Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $147.45/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$147.45

23 head · 377 lb average

Value per head Derived

$556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$19.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	362	162.58	589	5thin
Medium and Large 2	403	143.39	577	13thin
Medium and Large 3	325	142.86	464	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.72/cwt here — about $125 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 sale23 hd

147.45

—

AL average8 barns · 440 hd

129.52

+17.92

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	1,325	88.00	1,166	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	67.32	774	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	54.73	561	10

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	—	1,325	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,166	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	63.19/cwt	61.00–65.00	671	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	68.91/cwt	66.00–71.00	862	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	75.36/cwt	74.00–77.00	855	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	55.74/cwt	54.00–59.00	593	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	52.37/cwt	52.00–53.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	122.32/cwt	122.00–123.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	158.25/cwt	155.00–160.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.07/cwt	140.00–148.00	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	271	131.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	142.86/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	833.33/cwt	675.00–925.00	—	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,122.73/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	870.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,763.69/cwt	1,350.00–2,025.00	—	168
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	166.46/cwt	165.00–168.00	471	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,132.78/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	18
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	650.00–700.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	992.86/cwt	825.00–1,075.00	—	7

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 180Last week 13Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. No trends on feeder classes market lightly tested.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,062	61.00–65.00	63.19
11	—	1,251	66.00–71.00	68.91
4	—	1,134	74.00–77.00	75.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	54.00–59.00	55.74
3	—	937	52.00–53.00	52.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00–155.00	152.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
3	—	468	122.00–123.00	122.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	385	128.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	271	130.00–137.00	131.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	262	155.00–160.00	158.25
3	—	610	116.00	116.00
4	—	418	140.00–148.00	144.07
3	—	315	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	160.00	160.00
2	—	283	165.00–168.00	166.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	140.00–145.00	142.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,132.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	675.00–925.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–825.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–1,075.00	992.86
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–700.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,122.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	800.00–900.00	870.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	168	—	—	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,763.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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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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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