Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.24/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$116.24

95 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$19.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	429	120.87	519	27
Medium and Large 1	576	117.43	676	55
Medium and Large 3	488	101.55	495	13thin

One grade step is worth $19.33/cwt here — about $24 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 sale95 hd

116.24

—

AL average13 barns · 940 hd

121.84

−5.60

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	1,258	84.53	1,064	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	66.77	742	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,663	66.33	1,103	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	904	55.79	504	7thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1	—	658	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.64/cwt	160.00–163.00	522	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	133.90/cwt	128.00–135.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	140.32/cwt	138.00–142.00	664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	153.40/cwt	150.00–156.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	114.01/cwt	109.00–117.00	648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	119.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.32/cwt	124.00–127.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	138.30/cwt	135.00–140.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.79/cwt	130.00–133.50	818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	125.99/cwt	122.00–130.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	109.98/cwt	107.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	131.52/cwt	128.00–138.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,048	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	813	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	144.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	770	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	91.49/cwt	91.00–92.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	877	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	467	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	57.30/cwt	56.00–60.00	519	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,790	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	89.80/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	528.33/cwt	435.00–650.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	616.67/cwt	500.00–775.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.93/cwt	165.00–173.00	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	72.19/cwt	72.00–73.00	874	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	66.64/cwt	63.00–70.00	708	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	60.17/cwt	58.00–62.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	120.06/cwt	118.00–123.00	571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	91.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.25/cwt	123.00–130.00	463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	122.10/cwt	120.00–125.00	508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.42/cwt	153.00–160.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.45/cwt	140.00–146.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	88.68/cwt	87.00–90.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.20/cwt	147.00–153.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	150.98/cwt	149.00–152.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 187Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 50Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 180Year ago 201

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	108.00	108.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
13	—	568	109.00–117.00	114.01
7	—	517	115.00–121.00	119.53
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
3	—	463	124.00–127.00	125.32
4	—	336	137.00–142.00	139.78
4	—	378	135.00–140.00	138.30
1	—	965	77.00	77.00
7	—	421	128.00–138.00	131.52
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
3	—	837	87.00–90.00	88.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	745	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,048	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	80.00	80.00
3	—	345	115.00	115.00
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	107.00–110.00	108.52
3	—	573	90.00–95.00	91.69
1	—	425	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	118.00–123.00	120.06
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	695	97.00	97.00
5	—	370	123.00–130.00	125.25
10	—	416	120.00–125.00	122.10
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	100.00	100.00
2	—	330	128.00–130.00	128.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	325	160.00–163.00	160.64
7	—	540	128.00–135.00	133.90
8	—	433	150.00–156.00	153.40
5	—	381	155.00–160.00	157.23
6	—	567	122.00–130.00	125.99
2	—	728	105.00–110.00	107.46
3	—	677	107.00–115.00	109.98
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
2	—	868	91.00–92.00	91.49
2	—	613	121.00–125.00	122.99
2	—	280	165.00–173.00	168.93
4	—	468	147.00–153.00	150.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	138.00–142.00	140.32
1	—	225	163.00	163.00
3	—	280	153.00–160.00	155.42
4	—	421	140.00–146.00	143.45
2	—	518	116.00–120.00	117.97
4	—	615	113.00	113.00
3	—	358	149.00–152.00	150.98
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
10	—	616	130.00–133.50	132.79
3	—	902	107.00	107.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00
6	—	535	142.00–146.00	144.00
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,105	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,295	88.00–92.00	89.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	52.00	52.00
5	—	906	56.00–60.00	57.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,790	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,211	72.00–73.00	72.19
5	—	1,063	63.00–70.00	66.64
4	—	1,045	58.00–62.00	60.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	435.00–650.00	528.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–775.00	616.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00	825.00

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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