Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.00/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$131.00

134 head · 438 lb average

Value per head Derived

$573

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$24.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	425	136.84	582	69
Medium and Large 2	445	127.59	567	53
Medium and Large 3	476	112.50	535	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.34/cwt here — about $47 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 sale134 hd

131.00

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

129.37

+1.63

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	—	High	1,551	72.82	1,129	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	60.58	691	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	53.52	869	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	828	48.39	401	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	412.50/cwt	375.00–450.00	—	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	137.02/cwt	134.00–142.00	599	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	124.20/cwt	120.00–127.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.80/cwt	128.00–135.00	498	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	553	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.42/cwt	115.00–123.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	372	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.56/cwt	145.00–147.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.34/cwt	138.00–144.00	730	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.68/cwt	148.00–156.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	140.87/cwt	138.00–145.00	520	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	158.63/cwt	158.00–161.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	133.26/cwt	128.00–137.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.24/cwt	160.00–168.00	526	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	152.51/cwt	147.00–154.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	117.48/cwt	116.00–119.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	404	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	634	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	759	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	67.68/cwt	66.00–71.00	761	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	44.75/cwt	43.00–46.00	352	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	75.67/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,159	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	50.58/cwt	49.00–53.00	431	5
Bulls	—	—	1,385	62.94/cwt	62.00–64.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	702.50/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	561.36/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	767.65/cwt	650.00–925.00	—	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	461	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	516.67/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	478.57/cwt	400.00–550.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	694.23/cwt	550.00–800.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	925.00/cwt	875.00–975.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.25/cwt	143.00–151.00	695	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	735	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	56.54/cwt	53.00–59.00	610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	56.62/cwt	56.00–58.00	952	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	52.49/cwt	50.00–54.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	142.60/cwt	142.00–143.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	159.92/cwt	158.00–165.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	127.07/cwt	125.00–130.00	555	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	138.42/cwt	137.00–140.00	469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	150.57/cwt	150.00–152.00	563	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	109.00–114.00	689	5

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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 281Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 90Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 171Year ago 27

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	8	—	—	375.00–450.00	412.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	500.00–625.00	561.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	650.00–925.00	767.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	—	600.00–825.00	702.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	550.00–800.00	694.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	500.00–525.00	516.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	400.00–550.00	478.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	875.00–975.00	925.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	437	134.00–142.00	137.02
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
31	—	369	138.00–145.00	140.87
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
6	—	463	128.00–137.00	133.26
4	—	638	116.00–119.00	117.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	120.00–127.00	124.20
6	—	375	128.00–135.00	132.80
7	—	526	115.00–123.00	120.42
7	—	263	138.00–145.00	141.52
9	—	437	125.00–130.00	127.07
7	—	339	137.00–140.00	138.42
6	—	587	118.00–120.00	118.99
5	—	615	109.00–114.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
6	—	372	122.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	515	112.00	112.00
3	—	675	88.00	88.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
10	—	479	135.00–140.00	137.64
7	—	426	145.00–147.00	145.56
1	—	205	163.00	163.00
5	—	320	158.00	158.00
5	—	273	158.00–165.00	159.92
7	—	374	150.00–152.00	150.57
4	—	670	110.00–113.00	111.50
6	—	515	135.00–136.00	135.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	138.00–144.00	140.34
9	—	426	148.00–156.00	150.68
5	—	370	158.00–161.00	158.63
11	—	322	160.00–168.00	163.24
13	—	472	143.00–151.00	147.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	465	127.00	127.00
5	—	363	142.00–143.00	142.60
3	—	580	128.00	128.00
5	—	421	135.00–138.00	136.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
9	—	375	147.50	147.50
3	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	410	145.00	145.00
2	—	740	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	132.00	132.00
3	—	690	130.00	130.00
4	—	420	155.00–156.00	155.51
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
2	—	775	122.00	122.00
5	—	460	147.00–154.00	152.51
3	—	360	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	404	157.00	157.00
4	—	513	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	66.00–71.00	67.68
32	—	1,179	60.00–65.00	62.32
19	—	1,078	53.00–59.00	56.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	43.00–46.00	44.75
5	—	853	49.00–53.00	50.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,682	56.00–58.00	56.62
9	—	1,604	50.00–54.00	52.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,532	74.00–78.00	75.67
2	—	1,385	62.00–64.00	62.94

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle