Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to the holidays.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.12/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$138.12

60 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$49.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	144.37	649	37
Medium and Large 2	484	129.58	627	22
Medium and Large 3	575	95.00	546	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.37/cwt here — about $103 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 sale60 hd

138.12

—

AL average11 barns · 819 hd

122.08

+16.04

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	1,628	68.50	1,115	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,061	51.90	551	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	44.59	426	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.29/cwt	143.00–145.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	46.45/cwt	42.00–50.00	488	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.93/cwt	123.00–130.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	160.62/cwt	158.00–165.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	123.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	526	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,191.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	607.92/cwt	500.00–725.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	593.93/cwt	525.00–720.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	686.67/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	740.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	873.44/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.77/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	—	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	127.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	370	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,268.75/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	765.71/cwt	625.00–825.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	400.00–675.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	867.65/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,312.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,325.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	121.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	157.25/cwt	155.00–161.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.32/cwt	131.00–133.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	111.42/cwt	109.00–113.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	135.73/cwt	132.00–138.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	113.90/cwt	113.00–115.00	598	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.26/cwt	143.00–150.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.48/cwt	114.00–118.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	154.09/cwt	151.00–157.00	658	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	137.54/cwt	133.00–142.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	125.12/cwt	119.00–128.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.99/cwt	128.00–136.00	548	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.59/cwt	138.00–140.00	736	7
Bulls	—	—	1,485	62.95/cwt	60.00–64.00	935	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	71.27/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,211	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	40.29/cwt	39.00–42.00	409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	59.68/cwt	57.00–64.00	668	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	47.17/cwt	45.00–48.00	433	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	52.43/cwt	48.00–56.00	552	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	157.05/cwt	153.00–160.00	567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	147.82/cwt	145.00–150.00	711	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 466Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 107Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 129Year ago 60

No trends available due to the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	118.00–119.00	118.49
11	—	388	155.00–161.00	157.25
4	—	768	114.00–118.00	115.48
13	—	427	151.00–157.00	154.09
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
7	—	531	138.00–140.00	138.59
4	—	570	132.00–134.00	133.01
7	—	481	145.00–150.00	147.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	143.00–145.00	144.29
2	—	635	109.00	109.00
6	—	533	123.00–130.00	125.93
4	—	326	145.00–150.00	148.31
4	—	580	113.00–114.00	113.50
3	—	478	131.00–133.00	132.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	158.00–165.00	160.62
2	—	605	118.00	118.00
9	—	424	143.00–150.00	147.26
4	—	520	133.00–142.00	137.54
3	—	578	119.00–128.00	125.12
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
7	—	361	153.00–160.00	157.05
3	—	475	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	103.00	103.00
1	—	340	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	125.00	125.00
7	—	425	122.00–127.00	123.75
3	—	290	120.00–135.00	127.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	120.00–125.00	121.70
5	—	571	109.00–113.00	111.42
5	—	376	132.00–138.00	135.73
3	—	345	142.00	142.00
11	—	525	113.00–115.00	113.90
9	—	418	128.00–136.00	130.99
3	—	625	106.00	106.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,050	42.00–50.00	46.45
6	—	1,120	57.00–64.00	59.68
25	—	1,052	48.00–56.00	52.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	39.00–42.00	40.29
5	—	919	45.00–48.00	47.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	60.00–64.00	62.95
6	—	1,699	70.00–74.00	71.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,325.00	1,312.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	—	500.00–725.00	607.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	525.00–720.00	593.93
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–725.00	686.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	750.00–1,025.00	873.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	867.65
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–675.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	600.00–800.00	740.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	850.00–1,025.00	925.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,268.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	625.00–825.00	765.71

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle