Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.66/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$126.66

72 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	135.62	633	24
Medium and Large 2	527	123.03	649	36
Medium and Large 3	488	119.67	584	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $49 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 sale72 hd

126.66

—

AL average13 barns · 1,074 hd

126.89

−0.23

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	85.75	1,413	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	62.00	942	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	59.48	706	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	47.04	392	5thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	48.72/cwt	48.00–50.00	415	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	44.51/cwt	44.00–45.00	358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	66.00/cwt	65.00–67.00	947	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	64.64/cwt	64.00–65.00	838	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	54.31/cwt	54.00–55.00	585	3
Bulls	—	—	1,500	82.49/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	1,870	90.64/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,695	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	491.67/cwt	375.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	815.00/cwt	815.00–815.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	115.24/cwt	114.00–117.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	119.21/cwt	117.00–122.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	124.33/cwt	122.00–126.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	129.54/cwt	128.00–131.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	137.99/cwt	136.00–140.00	473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.28/cwt	124.00–132.00	610	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	96.17/cwt	95.00–102.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	139.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	119.50/cwt	118.00–120.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	116.99/cwt	115.00–118.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.50	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	153.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	798	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	356	116.34/cwt	115.00–120.00	414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	105.49/cwt	104.00–108.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	121.52/cwt	119.00–124.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	112.37/cwt	110.00–115.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.50	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	663.33/cwt	600.00–775.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.26/cwt	735.00–850.00	—	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	978.20/cwt	860.00–1,125.00	—	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	127.26/cwt	126.00–131.00	652	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	139.69/cwt	138.00–142.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	156.26/cwt	154.00–160.00	528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 323Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 35Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 124Last week 41Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	168.00	168.00
8	—	512	126.00–131.00	127.26
4	—	379	145.00–150.00	147.00
3	—	428	138.00–142.00	139.69
3	—	338	154.00–160.00	156.26
2	—	610	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	565	121.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	110.00–111.00	110.67
3	—	425	120.00	120.00
2	—	695	100.00	100.00
2	—	343	136.00–140.00	137.99
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	483	124.00–132.00	126.28
6	—	793	95.00–102.00	96.17
6	—	389	135.00–143.00	139.32
4	—	505	118.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	588	115.00–118.00	116.99
2	—	713	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	325	148.00–152.50	150.39
2	—	255	152.50–155.00	153.75
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	535	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	625	118.00	118.00
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	798	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	150.00–154.00	152.05
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
1	—	525	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	710	108.50	108.50
4	—	569	114.00–117.00	115.24
4	—	530	117.00–122.00	119.21
3	—	463	122.00–126.00	124.33
2	—	415	128.00–131.00	129.54
2	—	340	136.00–138.00	137.01
1	—	820	99.00	99.00
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	115.00–120.00	116.34
4	—	530	104.00–108.00	105.49
3	—	318	120.00–122.00	120.68
2	—	575	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	119.00–124.00	121.52
3	—	532	110.00–115.00	112.37
2	—	470	118.00–119.00	118.51
2	—	385	125.00–127.00	126.01
2	—	308	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	265	135.00–137.50	136.20
2	—	210	145.00	145.00
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	595	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	48.00–50.00	48.72
2	—	805	44.00–45.00	44.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	65.00–67.00	66.00
1	—	1,690	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	64.00–65.00	64.64
3	—	1,078	54.00–55.00	54.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	80.00–84.00	82.49
2	—	1,870	88.00–93.00	90.64

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	3	—	—	375.00–550.00	491.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	815.00	815.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–775.00	663.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	50	—	—	860.00–1,125.00	978.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	650.00–725.00	687.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	38	—	—	735.00–850.00	800.26

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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How this sale compares

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