Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.42/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$120.42

115 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$553

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	122.98	510	49
Medium and Large 1	507	119.30	605	56
Medium and Large 3	415	114.17	474	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.82/cwt here — about $36 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 sale115 hd

120.42

—

AL average10 barns · 1,070 hd

117.90

+2.53

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	1,571	81.46	1,279	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	62.64	959	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	58.94	682	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	49.53	485	8thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	672	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	708	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	62.75/cwt	62.00–64.00	801	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	604	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	76.82/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,478	81.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,208	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,639	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	540.00/cwt	460.00–615.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	125.99/cwt	124.00–128.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.16/cwt	132.50–137.50	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	142.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	149.53/cwt	147.50–155.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.23/cwt	130.00–131.00	632	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	740.00/cwt	690.00–775.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	525.00–575.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	866.67/cwt	800.00–925.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	140.94/cwt	140.00–142.00	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	112.47/cwt	108.00–115.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	117.16/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	121.85/cwt	118.00–125.00	637	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	391	139.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	144.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	91.33/cwt	90.00–94.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	151.75/cwt	150.00–155.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	461	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	139.48/cwt	137.50–142.50	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	145.36/cwt	144.00–148.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	153.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	125.30/cwt	124.00–128.00	649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	133.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	142.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.02/cwt	149.00–152.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	120.40/cwt	119.00–121.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.83/cwt	134.00–136.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	158.25/cwt	157.50–160.00	513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	164.97/cwt	162.50–167.50	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	118.13/cwt	115.00–122.00	443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	109.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.00/cwt	111.00–113.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	121.29/cwt	118.00–124.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.40/cwt	124.00–130.00	484	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	546	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	133.02/cwt	132.50–134.00	435	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	109.74/cwt	108.00–111.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	143.74/cwt	140.00–150.00	349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	100.02/cwt	98.00–102.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	122.48/cwt	119.00–123.00	576	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	107.25/cwt	107.00–110.00	674	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	127.01/cwt	125.00–130.00	532	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	112.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.50	528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	120.83/cwt	118.00–122.50	576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	112.88/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	98.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	607	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	50.32/cwt	50.00–52.00	493	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	431	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	62.68/cwt	62.00–64.00	964	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,012	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	57.96/cwt	55.00–60.00	646	21

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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 286Year ago 537

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 158Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 236Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower, bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	105.00–106.00	105.33
7	—	628	108.00–115.00	112.47
7	—	581	115.00–120.00	117.16
6	—	523	118.00–125.00	121.85
5	—	426	130.00–132.00	131.03
5	—	391	135.00–141.00	139.45
4	—	470	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	329	142.00–147.00	144.73
3	—	768	90.00–94.00	91.33
3	—	282	150.00–155.00	151.75
2	—	745	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	375	130.00–131.00	130.47
2	—	270	140.00–142.00	140.94
9	—	477	118.00–122.50	120.83
8	—	521	110.00–116.00	112.88
6	—	438	125.00–126.00	125.51
4	—	615	95.00–100.00	98.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	285	160.00–165.00	161.75
5	—	419	137.50–142.50	139.48
5	—	384	144.00–148.00	145.36
4	—	329	150.00–157.50	153.09
2	—	723	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	655	114.00	114.00
2	—	560	122.00–125.00	123.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	140.00–150.00	145.00
2	—	443	124.00–128.00	125.99
2	—	395	130.00–133.00	131.50
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	132.50–137.50	135.16
5	—	381	141.00–145.00	142.79
5	—	338	147.50–155.00	149.53
4	—	575	120.00–122.00	120.97
4	—	485	130.00–131.00	130.23
3	—	518	124.00–128.00	125.30
2	—	685	115.00–118.00	116.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	506	128.00–135.00	133.60
9	—	423	140.00–145.00	142.61
6	—	373	149.00–152.00	150.02
5	—	661	119.00–121.00	120.40
5	—	475	134.00–136.00	134.83
4	—	324	157.50–160.00	158.25
3	—	278	162.50–167.50	164.97
2	—	823	109.00–110.00	109.50
2	—	718	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	115.00–122.00	118.13
3	—	465	107.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	440	111.00–113.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	420	118.00–124.00	121.29
9	—	377	124.00–130.00	128.40
7	—	475	112.00–118.00	114.97
6	—	327	132.50–134.00	133.02
4	—	528	108.00–111.00	109.74
4	—	283	136.00–137.00	136.50
4	—	243	140.00–150.00	143.74
3	—	632	98.00–102.00	100.02
3	—	582	105.00–106.00	105.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	470	119.00–123.00	122.48
12	—	628	107.00–110.00	107.25
11	—	419	125.00–130.00	127.01
5	—	581	110.00–114.00	112.81
4	—	525	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	388	135.00–137.50	136.13
1	—	755	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,276	62.00–64.00	62.75
2	—	1,118	54.00	54.00
21	—	1,115	55.00–60.00	57.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	50.00–52.00	50.32
1	—	980	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	62.00–64.00	62.68
1	—	1,510	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,505	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	74.00–78.00	76.82
3	—	1,478	80.00–84.00	81.73
2	—	1,863	88.00	88.00

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	6	—	—	460.00–615.00	540.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	650.00–775.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–925.00	866.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	690.00–775.00	740.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00–575.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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