Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.64/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$131.64

141 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	133.09	718	84
Medium and Large 2	467	132.13	617	49
Medium and Large 3	523	113.39	592	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $125 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 sale141 hd

131.64

—

AL average12 barns · 1,260 hd

135.97

−4.33

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	1,607	72.98	1,173	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	50.23	561	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	48.00	799	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	42.99	414	18

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.43/cwt	128.00–132.00	742	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	76.28/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,204	5
Bulls	—	—	1,636	69.69/cwt	64.00–72.00	1,140	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	43.97/cwt	42.00–48.00	419	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	39.54/cwt	38.00–40.00	393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	51.07/cwt	48.00–54.00	575	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	115.36/cwt	111.00–119.00	721	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	123.76/cwt	122.00–126.00	512	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.14/cwt	132.00–140.00	712	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.87/cwt	133.00–137.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	140.97/cwt	138.00–146.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	152.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	143.02/cwt	139.00–146.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	115.70/cwt	114.00–117.00	436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.07/cwt	152.00–158.00	583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	451	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	112.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	122.14/cwt	118.00–125.00	407	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	125.41/cwt	124.00–128.00	663	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	585	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	146.54/cwt	143.00–151.00	624	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	127.18/cwt	125.00–130.00	472	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.97/cwt	132.00–140.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	136.59/cwt	132.00–139.00	563	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	110.24/cwt	109.00–112.00	631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	345	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	145.04/cwt	134.00–150.00	413	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	475.00/cwt	400.00–525.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	562.50/cwt	550.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,145.59/cwt	1,010.00–1,325.00	—	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	884.38/cwt	750.00–975.00	—	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	491.67/cwt	300.00–550.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,212.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	676.00/cwt	575.00–825.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	918.75/cwt	775.00–1,225.00	—	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	539	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.71/cwt	116.00–123.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	104.42/cwt	102.00–105.00	553	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	146.42/cwt	140.00–153.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	539	112.43/cwt	110.00–114.00	606	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	137.44/cwt	134.00–140.00	364	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	496	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	46.95/cwt	46.00–49.00	508	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	109.27/cwt	106.00–111.00	520	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	129.47/cwt	127.00–133.00	425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.70/cwt	127.00–134.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	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 →

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Tue Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 535Year ago 522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 95Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 129Last week 18Year ago 39

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	128.00–132.00	130.43
12	—	625	111.00–119.00	115.36
6	—	673	114.00–115.00	114.51
12	—	523	132.00–140.00	136.14
10	—	472	138.00–146.00	140.97
11	—	376	152.00–158.00	155.07
1	—	1,090	78.00	78.00
11	—	426	143.00–151.00	146.54
1	—	965	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	680	119.50	119.50
4	—	451	154.00	154.00
5	—	631	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	529	124.00–128.00	125.41
12	—	420	132.00–140.00	135.97
11	—	373	142.00–147.00	144.62
9	—	567	116.00–123.00	119.71
8	—	486	127.00–134.00	130.70
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	539	110.00–114.00	112.43
3	—	495	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	414	122.00–126.00	123.76
10	—	468	115.00–122.00	118.49
11	—	534	110.00–115.00	112.98
8	—	371	125.00–130.00	127.18
9	—	572	109.00–112.00	110.24
3	—	645	109.00	109.00
11	—	265	134.00–140.00	137.44
9	—	328	127.00–133.00	129.47
2	—	660	104.00	104.00
2	—	225	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	114.00–117.00	115.70
10	—	333	118.00–125.00	122.14
6	—	273	123.00–130.00	126.40
5	—	530	102.00–105.00	104.42
4	—	580	94.00	94.00
4	—	435	113.00–115.00	113.98
8	—	476	106.00–111.00	109.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	108.00–109.00	108.34
2	—	365	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	133.00–137.00	134.87
6	—	427	150.00–158.00	152.63
7	—	464	139.00–146.00	143.02
9	—	372	155.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	640	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	132.00–139.00	136.59
10	—	342	145.00–155.00	149.19
3	—	555	119.00	119.00
10	—	387	140.00–153.00	146.42
6	—	478	126.00–133.00	130.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
6	—	285	134.00–150.00	145.04
4	—	515	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	74.00–78.00	76.28
5	—	1,636	64.00–72.00	69.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,665	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	954	42.00–48.00	43.97
4	—	994	38.00–40.00	39.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,126	48.00–54.00	51.07
11	—	1,081	46.00–49.00	46.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–525.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	400.00–500.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	—	1,010.00–1,325.00	1,145.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	—	750.00–975.00	884.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	575.00–825.00	676.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	300.00–550.00	491.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	500.00–675.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–575.00	562.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,287.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	775.00–1,225.00	918.75

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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