Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.06/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$119.06

114 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$3.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	121.05	642	50
Medium and Large 3	381	117.79	449	31
Medium and Large 2	485	117.25	568	33

One grade step is worth $3.80/cwt here — about $74 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 sale114 hd

119.06

—

AL average12 barns · 1,383 hd

117.54

+1.52

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	1,832	93.55	1,714	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	63.77	907	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	61.46	711	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	51.13	509	23

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,685	87.73/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,478	5
Bulls	—	—	1,823	101.03/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,842	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	475.56/cwt	345.00–580.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	620.83/cwt	575.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	775.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	695.71/cwt	590.00–760.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–875.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	112.48/cwt	112.00–114.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	143.71/cwt	142.50–145.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	604	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.80/cwt	150.00–160.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.21/cwt	115.00–117.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	267	160.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	430	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	143.21/cwt	140.00–145.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.02/cwt	129.00–131.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.32/cwt	152.50–155.00	488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.54/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	142.46/cwt	139.00–143.00	652	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	126.80/cwt	126.00–130.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	161.00/cwt	160.00–163.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	125.25/cwt	122.50–127.50	402	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	361	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.00	436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	128.41/cwt	127.00–130.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	128.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	474	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	99.78/cwt	98.00–103.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	109.24/cwt	107.00–110.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	114.25/cwt	112.00–118.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	47.30/cwt	46.00–48.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	56.73/cwt	56.00–58.00	578	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	62.71/cwt	62.00–64.00	899	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	62.25/cwt	60.00–65.00	737	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	56.20/cwt	54.00–59.00	616	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	67.65/cwt	66.00–71.00	796	10
Bulls	—	—	1,939	95.58/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,853	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,070.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	—	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.53/cwt	115.00–118.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	138.72/cwt	137.50–140.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	263	148.79/cwt	147.50–150.00	391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.68/cwt	160.00–165.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.73/cwt	132.00–137.00	633	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	51.57/cwt	50.00–54.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	635	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	124.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	119.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.68/cwt	128.00–131.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	108.98/cwt	107.00–111.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	132.59/cwt	130.00–135.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	138.13/cwt	137.50–140.00	443	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	149.36/cwt	148.00–150.00	336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	605	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 Jun 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 260Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 36Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 141Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,685	84.00–90.00	87.73
2	—	1,823	100.00–102.00	101.03
7	—	1,939	94.00–98.00	95.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,024	46.00–48.00	47.30
3	—	1,018	56.00–58.00	56.73
14	—	978	50.00–54.00	51.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	62.00–64.00	62.71
1	—	1,375	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,184	60.00–65.00	62.25
16	—	1,096	54.00–59.00	56.20
10	—	1,177	66.00–71.00	67.65

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	9	—	—	345.00–580.00	475.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	575.00–650.00	620.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	590.00–760.00	695.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–875.00	866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,070.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	112.00–114.00	112.48
18	—	483	120.00–125.00	124.13
13	—	545	116.00–120.00	119.48
3	—	418	128.00–131.00	129.68
2	—	623	107.00–111.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	321	122.50–127.50	125.25
5	—	361	120.00–122.00	120.82
5	—	283	127.00–130.00	128.41
4	—	533	100.00–102.00	101.00
4	—	470	105.00–107.00	106.03
4	—	425	110.00–115.00	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	369	124.00–130.00	128.45
5	—	690	98.00–103.00	99.78
4	—	526	107.00–110.00	109.24
4	—	493	112.00–118.00	114.25
2	—	438	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	335	130.00–135.00	132.57
1	—	900	86.00	86.00
1	—	855	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.45
2	—	285	142.50–145.00	143.71
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
4	—	368	130.00–135.00	132.59
4	—	321	137.50–140.00	138.13
3	—	225	148.00–150.00	149.36
2	—	528	114.00–115.00	114.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	128.00–133.00	130.28
6	—	323	150.00–160.00	156.80
5	—	619	115.00–117.00	116.21
5	—	267	160.00–165.00	160.96
4	—	528	121.00–124.00	122.52
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	143.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	129.00–131.00	130.02
2	—	465	137.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	152.50–155.00	153.32
2	—	683	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.54
2	—	580	120.00–124.00	122.02
2	—	385	145.00–150.00	147.44
1	—	715	108.00	108.00
4	—	275	160.00–165.00	162.68
3	—	473	132.00–137.00	133.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	138.00	138.00
13	—	458	139.00–143.00	142.46
6	—	590	126.00–130.00	126.80
3	—	330	160.00–163.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00–118.00	116.53
2	—	323	137.50–140.00	138.72
2	—	263	147.50–150.00	148.79
1	—	675	104.00	104.00

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

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How this sale compares

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