Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.54/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.54

66 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$10.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	441	132.90	586	57
Medium and Large 2	441	122.89	541	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $45 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 sale66 hd

131.54

—

AL average12 barns · 1,031 hd

122.68

+8.86

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	1,250	73.00	913	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	47.78	549	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	46.34	611	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	41.01	414	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	41.88/cwt	38.00–45.00	408	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	36.64/cwt	35.00–38.00	435	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	45.54/cwt	42.00–48.00	602	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	47.78/cwt	45.00–54.00	549	7
Bulls	—	—	1,250	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	913	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	447.50/cwt	375.00–520.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	575.00–675.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	735.00/cwt	625.00–875.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	706.25/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	956.25/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	146.66/cwt	145.00–147.50	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	145.65/cwt	142.50–152.00	690	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.58/cwt	140.00–145.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	158.98/cwt	158.00–160.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	139.10/cwt	130.00–142.50	449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	159.20/cwt	157.50–160.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	141.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.53/cwt	145.00–152.50	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	133.60/cwt	131.00–136.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.03/cwt	152.50–157.50	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	151.74/cwt	150.00–152.50	498	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	143.41/cwt	137.50–147.50	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.74/cwt	127.00–135.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	136.89/cwt	130.00–140.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	108.59/cwt	105.00–113.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	119.18/cwt	115.00–127.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	99.74/cwt	98.00–103.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	145.05/cwt	140.00–148.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.32/cwt	145.00–150.00	486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1

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 Mar 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to week ago: No trend, sale not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	974	38.00–45.00	41.88
2	—	1,188	35.00–38.00	36.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,323	42.00–48.00	45.54
1	—	1,220	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,148	45.00–54.00	47.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	73.00	73.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	375.00–520.00	447.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–675.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	225.00–230.00	228.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	625.00–875.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–750.00	706.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	956.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	145.00–147.50	146.66
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	142.50–152.00	145.65
6	—	418	150.00–157.00	154.06
5	—	327	155.00–160.00	157.50
4	—	575	140.00–145.00	142.58
3	—	382	158.00–160.00	158.98
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	265	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	130.00–142.50	139.10
1	—	850	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	91.00	91.00
1	—	515	107.00	107.00
1	—	355	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	328	150.00–152.50	151.74
11	—	374	137.50–147.50	143.41
10	—	472	127.00–135.00	130.74
8	—	429	130.00–140.00	136.89
7	—	565	105.00–113.00	108.59
6	—	523	115.00–127.00	119.18
3	—	613	98.00–103.00	99.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	157.50–160.00	159.20
2	—	635	117.50	117.50
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
10	—	465	135.00–145.00	141.12
8	—	431	145.00–152.50	146.53
5	—	544	131.00–136.00	133.60
5	—	360	152.50–157.50	155.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
5	—	363	140.00–148.00	145.05
3	—	328	145.00–150.00	148.32
1	—	755	89.00	89.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	94.00	94.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle