Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.64/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$119.64

78 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$10.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.88

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	121.95	615	49
Medium and Large 3	351	119.82	420	14thin
Medium and Large 2	520	111.90	582	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.05/cwt here — about $33 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 sale78 hd

119.64

—

AL average11 barns · 813 hd

120.52

−0.88

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	1,603	79.00	1,266	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,085	72.00	1,501	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	65.31	774	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	49.51	442	9thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	117.71/cwt	117.00–119.00	446	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	121.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	116.87/cwt	115.00–117.50	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	92.01/cwt	90.00–94.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	119.75/cwt	117.50–122.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	51.57/cwt	49.00–54.00	480	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	45.39/cwt	44.00–47.00	371	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,085	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,501	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	60.20/cwt	58.00–63.00	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	70.42/cwt	68.00–72.50	796	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	552.50/cwt	550.00–555.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	825.00–835.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	136.28/cwt	135.00–137.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	120.13/cwt	117.50–120.50	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	122.91/cwt	122.00–124.00	584	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	114.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	133.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	520	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	119.51/cwt	116.00–121.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	118.72/cwt	117.50–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	123.78/cwt	122.50–125.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	124.33/cwt	123.00–125.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	104.02/cwt	103.00–105.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.28/cwt	140.00–142.50	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 288Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 24Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 124Year ago 211

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
1	—	745	98.00	98.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
3	—	462	123.00–125.00	124.33
2	—	683	103.00–105.00	104.02
2	—	568	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	528	118.00–119.00	118.52
2	—	385	140.00–142.50	141.28
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	125.00–130.00	127.50
3	—	377	150.00–152.50	150.84
2	—	640	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	465	117.50–120.00	118.72
2	—	415	122.50–125.00	123.78
2	—	385	127.50–130.00	128.78
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	137.50	137.50
8	—	636	117.50–120.50	120.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	116.00–118.00	117.34
2	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	135.00–137.50	136.28
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	117.00–119.00	117.71
3	—	315	120.00–125.00	121.72
3	—	235	130.00	130.00
1	—	595	99.00	99.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	115.00	115.00
1	—	265	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	115.00–117.50	116.87
3	—	620	102.00–104.00	103.33
2	—	688	90.00–94.00	92.01
2	—	558	109.00–111.00	110.00
2	—	445	117.50–122.00	119.75
1	—	390	127.50	127.50
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	122.00–124.00	122.91
9	—	579	114.00–117.00	114.54
5	—	389	132.00–137.00	133.55
4	—	544	116.00–121.00	119.51
2	—	438	130.00–131.00	130.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	931	49.00–54.00	51.57
3	—	817	44.00–47.00	45.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,085	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	58.00–63.00	60.20
2	—	1,130	68.00–72.50	70.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,500	70.00	70.00

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	2	—	—	550.00–555.00	552.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	825.00–835.00	830.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle