Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with few offerings. Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.03/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$136.03

40 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$49.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	334	164.41	548	10thin
Medium and Large 2	486	135.17	657	17thin
Medium and Large 3	532	115.30	614	13thin

One grade step is worth $49.11/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale40 hd

136.03

—

AL average16 barns · 1,026 hd

134.31

+1.71

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	1,669	71.77	1,198	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,588	66.15	1,050	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	64.33	804	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	50.28	523	10

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	150.95/cwt	148.00–154.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.99/cwt	133.00–135.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	138.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.23/cwt	146.00–148.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	147.48/cwt	143.00–150.00	485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	160.78/cwt	160.00–163.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.93/cwt	44.00–46.00	416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	51.62/cwt	50.00–54.00	552	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	66.15/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	65.74/cwt	63.00–68.00	834	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	58.35/cwt	56.00–62.00	663	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	70.78/cwt	69.00–73.00	980	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	483.33/cwt	450.00–525.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	437.50/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	531.25/cwt	450.00–575.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,052.27/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,320.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	683.33/cwt	600.00–725.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	732.14/cwt	675.00–900.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	868.75/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	687.50/cwt	650.00–725.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	138.40/cwt	136.00–140.00	446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	459	1
Bulls	—	—	1,766	73.06/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,290	6
Bulls	—	—	1,085	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.49/cwt	101.00–106.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	569	108.50/cwt	108.00–110.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	140.40/cwt	137.00–145.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	131.31/cwt	128.00–133.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 248Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 44Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 27Year ago 145

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with few offerings. Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cattle and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
3	—	573	136.00–139.00	137.99
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	148.00–154.00	150.95
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	205	155.00	155.00
1	—	870	89.00	89.00
5	—	329	143.00–150.00	147.48
1	—	640	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	508	121.00–124.00	122.51
2	—	443	135.00–137.00	136.01
5	—	358	137.00–145.00	140.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	118.00	118.00
2	—	368	133.00–135.00	133.99
5	—	322	136.00–140.00	138.40
2	—	618	101.00–106.00	103.49
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	115.00	115.00
3	—	285	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
4	—	515	128.00	128.00
4	—	494	135.00–140.00	138.76
4	—	424	146.00–148.00	147.23
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	205.00	205.00
3	—	365	158.00	158.00
4	—	334	160.00–163.00	160.78
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
1	—	275	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
2	—	665	94.00	94.00
4	—	569	108.00–110.00	108.50
3	—	515	118.00–120.00	118.67
3	—	428	128.00–133.00	131.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	44.00–46.00	44.93
8	—	1,070	50.00–54.00	51.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	64.00–68.00	66.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,269	63.00–68.00	65.74
13	—	1,137	56.00–62.00	58.35
9	—	1,384	69.00–73.00	70.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,766	70.00–74.00	73.06
1	—	1,085	64.00	64.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	450.00–525.00	483.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	925.00–1,200.00	1,052.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,320.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	400.00–500.00	437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	450.00–575.00	531.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–725.00	683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–900.00	732.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	868.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	650.00–725.00	687.50

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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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

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