Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher on a short run. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady with few offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.51/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.51

90 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$6.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	436	120.38	525	21
Medium and Large 1	545	118.29	645	64
Medium and Large 3	431	113.60	490	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.78/cwt here — about $35 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 sale90 hd

118.51

—

AL average16 barns · 1,594 hd

121.98

−3.47

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	1,608	79.67	1,281	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,029	59.71	614	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,680	50.00	840	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	44.05	395	6thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	565	114.70/cwt	110.00–119.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	115.86/cwt	113.00–118.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.01/cwt	128.00–135.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	105.52/cwt	104.00–107.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.56/cwt	153.00–155.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	131.18/cwt	128.00–135.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.30/cwt	133.00–140.00	505	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.75/cwt	128.00–134.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	123.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	113.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	134.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	124.08/cwt	117.00–127.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	141.37/cwt	138.00–145.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.09/cwt	135.00–143.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	846	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	752	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	70.47/cwt	70.00–71.00	810	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	57.75/cwt	54.00–63.00	582	11
Bulls	—	—	2,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	481.25/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	462.50/cwt	425.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	667.86/cwt	600.00–750.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	710.00/cwt	650.00–825.00	—	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.29/cwt	147.00–155.00	586	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	157.61/cwt	155.00–160.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	210	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	431	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	43.36/cwt	42.00–44.00	356	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	44.74/cwt	44.00–46.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	563	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	429	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	129.54/cwt	125.00–133.00	425	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.48/cwt	123.00–125.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	116.74/cwt	112.00–120.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.97/cwt	140.00–148.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.15/cwt	135.00–142.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.23/cwt	123.00–125.00	519	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	118.07/cwt	116.00–121.00	616	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.76/cwt	140.00–152.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 650Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 65Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	110.00–119.00	114.70
6	—	480	128.00–135.00	132.01
4	—	624	104.00–107.00	105.52
4	—	514	112.00–120.00	116.74
2	—	313	140.00–148.00	143.97
8	—	419	135.00–142.00	138.15
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
3	—	530	128.00–134.00	131.75
2	—	478	138.00–145.00	141.37
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
9	—	385	147.00–155.00	152.29
7	—	329	155.00–160.00	157.61
1	—	210	205.00	205.00
10	—	426	140.00–152.00	147.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	130.00–135.00	131.68
4	—	470	123.00–125.00	124.48
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	113.00–118.00	115.86
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
5	—	429	128.00–135.00	131.18
6	—	373	133.00–140.00	135.30
9	—	467	122.00–130.00	123.97
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
5	—	616	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	790	90.00–91.00	90.50
4	—	323	135.00–143.00	139.09
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
12	—	522	116.00–121.00	118.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	846	90.00	90.00
5	—	855	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	115.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	560	108.00	108.00
7	—	328	125.00–133.00	129.54
4	—	418	123.00–125.00	124.23
1	—	725	93.00	93.00
3	—	372	123.00–130.00	126.09
1	—	865	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	88.00	88.00
4	—	365	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	153.00–155.00	153.56
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
3	—	517	131.00–138.00	134.63
7	—	629	117.00–127.00	124.08
3	—	450	151.00	151.00
1	—	220	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	118.00	118.00
3	—	562	143.00	143.00
4	—	508	144.00	144.00
3	—	752	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	50.00	50.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	70.00–71.00	70.47
11	—	1,007	54.00–63.00	57.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	42.00–44.00	43.36
3	—	972	44.00–46.00	44.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,080	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,565	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,180	72.00	72.00

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	—	—	450.00–575.00	481.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	600.00–750.00	667.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	650.00–825.00	710.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

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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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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