Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.62/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$128.62

86 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	140.76	617	35
Medium and Large 2	482	124.03	597	29
Medium and Large 3	468	115.36	540	22

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $77 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 sale86 hd

128.62

—

AL average13 barns · 1,153 hd

115.89

+12.73

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	1,899	78.96	1,499	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	56.71	660	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,690	56.00	946	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	43.20	413	14

Every lot, as filed

69 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 3	—	385	126.86/cwt	125.00–130.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.16/cwt	126.00–132.50	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	148.46/cwt	142.50–152.50	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	108.54/cwt	106.00–111.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	118.66/cwt	115.00–120.00	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	105.00/cwt	104.00–106.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	110.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	111.68/cwt	111.00–113.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	124.12/cwt	122.50–128.00	410	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	146.84/cwt	145.00–150.00	559	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	168.87/cwt	165.00–172.50	486	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.64/cwt	160.00–162.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	107.52/cwt	107.00–109.00	670	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	664.17/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.83/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	136.64/cwt	135.00–138.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	104.23/cwt	102.00–108.00	691	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,036.43/cwt	925.00–1,235.00	—	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	658.33/cwt	625.00–700.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	484.17/cwt	440.00–550.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	793.75/cwt	750.00–875.00	—	4
Bulls	—	—	1,929	80.75/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,558	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	58.04/cwt	56.00–61.00	688	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	42.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	416	11
Bulls	—	—	1,823	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,358	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	50.64/cwt	48.00–52.00	559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	111.32/cwt	109.00–115.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	101.39/cwt	99.00–104.00	537	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	64.32/cwt	63.00–66.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	104.66/cwt	104.00–105.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	107.35/cwt	105.00–109.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	101.26/cwt	100.00–102.50	626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	124.00/cwt	120.00–127.50	341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	106.50/cwt	105.00–107.50	460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.38/cwt	107.50–110.00	634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	117.02/cwt	114.00–119.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	113.23/cwt	112.50–114.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	118.27/cwt	117.50–120.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	94.66/cwt	93.00–97.00	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	104.49/cwt	104.00–105.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.25/cwt	122.50–126.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	308	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	120.06/cwt	117.50–122.50	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.57/cwt	107.50–112.50	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	115.29/cwt	110.00–122.50	483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	106.32/cwt	105.00–108.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	158.82/cwt	157.50–160.00	445	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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 302Last week 0Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 0Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 41

Compared to the last market reported: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold 1.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder classes sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	125.00–130.00	126.86
5	—	475	109.00–115.00	111.32
3	—	578	104.00–105.00	104.66
3	—	518	105.00–109.00	107.35
2	—	618	100.00–102.50	101.26
2	—	308	135.00–140.00	137.52
3	—	417	117.50–122.50	120.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	126.00–132.50	129.16
3	—	322	142.50–152.50	148.46
2	—	630	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	790	96.00	96.00
3	—	385	135.00–140.00	137.44
6	—	473	120.00–123.00	121.02
5	—	585	107.50–110.00	108.38
5	—	522	114.00–119.00	117.02
2	—	280	157.50–160.00	158.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	110.00–113.00	110.99
2	—	460	128.00–130.00	128.99
9	—	381	145.00–150.00	146.84
7	—	288	165.00–172.50	168.87
3	—	338	160.00–162.00	160.64
2	—	518	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	680	107.00–108.00	107.49
5	—	421	135.00–138.00	136.64
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
1	—	730	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	106.00–111.00	108.54
4	—	364	115.00–120.00	118.66
3	—	585	104.00–106.00	105.00
6	—	330	122.50–128.00	124.12
2	—	630	100.00–104.00	102.05
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
9	—	419	110.00–122.50	115.29
5	—	531	105.00–108.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	111.00–113.00	111.68
1	—	755	98.00	98.00
4	—	623	107.00–109.00	107.52
5	—	663	102.00–108.00	104.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	99.00–104.00	101.39
3	—	275	120.00–127.50	124.00
3	—	432	105.00–107.50	106.50
3	—	328	117.50–120.00	118.27
3	—	572	93.00–97.00	94.66
2	—	488	104.00–105.00	104.49
4	—	370	107.50–112.50	110.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
2	—	578	112.50–114.00	113.23
2	—	475	122.50–126.00	124.25
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
2	—	538	120.00–122.50	121.24
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–975.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	600.00–725.00	664.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–875.00	793.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	625.00–700.00	658.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	800.00–900.00	870.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	925.00–1,235.00	1,036.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	440.00–550.00	484.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,929	80.00–82.00	80.75
2	—	1,823	74.00–75.00	74.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,185	56.00–61.00	58.04
6	—	1,104	48.00–52.00	50.64
2	—	1,180	63.00–66.00	64.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	973	40.00–45.00	42.80
1	—	890	38.00	38.00
2	—	893	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,615	60.00	60.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle