Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 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 $120.50/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$120.50

60 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$548

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$7.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	121.83	568	30
Medium and Large 2	446	119.95	535	26
Medium and Large 3	420	114.04	479	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.79/cwt here — about $89 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 sale60 hd

120.50

—

AL average12 barns · 1,209 hd

117.35

+3.15

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	1,585	86.43	1,370	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	62.81	964	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	60.51	717	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	49.30	490	14

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	121.12/cwt	119.00–122.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	132.71/cwt	131.00–134.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.50	370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	123.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	120.42/cwt	119.00–123.00	576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	130.21/cwt	128.00–132.50	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	136.60/cwt	135.00–140.00	362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	147.61/cwt	145.00–150.00	347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.04/cwt	130.00–135.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	114.33/cwt	114.00–115.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.93/cwt	150.00–152.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	128.85/cwt	127.00–131.00	679	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	143.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	149.01/cwt	147.50–152.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	139.54/cwt	138.00–141.00	579	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	51.61/cwt	49.00–54.00	527	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	45.14/cwt	44.00–48.00	427	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	67.26/cwt	65.00–69.00	965	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	60.05/cwt	59.00–61.00	948	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	62.41/cwt	60.00–65.00	758	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	57.16/cwt	55.00–59.50	650	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	66.83/cwt	66.00–68.00	845	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	88.50/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,597	4
Bulls	—	—	1,208	75.52/cwt	75.00–76.00	912	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	543.00/cwt	510.00–565.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	653.13/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	779.55/cwt	700.00–850.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	796.74/cwt	725.00–850.00	—	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	693.18/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	874.29/cwt	810.00–975.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	825.38/cwt	700.00–885.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	723.33/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.25/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	—	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	112.01/cwt	111.00–113.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.98/cwt	134.00–136.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	125.28/cwt	124.50–127.00	769	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.73/cwt	139.00–142.00	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	152.50/cwt	150.00–156.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.97/cwt	133.00–137.00	699	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 341Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 39Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 62Year ago 259

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
16	—	614	124.50–127.00	125.28
4	—	470	139.00–142.00	140.73
4	—	321	150.00–156.00	152.50
2	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	518	133.00–137.00	134.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	111.00–113.00	112.01
2	—	465	134.00–136.00	134.98
2	—	275	150.00–155.00	152.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	108.00–110.00	109.02
2	—	375	118.00–120.00	119.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	119.00–122.00	121.12
4	—	470	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	630	102.00	102.00
3	—	325	131.00–134.00	132.71
3	—	272	135.00–137.50	136.17
2	—	543	114.00	114.00
2	—	373	122.00–125.00	123.57
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	478	119.00–123.00	120.42
5	—	386	128.00–132.50	130.21
2	—	568	112.00–114.00	113.00
2	—	445	124.00–125.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	135.00–140.00	136.60
2	—	570	105.00–107.00	105.99
2	—	470	114.00–118.00	116.02
2	—	235	145.00–150.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	524	131.00	131.00
4	—	435	130.00–135.00	133.04
3	—	595	114.00–115.00	114.33
3	—	463	125.00–130.00	126.73
2	—	380	139.00–140.00	139.50
2	—	275	150.00–152.00	150.93
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	527	127.00–131.00	128.85
3	—	368	142.50–145.00	143.39
3	—	342	147.50–152.00	149.01
2	—	610	117.00–118.00	117.50
2	—	475	132.00–133.00	132.51
2	—	415	138.00–141.00	139.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,021	49.00–54.00	51.61
5	—	945	44.00–48.00	45.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	65.00–69.00	67.26
2	—	1,578	59.00–61.00	60.05
1	—	1,750	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,214	60.00–65.00	62.41
24	—	1,138	55.00–59.50	57.16
4	—	1,265	66.00–68.00	66.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	86.00–91.00	88.50
2	—	1,208	75.00–76.00	75.52
1	—	1,460	100.00	100.00

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	5	—	—	510.00–565.00	543.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	600.00–675.00	653.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–850.00	779.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	725.00–850.00	796.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	900.00–950.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	650.00–725.00	693.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	810.00–975.00	874.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	700.00–885.00	825.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	600.00–800.00	723.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	925.00–1,200.00	1,030.25

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle