Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.25/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$121.25

155 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$8.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	123.09	582	73
Medium and Large 2	458	121.20	555	63
Medium and Large 3	459	114.37	525	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.72/cwt here — about $56 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 sale155 hd

121.25

—

AL average12 barns · 1,871 hd

123.30

−2.05

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	1,741	78.42	1,365	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	65.82	973	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	61.44	698	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	50.13	486	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	147.36/cwt	145.00–147.50	654	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	127.09/cwt	126.00–127.50	743	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	129.66/cwt	129.00–132.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	159.77/cwt	158.00–162.50	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	134.66/cwt	134.00–136.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	155.86/cwt	155.00–157.50	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.27/cwt	135.00–135.50	705	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	125.91/cwt	125.00–127.00	808	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	117.33/cwt	116.00–117.50	889	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.13/cwt	152.00–155.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	161.30/cwt	159.00–165.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	146.28/cwt	145.00–147.50	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.20/cwt	118.00–122.50	631	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.50	665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	130.45/cwt	127.50–134.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	152.60/cwt	150.00–155.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.64/cwt	160.00–165.00	529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	292	165.81/cwt	165.00–167.50	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	773	99.48/cwt	97.00–102.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	160.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.38/cwt	116.00–119.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.24/cwt	137.50–140.00	636	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	171.44/cwt	170.00–173.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	233	181.03/cwt	180.00–183.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.68/cwt	100.00–106.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	111.17/cwt	110.00–112.50	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	127.92/cwt	124.00–130.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	96.00/cwt	94.00–98.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	129.38/cwt	124.00–132.00	489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.72/cwt	133.00–137.50	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	119.51/cwt	117.00–124.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	116.28/cwt	115.00–117.00	542	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	100.84/cwt	100.00–103.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	140.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.83/cwt	113.00–116.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	794	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	657	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	119.66/cwt	119.00–124.00	555	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	544	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	700.00–875.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	575.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	480.00/cwt	400.00–545.00	—	3
Bulls	—	—	1,560	74.00/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,922	82.84/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,592	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	66.49/cwt	65.00–68.00	752	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	54.68/cwt	54.00–58.00	605	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	62.35/cwt	60.00–64.00	715	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	65.82/cwt	64.00–68.00	973	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	495	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	53.88/cwt	52.00–55.00	525	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	48.65/cwt	46.00–50.00	457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	149.17/cwt	147.50–150.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	135.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	484	119.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	579	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	117.99/cwt	117.00–120.00	619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	134.88/cwt	133.00–139.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	115.99/cwt	114.00–117.00	661	8

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 497Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 19Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 144

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, bulls sold 7.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	975.00–1,200.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–875.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00–625.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00–545.00	480.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	152.50–155.00	153.71
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
5	—	412	132.00	132.00
2	—	468	127.00–130.00	128.54
2	—	313	145.00–147.50	146.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	444	145.00–147.50	147.36
6	—	585	126.00–127.50	127.09
6	—	541	129.00–132.00	129.66
5	—	331	158.00–162.50	159.77
3	—	493	134.00–136.00	134.66
3	—	372	155.00–157.50	155.86
2	—	740	115.00	115.00
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	135.00–135.50	135.27
11	—	642	125.00–127.00	125.91
9	—	758	116.00–117.50	117.33
7	—	426	152.00–155.00	153.13
5	—	379	159.00–165.00	161.30
4	—	689	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	120.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
3	—	343	147.50–150.00	149.17
3	—	383	140.00–145.00	141.70
3	—	575	110.00–112.00	111.34
6	—	424	130.00–139.00	135.89
7	—	484	118.00–122.00	119.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	430	140.00–150.00	143.17
9	—	525	118.00–122.50	120.20
4	—	576	114.00–117.50	115.39
3	—	468	127.50–134.00	130.45
3	—	382	150.00–155.00	152.60
3	—	325	160.00–165.00	162.64
3	—	292	165.00–167.50	165.81
2	—	773	97.00–102.00	99.48
2	—	678	108.00–109.00	108.50
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	112.50	112.50
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	160.00–165.00	160.75
5	—	618	116.00–119.00	117.38
5	—	559	119.00–122.00	120.00
4	—	460	137.50–140.00	138.24
4	—	278	170.00–173.00	171.44
3	—	233	180.00–183.00	181.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	100.00–106.00	103.68
3	—	488	110.00–112.50	111.17
3	—	332	124.00–130.00	127.92
3	—	295	135.00	135.00
2	—	615	94.00–98.00	96.00
2	—	520	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	415	114.00–115.00	114.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	124.00–132.00	129.38
9	—	321	133.00–137.50	135.72
8	—	428	117.00–124.00	119.51
7	—	466	115.00–117.00	116.28
6	—	676	100.00–103.00	100.84
6	—	284	138.00–145.00	140.56
5	—	532	113.00–116.00	114.83
4	—	794	94.00	94.00
2	—	620	105.00–108.00	106.49
2	—	583	110.00–111.00	110.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	464	119.00–124.00	119.66
23	—	423	125.00–130.00	128.56
3	—	608	110.00–112.00	110.66
5	—	525	117.00–120.00	117.99
7	—	378	133.00–139.00	134.88
8	—	570	114.00–117.00	115.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	72.00–76.00	74.00
3	—	1,922	80.00–84.00	82.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,131	65.00–68.00	66.49
5	—	1,106	54.00–58.00	54.68
15	—	1,147	60.00–64.00	62.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,478	64.00–68.00	65.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	44.00	44.00
4	—	975	52.00–55.00	53.88
6	—	939	46.00–50.00	48.65

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 it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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