Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Pairs and replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.47/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$135.47

167 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.24

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	425	138.82	590	48
Medium and Large 1	491	134.86	663	113
Medium and Large 3	440	120.17	529	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.66/cwt here — about $61 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 sale167 hd

135.47

—

AL average15 barns · 1,390 hd

128.23

+7.24

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	1,624	74.26	1,206	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	68.00	911	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	55.15	610	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	847	41.33	350	5thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2	—	424	135.95/cwt	132.00–138.00	576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	130.48/cwt	127.00–135.00	549	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	652	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	619	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	737	99.40/cwt	97.00–101.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	109.27/cwt	108.00–111.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	672	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	164.37/cwt	162.00–168.00	465	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	725	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	127.36/cwt	127.00–130.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	140.54/cwt	135.00–143.00	651	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	164.35/cwt	163.00–165.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	122.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	110.48/cwt	109.00–113.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	120.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	580	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.04/cwt	133.00–141.00	515	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.46/cwt	153.00–162.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	119.63/cwt	118.00–122.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	115.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	115.73/cwt	112.00–118.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	157.32/cwt	156.00–158.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	139.31/cwt	138.00–140.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	110.19/cwt	108.00–114.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	161.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	542	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.49/cwt	53.00–60.00	647	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	63.44/cwt	62.00–67.00	697	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	70.93/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,038	3
Bulls	—	—	2,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,776	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	75.32/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,202	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	898.33/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	652.50/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	493.75/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	456.25/cwt	425.00–475.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	46.96/cwt	44.00–52.00	484	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	358	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	872.50/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	658.33/cwt	550.00–750.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	114.25/cwt	112.00–115.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	132.51/cwt	125.00–138.00	445	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	42.21/cwt	41.00–44.00	344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	504	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	92.99/cwt	91.00–95.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	153.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	121.84/cwt	117.00–125.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	112.32/cwt	109.00–114.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.69/cwt	122.00–128.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	149.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	781	94.76/cwt	93.00–96.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	147.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	366	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	671	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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 210Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 41Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 15Year ago 105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	424	132.00–138.00	135.95
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
3	—	530	123.00	123.00
9	—	478	127.00–133.00	129.57
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
3	—	278	152.00–158.00	153.98
2	—	615	104.00	104.00
19	—	381	145.00–152.00	149.42
3	—	323	150.00–155.00	152.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	737	97.00–101.00	99.40
27	—	524	125.00–132.00	128.30
11	—	283	162.00–168.00	164.37
9	—	678	106.00–108.00	107.00
9	—	463	135.00–143.00	140.54
8	—	369	153.00–162.00	156.46
6	—	576	118.00–122.00	119.63
9	—	627	108.00–114.00	110.19
12	—	335	157.00–165.00	161.83
3	—	777	91.00–95.00	92.99
14	—	422	142.00–150.00	147.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
2	—	285	141.00	141.00
1	—	315	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	421	127.00–135.00	130.48
4	—	624	106.00–108.00	106.99
3	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
17	—	480	119.00–124.00	120.73
14	—	376	133.00–141.00	137.04
4	—	524	112.00–118.00	115.73
6	—	584	109.00–114.00	112.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	112.00–115.00	114.25
16	—	336	125.00–138.00	132.51
1	—	545	109.00	109.00
5	—	441	117.00–125.00	121.84
6	—	381	122.00–128.00	126.69
2	—	263	138.00–140.00	139.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	107.00	107.00
2	—	425	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	166.00	166.00
4	—	780	108.00–111.00	109.27
8	—	586	127.00–130.00	127.36
3	—	332	163.00–165.00	164.35
3	—	638	120.00–123.00	122.02
4	—	730	109.00–113.00	110.48
1	—	1,253	85.00	85.00
7	—	666	114.00–118.00	115.70
3	—	385	156.00–158.00	157.32
3	—	525	138.00–140.00	139.31
11	—	472	145.00–155.00	150.31
2	—	1,015	97.00–98.00	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	139.50	139.50
7	—	689	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
4	—	781	93.00–96.00	94.76
2	—	520	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	96.00	96.00
7	—	504	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,145	53.00–60.00	56.49
4	—	1,098	62.00–67.00	63.44
6	—	1,030	44.00–52.00	46.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	40.00	40.00
3	—	815	41.00–44.00	42.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	68.00–72.00	70.93
1	—	2,220	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,596	74.00–78.00	75.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	898.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	400.00–550.00	493.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,037.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–750.00	652.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	750.00–1,000.00	872.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–750.00	658.33
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	425.00–475.00	456.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	500.00–700.00	587.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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