Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comment: Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.04/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$135.04

100 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$4.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	135.72	734	86
Medium and Large 2	518	130.86	678	14thin

One grade step is worth $4.86/cwt here — about $56 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 sale100 hd

135.04

—

AL average9 barns · 767 hd

140.53

−5.49

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	—	High	1,491	72.24	1,077	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	52.47	637	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	43.69	416	3thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	528	116.28/cwt	110.00–119.00	614	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.50/cwt	155.00–161.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	157.56/cwt	154.00–159.00	648	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	158.51/cwt	155.00–165.00	566	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	127.12/cwt	126.00–128.00	737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	122.61/cwt	117.00–126.00	589	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	138.23/cwt	137.00–141.00	716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	113.29/cwt	110.00–114.00	657	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.82/cwt	142.00–147.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	145.80/cwt	145.00–147.00	430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	118.69/cwt	118.50–120.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	131.06/cwt	128.00–135.00	573	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	159.23/cwt	156.00–164.00	586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	139.82/cwt	135.00–143.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	110.35/cwt	107.00–112.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	142.60/cwt	139.00–145.00	666	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	53.55/cwt	50.00–58.00	663	10
Bulls	—	—	2,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	76.84/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,030	4
Bulls	—	—	1,415	65.69/cwt	64.00–68.00	930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	43.69/cwt	42.00–45.00	416	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	47.83/cwt	46.00–49.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	696.00/cwt	610.00–790.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	118.83/cwt	114.00–122.00	557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	132.28/cwt	130.00–137.00	496	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.64/cwt	117.00–123.00	510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	143.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	617	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	122.34/cwt	122.00–123.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	126.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	147.49/cwt	143.00–150.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	137.29/cwt	135.00–140.00	454	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	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 Dec 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 567Year ago 459

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 82Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 70Year ago 21

Comment: Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	110.00–119.00	116.28
6	—	480	117.00–126.00	122.61
17	—	580	110.00–114.00	113.29
5	—	295	145.00–147.00	145.80
9	—	437	128.00–135.00	131.06
9	—	375	130.00–137.00	132.28
6	—	331	135.00–140.00	137.29
3	—	612	106.00–110.00	108.66
1	—	745	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	114.00–122.00	118.83
1	—	615	93.00	93.00
12	—	426	117.00–123.00	119.64
3	—	385	122.00–123.00	122.34
4	—	334	120.00–130.00	126.37
2	—	515	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	155.00–161.00	157.50
6	—	465	142.00–147.00	144.82
6	—	368	156.00–164.00	159.23
5	—	508	135.00–143.00	139.82
3	—	632	107.00–112.00	110.35
2	—	330	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	115.00–122.00	118.50
1	—	460	127.00	127.00
5	—	384	143.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
2	—	318	148.00–149.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	108.00–110.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	154.00–159.00	157.56
10	—	357	155.00–165.00	158.51
8	—	580	126.00–128.00	127.12
17	—	518	137.00–141.00	138.23
3	—	770	112.00–113.00	112.67
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	220	171.00	171.00
12	—	617	120.00	120.00
10	—	690	118.50–120.00	118.69
7	—	467	139.00–145.00	142.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	152.00	152.00
6	—	431	140.00–147.00	143.17
2	—	793	98.00	98.00
2	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.48
1	—	680	114.00	114.00
2	—	490	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,238	50.00–58.00	53.55
6	—	1,166	46.00–49.00	47.83
3	—	1,230	56.00–60.00	58.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	42.00–45.00	43.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,400	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,340	75.00–80.00	76.84
4	—	1,415	64.00–68.00	65.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	450.00–500.00	475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	610.00–790.00	696.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–675.00	620.00

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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Opp Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle