Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady on a short run with moderate demand. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.61/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$120.61

106 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$10.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	122.92	581	75
Medium and Large 2	466	116.35	542	21
Medium and Large 3	425	112.22	477	10thin

One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $105 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 sale106 hd

120.61

—

AL average16 barns · 1,471 hd

122.27

−1.66

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	1,673	72.68	1,216	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	61.00	802	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,124	56.86	639	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	45.58	405	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	431	130.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	561	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	156.69/cwt	155.00–160.00	356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	109.74/cwt	109.00–110.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	118.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	578	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	150.53/cwt	148.00–153.00	647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	126.49/cwt	123.00–130.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	139.52/cwt	138.00–141.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	114.81/cwt	110.00–118.00	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	110.90/cwt	108.00–114.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	148.68/cwt	143.00–155.00	694	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	116.74/cwt	116.00–117.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	739	99.76/cwt	98.00–101.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.27/cwt	153.00–158.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	158.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	118.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	680	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	49.34/cwt	48.00–50.00	497	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	61.32/cwt	59.00–63.00	664	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	56.08/cwt	52.00–60.00	662	11
Bulls	—	—	1,373	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.77/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,510	3
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,173	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	662.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	737.50/cwt	675.00–800.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	41.92/cwt	40.00–44.00	360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	49.23/cwt	45.00–52.00	452	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	110.43/cwt	110.00–112.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	108.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	149.01/cwt	147.00–151.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.39/cwt	140.00–147.00	449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.62/cwt	138.00–143.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	139.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	600	4

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 294Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 105Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 160Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	431	120.00–135.00	130.19
3	—	227	155.00–160.00	156.69
1	—	255	143.00	143.00
7	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.49
4	—	626	109.00–110.00	109.74
22	—	486	117.00–123.00	118.95
4	—	333	138.00–141.00	139.52
12	—	527	110.00–118.00	114.81
11	—	573	108.00–114.00	110.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
5	—	417	110.00–112.00	110.43
3	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	106.00	106.00
2	—	490	114.00	114.00
6	—	515	106.00–109.00	108.00
5	—	423	117.00–125.00	122.28
2	—	323	133.00–135.00	133.96
3	—	368	123.00–130.00	127.04
1	—	675	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	715	113.00	113.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
2	—	593	123.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	533	135.00–140.00	137.49
17	—	467	143.00–155.00	148.68
4	—	630	116.00–117.00	116.74
4	—	385	156.00–160.00	158.26
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	147.00–151.00	149.01
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	130.00–138.00	133.68
2	—	565	114.00	114.00
3	—	313	140.00–147.00	143.39
2	—	530	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	373	138.00–143.00	140.62
4	—	431	137.00–140.00	139.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
6	—	430	148.00–153.00	150.53
4	—	739	98.00–101.00	99.76
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
4	—	369	153.00–158.00	156.27
4	—	334	157.00–165.00	158.98
3	—	572	115.00–124.00	118.94
3	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	48.00–50.00	49.34
7	—	1,083	59.00–63.00	61.32
11	—	1,181	52.00–60.00	56.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	40.00–44.00	41.92
2	—	918	45.00–52.00	49.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	64.00–65.00	64.50
3	—	1,870	80.00–82.00	80.77
3	—	1,675	68.00–72.00	70.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	775.00–900.00	837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	600.00–800.00	662.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	675.00–800.00	737.50

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

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle