Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, slaughter 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 $134.67/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$134.67

106 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$9.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	140.46	634	30
Medium and Large 2	452	132.97	601	55
Medium and Large 3	386	130.87	505	21

One grade step is worth $9.59/cwt here — about $129 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 sale106 hd

134.67

—

AL average16 barns · 1,285 hd

130.29

+4.38

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	1,739	79.68	1,385	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	65.07	788	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	61.37	898	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	51.60	464	5thin

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	—	535	134.83/cwt	134.00–137.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	133.89/cwt	130.00–136.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	159.31/cwt	158.00–160.00	446	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	111.52/cwt	110.00–112.00	589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	136.09/cwt	133.00–138.00	596	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	132.64/cwt	128.00–135.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.28/cwt	110.00–113.00	711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	137.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	125.65/cwt	124.00–128.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	156.60/cwt	156.00–157.00	498	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	127.79/cwt	127.00–129.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	952	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	61.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	894	8
Bulls	—	—	1,492	76.11/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	83.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,653	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	60.96/cwt	59.00–62.00	686	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	946.43/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	855	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	525.00–750.00	—	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	70.98/cwt	69.00–75.00	886	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	45.50/cwt	45.00–46.00	386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.67/cwt	55.00–56.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	518	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	—	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	65.34/cwt	63.00–68.00	818	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	289	127.29/cwt	123.00–130.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.71/cwt	115.00–123.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	137.00/cwt	135.00–138.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	276	143.83/cwt	143.00–145.00	397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.40/cwt	124.00–130.00	420	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	124.54/cwt	118.00–130.00	462	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	122.01/cwt	120.00–123.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	497	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	145.73/cwt	143.00–150.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 376Year ago 166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 118Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 126Year ago 270

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	535	134.00–137.00	134.83
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
2	—	675	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	126.00	126.00
1	—	818	117.00	117.00
4	—	655	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	130.00–136.00	133.89
12	—	438	133.00–138.00	136.09
4	—	633	110.00–113.00	112.28
2	—	835	87.00	87.00
7	—	527	125.00–133.00	128.37
2	—	570	123.00	123.00
12	—	361	135.00–140.00	137.56
6	—	334	143.00–150.00	145.73
3	—	295	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	280	158.00–160.00	159.31
1	—	640	122.00	122.00
3	—	465	140.00	140.00
5	—	318	156.00–157.00	156.60
3	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	955	87.00	87.00
3	—	355	146.00	146.00
4	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	127.00	127.00
2	—	355	130.00	130.00
3	—	335	135.00–138.00	137.00
5	—	276	143.00–145.00	143.83
9	—	462	120.00–125.00	122.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	121.00	121.00
4	—	368	128.00–135.00	132.64
6	—	316	135.00–140.00	137.00
6	—	478	124.00–128.00	125.65
5	—	418	127.00–129.00	127.79
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	110.00	110.00
4	—	528	110.00–112.00	111.52
3	—	465	115.00–123.00	118.71
7	—	330	124.00–130.00	127.40
16	—	371	118.00–130.00	124.54
3	—	418	120.00–123.00	122.01
2	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	625	88.00	88.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	87.00	87.00
1	—	515	103.00	103.00
2	—	615	84.00	84.00
5	—	289	123.00–130.00	127.29
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
1	—	360	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	56.00	56.00
8	—	1,454	59.00–64.00	61.46
1	—	1,295	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,126	59.00–62.00	60.96
10	—	1,248	69.00–75.00	70.98
24	—	1,252	63.00–68.00	65.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	45.00–46.00	45.50
3	—	933	55.00–56.00	55.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,492	75.00–78.00	76.11
3	—	1,985	80.00–85.00	83.25

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–750.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	800.00–1,025.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	825.00–1,000.00	946.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–750.00	637.50

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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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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