Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.34/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$125.34

76 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$11.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	131.75	586	30
Medium and Large 2	475	121.73	578	32
Medium and Large 3	397	119.85	476	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.90/cwt here — about $111 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 sale76 hd

125.34

—

AL average16 barns · 1,228 hd

126.14

−0.80

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	1,640	80.87	1,327	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	61.88	709	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	51.86	481	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2	—	575	106.73/cwt	105.00–109.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	133.49/cwt	128.00–137.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	151.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	145.03/cwt	143.00–147.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	105.22/cwt	104.00–106.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	120.16/cwt	116.00–123.00	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	140.48/cwt	138.00–147.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	101.25/cwt	98.00–105.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.56/cwt	133.00–138.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	124.36/cwt	120.00–128.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.55/cwt	135.00–144.00	593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	173.31/cwt	172.00–175.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	108.99/cwt	107.00–111.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	112.00/cwt	110.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	168.95/cwt	168.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.75/cwt	158.00–165.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	162.43/cwt	158.00–165.00	533	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	63.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	755	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	53.23/cwt	50.00–55.00	498	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	58.18/cwt	56.00–61.00	634	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	77.31/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,216	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	806.25/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	120.50/cwt	117.00–123.00	449	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	152.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	659	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	112.27/cwt	110.00–113.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.85/cwt	138.00–146.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	595	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	284	141.77/cwt	138.00–143.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	129.61/cwt	126.00–133.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.42/cwt	98.00–105.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	102.62/cwt	100.00–105.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	101.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.37/cwt	145.00–153.00	557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.91/cwt	140.00–148.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	151.07/cwt	149.00–153.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 159Year ago 124

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 73Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 57Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	105.00–109.00	106.73
9	—	376	128.00–137.00	133.49
5	—	635	104.00–106.00	105.22
4	—	491	110.00–113.00	112.27
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
3	—	437	126.00–133.00	129.61
2	—	675	98.00–105.00	101.42
2	—	315	145.00	145.00
2	—	285	149.00–153.00	151.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	329	148.00–154.00	151.22
6	—	524	116.00–123.00	120.16
5	—	383	138.00–147.00	140.48
8	—	476	120.00–128.00	124.36
4	—	428	135.00–144.00	138.55
2	—	565	110.00–114.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	117.00–123.00	120.50
1	—	315	128.00	128.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
4	—	284	138.00–143.00	141.77
3	—	468	100.00–105.00	102.62
1	—	615	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
4	—	373	145.00–153.00	149.37
2	—	425	140.00–148.00	143.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
2	—	283	172.00–173.00	172.48
5	—	426	157.00–161.00	159.00
2	—	468	155.00–156.00	155.51
3	—	764	118.00–120.00	118.67
1	—	685	124.00	124.00
2	—	330	168.00–170.00	168.95
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
4	—	388	158.00–165.00	161.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	98.00	98.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
4	—	729	98.00–105.00	101.25
2	—	528	133.00–138.00	135.56
3	—	273	172.00–175.00	173.31
2	—	670	107.00–111.00	108.99
9	—	328	158.00–165.00	162.43
7	—	431	150.00–158.00	152.94
6	—	470	138.00–146.00	140.85
11	—	379	152.00–160.00	156.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	143.00–147.00	145.03
2	—	525	123.00–129.00	126.09
2	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	480	133.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	610	110.00–115.00	112.00
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
3	—	635	97.00–105.00	101.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,181	62.00–67.00	63.94
10	—	1,090	56.00–61.00	58.18
1	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	45.00	45.00
5	—	935	50.00–55.00	53.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	75.00–80.00	77.31
1	—	1,775	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–925.00	806.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	983.33

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