Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.93/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$117.93

86 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	121.69	619	23
Medium and Large 2	460	121.28	557	42
Medium and Large 3	494	107.13	529	21

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $90 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 sale86 hd

117.93

—

AL average15 barns · 1,984 hd

126.04

−8.10

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	1,872	80.25	1,502	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,126	57.03	642	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	51.21	715	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	50.68	455	8thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	478	121.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	140.85/cwt	140.00–143.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.56/cwt	118.00–125.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	110.81/cwt	105.00–115.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	127.34/cwt	123.00–131.00	469	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	119.54/cwt	118.00–121.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	152.64/cwt	150.00–155.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	118.79/cwt	118.00–123.00	612	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.29/cwt	157.00–162.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	150.50/cwt	149.00–153.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	140.64/cwt	138.00–142.00	447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.01/cwt	154.00–160.00	688	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	51.21/cwt	50.00–52.00	715	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	51.31/cwt	48.00–53.00	551	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	61.89/cwt	60.00–64.00	712	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	56.80/cwt	54.00–59.00	641	23
Bulls	—	—	1,705	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	81.38/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	795.00/cwt	750.00–825.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	754.17/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	620.00/cwt	550.00–725.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	613.89/cwt	525.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,145	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,295	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	51.21/cwt	50.00–55.00	454	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	707	92.01/cwt	90.00–96.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.00	342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	703.13/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	617	97.71/cwt	94.00–100.00	603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	119.35/cwt	118.00–120.00	406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.57/cwt	116.00–120.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	125.98/cwt	123.00–128.00	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	146.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	132.75/cwt	127.00–134.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	705	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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	120.00–125.00	121.90
2	—	565	109.00	109.00
6	—	524	105.00–115.00	110.81
6	—	368	123.00–131.00	127.34
2	—	710	102.00	102.00
6	—	436	123.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
10	—	333	127.00–134.00	132.75
2	—	670	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
2	—	360	138.00	138.00
14	—	515	118.00–123.00	118.79
1	—	850	105.00	105.00
3	—	318	138.00–142.00	140.64
2	—	615	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	107.00–110.00	108.48
3	—	707	90.00–96.00	92.01
2	—	283	120.00–122.00	120.97
2	—	515	101.00	101.00
3	—	617	94.00–100.00	97.71
3	—	340	118.00–120.00	119.35
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
3	—	368	116.00–120.00	118.57
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	119.00	119.00
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
3	—	412	145.00–150.00	146.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,150	89.00	89.00
1	—	1,030	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,080	93.00–94.00	93.50
4	—	608	130.00–134.00	132.01
3	—	380	157.00–162.00	160.29
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
3	—	577	137.00–138.00	137.32
3	—	438	154.00–160.00	157.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,295	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	122.00–125.00	123.45
1	—	355	133.00	133.00
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	140.00–143.00	140.85
4	—	575	118.00–125.00	121.56
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
6	—	527	125.00–130.00	127.68
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
2	—	408	142.00–143.00	142.50
2	—	628	115.00–117.00	115.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
2	—	673	118.00–121.00	119.54
3	—	433	150.00–155.00	152.64
2	—	360	158.00	158.00
4	—	474	149.00–153.00	150.50
2	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	128.00	128.00
4	—	514	133.00–140.00	137.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
3	—	525	117.00	117.00
2	—	570	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
2	—	415	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,397	50.00–52.00	51.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,074	48.00–53.00	51.31
7	—	1,151	60.00–64.00	61.89
23	—	1,129	54.00–59.00	56.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	50.00–55.00	51.21
1	—	980	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,955	80.00–83.00	81.38

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)	5	—	—	750.00–825.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	754.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	600.00–800.00	703.13
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	525.00–700.00	613.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	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	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	550.00–725.00	620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	475.00	475.00

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

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How this sale compares

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