50	333	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.02/cwt	146.00–154.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	481	146.28/cwt	145.00–152.50	704	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	319	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	46.13/cwt	44.00–49.00	424	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	39.31/cwt	38.00–40.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	61.36/cwt	60.00–64.00	861	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	53.63/cwt	51.00–56.00	577	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	49.33/cwt	48.00–50.00	492	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,957	87.93/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,721	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,134	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	439.00/cwt	350.00–515.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	743.75/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	766.15/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	878.13/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	657.14/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.78/cwt	157.50–165.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	136.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	756	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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 124Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 201Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls sold 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
10	—	326	157.50–165.00	160.78
6	—	468	134.00–138.00	136.04
5	—	385	150.00–155.00	151.97
2	—	678	111.00–112.00	111.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	221	148.00–152.50	150.66
3	—	273	135.00–140.00	137.64
2	—	438	121.00–125.00	122.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	105.00	105.00
3	—	530	120.00–123.00	121.02
3	—	432	135.00–137.00	135.67
3	—	320	146.00–154.00	150.02
2	—	580	115.00–118.00	116.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	481	145.00–152.50	146.28
4	—	319	170.00	170.00
2	—	360	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00–145.00	141.79
3	—	235	167.00–170.00	169.09
2	—	470	129.00–133.00	130.98
2	—	325	155.00–157.00	156.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	138.00–141.00	140.01
5	—	281	172.50–177.50	174.88
4	—	418	152.00–156.00	154.51
3	—	375	158.00–162.00	160.05
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	145.00–148.00	146.17
4	—	475	154.00–156.00	154.96
4	—	428	160.00–165.00	161.69
4	—	388	170.00–172.50	170.59
3	—	562	137.50–140.00	138.34
2	—	330	177.50–180.00	178.81
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	272	180.00–185.00	182.17
4	—	415	157.50–165.00	161.81
3	—	518	140.00–144.00	142.00
2	—	230	187.50–190.00	188.83
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	526	152.00–158.00	154.99
12	—	433	168.00–177.00	169.60
3	—	478	160.00–164.00	162.70
3	—	380	185.00	185.00
2	—	340	190.00	190.00
2	—	273	195.00–197.50	196.24

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	18	—	—	650.00–850.00	727.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	92	—	—	900.00–1,200.00	1,036.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	350.00–515.00	439.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–800.00	743.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	725.00–825.00	766.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	825.00–925.00	878.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–700.00	657.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	919	44.00–49.00	46.13
3	—	942	38.00–40.00	39.31
2	—	910	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,404	60.00–64.00	61.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,075	51.00–56.00	53.63
10	—	998	48.00–50.00	49.33
2	—	1,145	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,957	86.00–90.00	87.93
2	—	1,523	74.00–75.00	74.48

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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Opp Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle