Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.78/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$129.78

107 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	130.18	682	86
Medium and Large 2	422	129.38	546	19thin
Medium and Large 3	380	116.50	443	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $239 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 sale107 hd

129.78

—

AL average16 barns · 2,087 hd

133.54

−3.76

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	1,771	80.28	1,422	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,079	66.90	722	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	60.48	872	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	52.28	482	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	143.26/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	139.68/cwt	135.00–143.00	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	138.71/cwt	133.00–141.00	584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.58/cwt	158.00–165.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.79/cwt	167.00–169.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	120.78/cwt	117.00–122.00	820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	148.21/cwt	142.00–163.00	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.30/cwt	118.00–123.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	124.45/cwt	124.00–128.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	911	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.91/cwt	128.00–133.00	674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.95/cwt	128.00–140.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	48.46/cwt	45.00–50.00	425	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	54.57/cwt	52.00–57.00	518	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	58.97/cwt	58.00–62.00	817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	986	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	77.70/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.67/cwt	163.00–170.00	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	67.15/cwt	65.00–70.00	709	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,051	62.39/cwt	59.00–64.00	656	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	995.00/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	700.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	155.57/cwt	153.00–160.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	137.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	72.53/cwt	71.00–76.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	498	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	130.98/cwt	130.00–133.00	507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	123.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.34/cwt	125.00–131.00	612	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	116.00/cwt	113.00–116.50	838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	140.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	653	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 Apr 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 318Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 80Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 140Year ago 138

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	163.00	163.00
8	—	438	160.00	160.00
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
5	—	293	165.00	165.00
2	—	498	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	779	131.50	131.50
4	—	911	121.50	121.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	125.00–132.00	128.60
9	—	367	167.00–169.00	168.79
16	—	572	142.00–163.00	148.21
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
1	—	326	170.00	170.00
9	—	702	124.00–128.00	124.45
2	—	413	165.00–167.00	165.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	163.00	163.00
1	—	490	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	160.00–162.00	161.05
2	—	378	150.00–155.00	152.52
1	—	245	162.00	162.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
4	—	456	140.00–142.00	140.50
4	—	434	150.00–152.00	150.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	158.00–165.00	161.58
8	—	474	145.00–152.00	148.50
3	—	508	145.00–147.00	145.66
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
3	—	572	128.00–140.00	131.95
4	—	330	163.00–170.00	165.67
5	—	421	153.00–160.00	155.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
2	—	440	135.00–140.00	137.53
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	140.00–145.00	143.26
10	—	376	135.00–143.00	139.68
9	—	421	133.00–141.00	138.71
4	—	679	117.00–122.00	120.78
7	—	624	118.00–123.00	122.30
13	—	523	128.00–133.00	128.91
16	—	460	136.00	136.00
6	—	573	121.00–126.00	123.51
8	—	722	113.00–116.50	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	608	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	130.00–135.00	131.72
3	—	387	130.00–133.00	130.98
2	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
1	—	280	138.00	138.00
6	—	473	125.00–131.00	129.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	877	45.00–50.00	48.46
5	—	950	52.00–57.00	54.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,386	58.00–62.00	58.97
2	—	1,553	63.00–64.00	63.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,056	65.00–70.00	67.15
10	—	1,051	59.00–64.00	62.39
7	—	1,194	71.00–76.00	72.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,768	75.00–80.00	77.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	875.00–1,025.00	995.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	700.00–975.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–1,050.00	887.50

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle