Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, bulls sold sharply lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.15/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$138.15

148 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$11.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	138.56	772	143
Medium and Large 2	499	126.62	632	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.94/cwt here — about $141 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 sale148 hd

138.15

—

AL average10 barns · 1,179 hd

137.59

+0.56

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	1,537	69.62	1,070	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	57.00	901	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	54.92	694	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	44.77	486	14

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	628	109.02/cwt	107.00–110.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	788	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	170.63/cwt	170.00–172.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	569	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	166.45/cwt	162.00–170.00	541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	141.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	111.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	110.52/cwt	108.00–113.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	136.14/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	128.35/cwt	128.00–132.00	748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	134.52/cwt	131.00–137.00	496	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	115.60/cwt	114.00–118.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	581	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	160.16/cwt	147.00–165.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	685.13/cwt	575.00–800.00	—	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	140.41/cwt	138.00–141.25	739	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	150.50/cwt	148.50–152.00	706	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	157.20/cwt	155.00–159.00	663	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	124.26/cwt	123.00–125.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	499.55/cwt	450.00–550.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	679.50/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	57.00/cwt	56.00–58.00	901	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	54.53/cwt	52.00–56.00	690	24
Bulls	—	—	1,491	72.45/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,080	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	43.72/cwt	42.00–44.00	475	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	48.65/cwt	48.00–50.00	511	6
Bulls	—	—	1,455	57.96/cwt	55.00–64.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	90.98/cwt	87.00–95.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	58.29/cwt	57.00–60.00	787	14
Bulls	—	—	2,155	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	46.67/cwt	45.00–49.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	102.55/cwt	101.00–104.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	122.45/cwt	112.00–124.00	493	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	128.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	490	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	114.80/cwt	112.00–117.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.05/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	112.47/cwt	108.00–117.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	127.93/cwt	125.00–132.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.41/cwt	140.00–145.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	866	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	970	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	932	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	160.54/cwt	157.00–163.00	572	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	102.92/cwt	102.00–104.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	158.66/cwt	157.00–161.00	665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	690	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 567Last week 773Year ago 427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 72Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 20Year ago 126

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	107.00–110.00	109.02
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
3	—	282	170.00–172.00	170.63
2	—	565	132.00	132.00
9	—	325	162.00–170.00	166.45
6	—	482	137.00–145.00	141.14
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
6	—	356	157.00–163.00	160.54
3	—	508	133.00–134.00	133.66
6	—	419	157.00–161.00	158.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	523	101.00–104.00	102.55
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	108.00–117.00	112.47
3	—	470	125.00–132.00	127.93
2	—	430	140.00–145.00	142.41
1	—	720	89.00	89.00
1	—	760	83.00	83.00
1	—	390	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	128.00	128.00
54	—	526	138.00–141.25	140.41
19	—	469	148.50–152.00	150.50
16	—	422	155.00–159.00	157.20
9	—	866	112.00	112.00
5	—	932	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	117.00–119.00	117.99
11	—	583	128.00–132.00	128.35
1	—	505	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
4	—	367	147.00–165.00	160.16
8	—	671	123.00–125.00	124.26
2	—	285	165.00–170.00	167.54
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.05
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	101.00	101.00
13	—	432	130.00–135.00	131.74
7	—	580	110.00–115.00	111.39
4	—	623	108.00–113.00	110.52
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	136.14
9	—	369	131.00–137.00	134.52
17	—	529	114.00–118.00	115.60
14	—	471	120.00–128.00	123.26
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
3	—	692	99.00–100.00	99.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	87.00–95.00	90.98
1	—	495	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	112.00–124.00	122.45
8	—	381	125.00–130.00	128.74
5	—	467	112.00–117.00	114.80
2	—	550	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	709	102.00–104.00	102.92
6	—	566	114.00	114.00

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)	39	—	—	575.00–800.00	685.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	600.00–825.00	679.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	450.00–550.00	499.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,580	56.00–58.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,266	52.00–56.00	54.53
6	—	1,050	48.00–50.00	48.65
14	—	1,350	57.00–60.00	58.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,086	42.00–44.00	43.72
5	—	1,085	45.00–49.00	46.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,491	70.00–74.00	72.45
3	—	1,455	55.00–64.00	57.96
1	—	2,155	82.00	82.00

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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Steers · 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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