Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.51/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$107.51

42 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$27.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	108.52	658	34
Medium and Large 2	525	106.39	559	7thin
Medium and Large 3	615	81.00	498	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.52/cwt here — about $160 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 sale42 hd

107.51

—

AL average7 barns · 309 hd

114.54

−7.03

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	74.32	1,225	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	60.15	900	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	52.25	611	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	44.16	419	13

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	102.68/cwt	101.00–103.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.79/cwt	126.00–128.00	730	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	39.53/cwt	39.00–40.00	399	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	45.00/cwt	44.00–48.00	422	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	64.61/cwt	64.00–65.00	887	2
Bulls	—	—	1,786	79.18/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,414	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	57.53/cwt	57.00–58.00	721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	52.16/cwt	50.00–56.00	610	24
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	225.71/cwt	185.00–280.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	500.00–775.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	817.86/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	729.17/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,194.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,007.08/cwt	850.00–1,225.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	775.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	415.43/cwt	340.00–500.00	—	23
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	693.75/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	85.01/cwt	84.00–86.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	110.07/cwt	105.00–111.00	638	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.81/cwt	111.00–114.00	757	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	129.49/cwt	128.00–132.50	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	58.69/cwt	56.00–60.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	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 Apr 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 308Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Feeder classes 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
6	—	784	101.00–103.00	102.68
10	—	571	126.00–128.00	127.79
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
16	—	665	111.00–114.00	113.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
9	—	715	98.00	98.00
16	—	580	105.00–111.00	110.07
1	—	765	87.00	87.00
3	—	443	128.00–132.50	129.49
3	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	84.00–86.00	85.01
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
2	—	475	105.00–111.00	108.09
2	—	380	125.00–127.50	126.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	39.00–40.00	39.53
11	—	938	44.00–48.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	48.00	48.00
2	—	1,253	57.00–58.00	57.53
24	—	1,170	50.00–56.00	52.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	66.00	66.00
4	—	1,513	56.00–60.00	58.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	64.00–65.00	64.61
4	—	1,786	75.00–82.00	79.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	185.00–280.00	225.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	500.00–775.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	750.00–925.00	817.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	675.00–850.00	729.17
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	—	340.00–500.00	415.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	500.00–700.00	587.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,194.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	850.00–1,225.00	1,007.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	775.00–875.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	600.00–750.00	693.75

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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