Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady with few offerings, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.67/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$135.67

129 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$15.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	138.33	720	70
Medium and Large 2	439	137.94	606	38
Medium and Large 3	471	122.71	578	21

One grade step is worth $15.61/cwt here — about $141 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 sale129 hd

135.67

—

AL average15 barns · 1,015 hd

133.89

+1.78

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	1,712	83.63	1,432	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	65.24	736	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	63.77	864	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	54.06	468	15

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.20/cwt	140.00–148.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.20/cwt	135.00–136.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	133.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	157.53/cwt	154.00–163.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.05/cwt	140.00–150.00	742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	165.13/cwt	160.00–168.00	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	161.42/cwt	158.00–165.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	128.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	593	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	117.43/cwt	115.00–119.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.46/cwt	141.00–144.00	537	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	115.56/cwt	112.00–119.00	718	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	148.41/cwt	145.00–152.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	113.33/cwt	112.00–116.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	119.33/cwt	118.00–121.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	99.31/cwt	98.00–100.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	661	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	71.64/cwt	69.00–75.00	783	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	65.02/cwt	62.00–68.00	747	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	56.12/cwt	54.00–59.00	487	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	50.97/cwt	49.00–53.00	440	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	83.63/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,432	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	462.50/cwt	350.00–575.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	575.00–600.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	—	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	857.50/cwt	750.00–925.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	747.58/cwt	625.00–875.00	—	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	950.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,031.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	865.91/cwt	725.00–975.00	—	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	103.88/cwt	101.00–108.00	485	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	603.13/cwt	450.00–700.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	108.52/cwt	108.00–110.00	456	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	750	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	62.29/cwt	60.00–64.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	59.14/cwt	57.00–61.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	408	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,435.23/cwt	1,275.00–1,550.00	—	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	486	121.61/cwt	116.00–125.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	132.02/cwt	130.00–133.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.50/cwt	118.00–128.00	552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	586	110.61/cwt	107.00–113.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	139.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	119.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.17/cwt	135.00–137.00	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.64/cwt	137.00–145.00	591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	319	151.07/cwt	145.00–155.00	482	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.09/cwt	111.00–120.00	551	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	103.49/cwt	103.00–104.00	686	4

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 233Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 43Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 171Last week 11Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	90.00	90.00
4	—	314	138.00–143.00	139.24
9	—	427	115.00–122.00	119.12
5	—	370	135.00–137.00	136.17
13	—	475	111.00–120.00	116.09
4	—	663	103.00–104.00	103.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	132.00–139.00	133.96
18	—	460	125.00–131.00	128.99
10	—	581	115.00–119.00	117.43
9	—	377	141.00–144.00	142.46
3	—	605	112.00–116.00	113.33
14	—	531	118.00–121.00	119.33
2	—	655	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	101.00–108.00	103.88
4	—	420	108.00–110.00	108.52
1	—	285	143.00	143.00
2	—	375	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
5	—	375	140.00–148.00	144.20
5	—	467	135.00–141.00	137.42
3	—	620	110.00	110.00
5	—	529	135.00–136.00	135.20
6	—	420	137.00–145.00	140.64
2	—	720	96.00	96.00
10	—	319	145.00–155.00	151.07
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	122.00–123.00	122.51
10	—	421	154.00–163.00	157.53
13	—	519	140.00–150.00	143.05
5	—	319	160.00–168.00	165.13
8	—	373	158.00–165.00	161.42
9	—	621	112.00–119.00	115.56
8	—	476	145.00–152.00	148.41
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
8	—	669	110.00–118.00	114.96
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
3	—	768	98.00–100.00	99.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	116.00–125.00	121.61
3	—	362	130.00–133.00	132.02
4	—	440	118.00–128.00	125.50
5	—	586	107.00–113.00	110.61
1	—	235	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	109.00	109.00
4	—	640	130.00	130.00
10	—	413	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,093	69.00–75.00	71.64
39	—	1,149	62.00–68.00	65.02
7	—	1,052	57.00–61.00	59.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	867	54.00–59.00	56.12
6	—	863	49.00–53.00	50.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,357	60.00–64.00	62.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,712	82.00–85.00	83.63

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	350.00–575.00	462.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–600.00	587.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	450.00–700.00	603.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	675.00–850.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	—	625.00–875.00	747.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	—	725.00–975.00	865.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	925.00–975.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,031.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	56	—	—	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	750.00–925.00	857.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	44	—	—	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,435.23

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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