Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, bulls sold 4.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with a few replacement cows that sold up to 1300.00. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.52/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$117.52

146 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$560

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	120.24	587	62
Medium and Large 2	481	115.98	558	62
Medium and Large 3	433	114.18	495	22

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $92 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 sale146 hd

117.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,959 hd

120.39

−2.87

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	1,683	87.67	1,475	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	62.50	906	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	58.77	710	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	50.14	489	12

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	641	109.12/cwt	107.00–110.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	140.85/cwt	137.00–146.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.67/cwt	150.00–152.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.95/cwt	150.00–155.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	114.67/cwt	114.00–116.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	172.43/cwt	170.00–175.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	178.74/cwt	177.50–180.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	145.44/cwt	145.00–147.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	849	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	959	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.30/cwt	115.00–116.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	108.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	119.18/cwt	118.00–120.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	105.66/cwt	105.00–107.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	116.06/cwt	114.00–117.50	545	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	125.33/cwt	121.00–128.00	483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.20/cwt	99.00–102.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	442	119.51/cwt	117.50–121.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	111.37/cwt	108.00–114.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	106.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	128.61/cwt	127.50–130.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.06/cwt	135.00–137.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	119.92/cwt	118.00–123.00	573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	115.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	126.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	131.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	506	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	112.83/cwt	111.00–114.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	119.93/cwt	116.00–122.50	579	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	418	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	62.50/cwt	60.00–64.00	906	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	59.55/cwt	57.00–62.00	727	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	54.55/cwt	52.00–56.00	612	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	65.05/cwt	64.00–69.00	876	5
Bulls	—	—	1,683	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	558.33/cwt	415.00–680.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	704.38/cwt	650.00–750.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	550.00–600.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	777.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,229.21/cwt	1,085.00–1,300.00	—	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,010.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	858.33/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,126.67/cwt	950.00–1,275.00	—	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.76/cwt	122.00–127.50	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.86/cwt	128.00–132.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	134.97/cwt	134.00–136.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	123.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	143.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	472	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	50.18/cwt	48.00–52.00	479	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	112.71/cwt	110.00–115.00	593	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	361	139.10/cwt	135.00–140.00	502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	107.14/cwt	105.00–108.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	439	128.85/cwt	125.00–132.50	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	738	92.53/cwt	90.00–95.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.16/cwt	124.00–132.50	605	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.50	636	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	111.71/cwt	110.00–116.00	642	13

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 527Year ago 583

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 58Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 35Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	641	107.00–110.00	109.12
7	—	434	137.00–146.00	140.85
3	—	373	150.00–152.50	151.67
3	—	332	155.00–160.00	156.63
21	—	472	124.00–132.50	128.16
17	—	532	117.00–122.50	119.64
13	—	575	110.00–116.00	111.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	150.00–155.00	152.95
5	—	385	155.00–160.00	156.33
4	—	458	135.00–138.00	136.49
3	—	615	114.00–116.00	114.67
2	—	665	108.00–112.00	110.03
2	—	263	170.00–175.00	172.43
2	—	243	177.50–180.00	178.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	116.00–122.50	119.93
9	—	328	140.00–145.00	143.85
7	—	526	110.00–115.00	112.71
6	—	361	135.00–140.00	139.10
4	—	571	105.00–108.00	107.14
4	—	439	125.00–132.50	128.85
2	—	738	90.00–95.00	92.53
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	460	145.00–147.00	145.44
4	—	849	113.00	113.00
3	—	730	119.00	119.00
9	—	682	120.00–124.00	123.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	122.00–127.50	125.76
2	—	640	110.00–115.00	112.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	540	128.00–132.00	128.86
8	—	604	122.00	122.00
3	—	568	124.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	468	134.00–136.00	134.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	115.00–116.00	115.30
5	—	487	108.00–111.00	108.98
5	—	386	118.00–120.00	119.18
3	—	537	105.00–107.00	105.66
2	—	325	122.00–125.00	123.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	114.00–117.50	116.06
11	—	385	121.00–128.00	125.33
10	—	685	99.00–102.00	100.20
10	—	442	117.50–121.00	119.51
8	—	517	108.00–114.00	111.37
5	—	571	105.00–108.00	106.43
5	—	324	127.50–130.00	128.61
2	—	270	135.00–137.00	136.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	478	118.00–123.00	119.92
11	—	535	115.00–118.00	115.98
10	—	414	124.00–130.00	126.18
9	—	384	130.00–135.00	131.80
8	—	578	111.00–114.00	112.83
3	—	625	108.00–110.00	109.34
1	—	725	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	42.00	42.00
9	—	955	48.00–52.00	50.18
2	—	1,055	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,450	60.00–64.00	62.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,221	57.00–62.00	59.55
10	—	1,122	52.00–56.00	54.55
5	—	1,347	64.00–69.00	65.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	85.00–90.00	87.67

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	3	—	—	415.00–680.00	558.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–750.00	704.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	725.00–825.00	777.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,085.00–1,300.00	1,229.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,010.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–900.00	858.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	950.00–1,275.00	1,126.67

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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