Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply lower, bulls sold 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.94/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$125.94

163 head · 434 lb average

Value per head Derived

$547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.72

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	127.64	582	75
Medium and Large 2	424	125.92	534	68
Medium and Large 3	387	119.64	463	20

One grade step is worth $8.00/cwt here — about $119 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 sale163 hd

125.94

—

AL average12 barns · 1,488 hd

121.22

+4.72

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	2,070	90.00	1,863	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	58.00	798	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	55.43	672	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	45.50	468	5thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	331	163.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	110.62/cwt	106.00–112.50	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.36/cwt	112.00–115.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.51/cwt	100.00–101.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.44/cwt	162.50–170.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	177.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	512	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.98/cwt	155.00–162.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.36/cwt	118.00–124.00	572	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	134.53/cwt	130.00–137.50	441	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	128.48/cwt	126.00–130.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.22/cwt	117.00–119.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	138.80/cwt	137.50–140.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	109.67/cwt	109.00–111.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	114.02/cwt	112.00–115.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	129.58/cwt	127.00–133.00	542	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.84/cwt	120.00–126.00	638	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.50	595	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.56/cwt	135.00–138.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	141.73/cwt	139.00–145.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	115.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.99/cwt	120.00–127.50	593	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	132.50/cwt	130.00–136.00	575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	143.59/cwt	140.00–148.00	561	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	955.00/cwt	955.00–955.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	668.33/cwt	650.00–710.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	920.83/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	128.69/cwt	126.00–130.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	629	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.68/cwt	125.00–128.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.44/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.96/cwt	135.00–137.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	161.30/cwt	160.00–162.50	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.49/cwt	154.00–155.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	112.74/cwt	112.50–113.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	116.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	488	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	119.04/cwt	118.00–121.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	129.15/cwt	127.50–132.00	362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	46.37/cwt	44.00–48.00	495	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	704	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	51.74/cwt	50.00–54.00	609	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	106.42/cwt	105.00–107.00	727	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	112.24/cwt	112.00–113.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	116.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	622	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	292	156.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.77/cwt	119.00–124.00	635	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.42/cwt	150.00–160.00	581	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.93/cwt	137.50–147.50	607	10

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 365Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 61Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 76Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	331	160.00–168.00	163.70
9	—	568	114.00–118.00	115.62
8	—	472	128.00–135.00	130.89
5	—	683	106.00–112.50	110.62
3	—	622	112.00–115.00	113.36
2	—	770	100.00–101.00	100.51
1	—	845	94.00	94.00
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
14	—	526	119.00–124.00	120.77
14	—	374	150.00–160.00	155.42
10	—	431	137.50–147.50	140.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	162.50–170.00	166.44
5	—	288	175.00–180.00	177.74
4	—	408	155.00–162.00	157.98
3	—	618	119.00–121.00	119.99
3	—	317	170.00–175.00	171.63
2	—	530	130.00–132.00	130.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	120.00–127.50	123.99
13	—	434	130.00–136.00	132.50
6	—	391	140.00–148.00	143.59
5	—	683	105.00–107.00	106.42
4	—	585	112.00–113.00	112.24
4	—	528	114.00–118.00	116.31
3	—	622	107.00–109.00	108.02
3	—	292	155.00–160.00	156.69
2	—	340	150.00–152.00	150.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	102.00	102.00
1	—	505	110.00	110.00
4	—	465	112.50–113.00	112.74
4	—	420	115.00–120.00	116.29
3	—	377	118.00–121.00	119.04
3	—	280	127.50–132.00	129.15
2	—	338	124.00–126.00	125.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	118.00–124.00	121.36
18	—	328	130.00–137.50	134.53
6	—	388	126.00–130.00	128.48
5	—	525	117.00–119.00	118.22
4	—	419	124.00–126.00	124.99
4	—	278	137.50–140.00	138.80
4	—	228	140.00–145.00	141.77
3	—	633	109.00–111.00	109.67
3	—	573	112.00–115.00	114.02
2	—	690	100.00–103.00	101.49
1	—	790	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	418	127.00–133.00	129.58
18	—	524	120.00–126.00	121.84
17	—	471	125.00–127.50	126.25
7	—	368	135.00–138.00	136.56
5	—	322	139.00–145.00	141.73
3	—	628	114.00–117.00	115.66
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	126.00–130.00	128.69
2	—	520	120.00–122.00	121.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	446	141.00	141.00
3	—	572	125.00–128.00	126.68
2	—	630	115.00–120.00	117.44
2	—	475	135.00–137.00	135.96
2	—	265	160.00–162.50	161.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	126.00–128.00	126.65
3	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	154.00–155.00	154.49
2	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.62
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	275	182.00	182.00

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	1	—	—	610.00	610.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	955.00	955.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–710.00	668.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	920.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,068	44.00–48.00	46.37
1	—	875	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,230	55.00–60.00	57.27
2	—	1,178	50.00–54.00	51.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	90.00	90.00

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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