Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.67/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$134.67

245 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	140.13	629	18thin
Medium and Large 1	575	135.00	776	213
Medium and Large 3	436	122.55	534	14thin

One grade step is worth $17.58/cwt here — about $95 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 sale245 hd

134.67

—

AL average10 barns · 1,014 hd

137.07

−2.41

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	1,979	83.66	1,655	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	56.93	860	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	54.51	639	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	43.97	413	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	126.62/cwt	125.00–127.50	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	801	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	163.33/cwt	162.00–167.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	114.01/cwt	112.00–115.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	126.11/cwt	122.00–127.00	665	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	955	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	119.72/cwt	117.50–125.00	552	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	44
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	136.85/cwt	136.00–141.00	736	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	442	145.34/cwt	145.00–146.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	120.67/cwt	120.50–124.00	813	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	156.98/cwt	155.00–157.50	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	703	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	154.44/cwt	147.50–157.50	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	127.20/cwt	124.00–127.50	814	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	127.13/cwt	126.50–130.00	535	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	144.73/cwt	144.00–146.00	696	48
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	403.33/cwt	360.00–450.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	177.41/cwt	175.00–180.00	470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	954	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	55.70/cwt	54.00–58.00	823	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	670	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	44.85/cwt	43.00–48.00	413	9
Bulls	—	—	1,830	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,427	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	441	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	50.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	575	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	162.56/cwt	160.00–165.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	342	131.63/cwt	130.00–135.00	450	3
Bulls	—	—	2,053	86.49/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	129.53/cwt	129.00–130.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	133.85/cwt	130.00–137.50	385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	132.25/cwt	131.00–140.00	481	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	100.31/cwt	97.00–104.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.82/cwt	160.00–170.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.21/cwt	122.50–124.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	228	140.95/cwt	140.00–142.00	321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.81/cwt	135.00–137.50	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	139.38/cwt	137.50–142.50	429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	146.52/cwt	142.50–152.50	472	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.38/cwt	145.00–153.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	112.66/cwt	111.00–115.00	665	3

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 Nov 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 285Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 35Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 126

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on few offerings. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	125.00–127.50	126.62
3	—	462	112.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	323	129.00–130.00	129.53
2	—	288	130.00–137.50	133.85
1	—	720	96.00	96.00
4	—	425	122.50–124.00	123.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	759	105.50	105.50
6	—	634	110.00	110.00
2	—	538	116.00–117.00	116.51
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
35	—	461	117.50–125.00	119.72
8	—	359	130.00–135.00	130.99
7	—	421	126.50–130.00	127.13
4	—	308	137.50–142.50	139.38
3	—	590	111.00–115.00	112.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	527	122.00–127.00	126.11
44	—	588	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	107.00	107.00
3	—	372	110.00–113.00	111.33
2	—	518	95.00–97.00	95.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	135.00–138.00	136.27
3	—	442	145.00–146.00	145.34
4	—	390	147.50–157.50	154.44
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	210	197.50	197.50
2	—	265	175.00–180.00	177.41
3	—	332	160.00–170.00	164.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	103.00–108.00	105.47
3	—	370	135.00–137.50	135.81
5	—	322	142.50–152.50	146.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	130.00–135.00	131.63
1	—	580	95.00	95.00
3	—	518	97.00–104.00	100.31
2	—	228	140.00–142.00	140.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00–130.00	127.44
2	—	468	137.00–140.00	138.48
4	—	333	160.00–165.00	162.56
2	—	613	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	670	105.00–110.00	107.52
6	—	365	145.00–153.00	149.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	162.00–167.00	163.33
13	—	796	120.00	120.00
44	—	574	135.00	135.00
31	—	538	136.00–141.00	136.85
20	—	674	120.50–124.00	120.67
5	—	429	155.00–157.50	156.98
45	—	640	124.00–127.50	127.20
48	—	481	144.00–146.00	144.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	145.00	145.00
3	—	493	115.00	115.00
3	—	577	100.00	100.00
7	—	364	131.00–140.00	132.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	325.00–350.00	337.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	360.00–450.00	403.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,478	54.00–58.00	55.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,183	54.00–58.00	56.62
14	—	1,141	48.00–52.00	50.37
4	—	1,233	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	920	43.00–48.00	44.85
2	—	1,025	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	78.00	78.00
2	—	2,053	85.00–88.00	86.49

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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Steers · 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