Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There were not enough bulls for an adequate market test. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.20/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$127.20

38 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$4

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	396	145.91	578	7thin
Medium and Large 2	489	126.45	619	19thin
Medium and Large 3	495	117.47	582	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about −$4 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 sale38 hd

127.20

—

AL average13 barns · 1,288 hd

123.54

+3.66

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	1,560	74.00	1,154	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	58.92	742	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,315	55.00	723	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	47.74	452	20

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	723	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	61.22/cwt	59.50–64.00	834	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,154	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	533.33/cwt	525.00–550.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	807.50/cwt	750.00–865.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.98/cwt	142.00–144.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	90.33/cwt	90.00–91.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	95.01/cwt	94.00–96.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	106.28/cwt	105.00–107.50	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	107.49/cwt	106.00–109.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	50.54/cwt	48.00–52.00	474	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	43.11/cwt	41.00–44.00	415	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	116.98/cwt	115.00–118.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.22/cwt	127.50–129.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	108.00–111.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	113.52/cwt	112.50–115.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	104.51/cwt	103.00–106.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	263	142.52/cwt	140.00–145.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	491	124.88/cwt	123.00–127.50	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	105.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.93/cwt	147.50–152.50	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	154.75/cwt	152.50–157.00	534	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 Sep 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 128Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 72Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	145.00	145.00
2	—	460	130.00–135.00	132.47
2	—	373	150.00–152.00	150.95
2	—	345	152.50–157.00	154.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	108.00–111.00	110.00
3	—	535	112.50–115.00	113.52
2	—	643	103.00–106.00	104.51
2	—	263	140.00–145.00	142.52
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	123.00–127.50	124.88
3	—	685	103.00–106.00	105.03
3	—	425	135.00–139.00	136.97
2	—	575	113.00–117.00	115.00
2	—	533	117.50–122.50	119.94
2	—	380	140.00–142.50	141.20
2	—	268	147.50–152.50	149.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–132.00	130.98
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
1	—	520	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	120.00–122.00	120.98
2	—	468	142.00–144.00	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	90.00–91.00	90.33
2	—	590	94.00–96.00	95.01
2	—	468	105.00–107.50	106.28
2	—	285	127.50	127.50
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	528	106.00–109.00	107.49
4	—	295	130.00	130.00
3	—	428	115.00–118.00	116.98
2	—	468	110.00–112.00	111.02
2	—	365	120.00–122.50	121.28
2	—	330	127.50–129.00	128.22
1	—	580	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	375	124.00–125.00	124.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	59.50–64.00	61.22
1	—	955	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	937	48.00–52.00	50.54
8	—	963	41.00–44.00	43.11
1	—	935	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	74.00	74.00

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	2	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–550.00	533.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–865.00	807.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	983.33

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle