Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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 $114.60/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$114.60

69 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$16.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	118.56	598	45
Medium and Large 2	503	110.80	558	14thin
Medium and Large 3	393	102.10	401	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $197 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 sale69 hd

114.60

—

AL average14 barns · 1,451 hd

121.42

−6.82

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	1,428	76.00	1,085	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	59.43	704	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	56.00	815	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	855	44.00	376	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	710	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	111.66/cwt	108.00–113.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	119.33/cwt	118.00–120.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	718	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	113.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	123.54/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	139.87/cwt	139.00–141.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	130.25/cwt	128.00–133.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	530	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	115.32/cwt	115.00–116.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	114.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	601	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	110.03/cwt	109.00–112.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	129.66/cwt	129.00–131.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	86.52/cwt	85.00–88.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	110.50/cwt	109.00–112.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	129.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	59.43/cwt	58.00–62.00	704	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,340	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	116.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	707	84.20/cwt	84.00–85.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	462	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	885.00–985.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	103.54/cwt	101.00–106.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	89.01/cwt	87.00–90.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	92.99/cwt	89.00–95.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	635	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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 303Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 76Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 25Year ago 62

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	98.00	98.00
1	—	365	123.00	123.00
2	—	615	101.00–106.00	103.54
4	—	425	113.00–115.00	114.02
3	—	580	107.00	107.00
1	—	515	108.00	108.00
1	—	310	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	110.00–115.00	113.50
14	—	475	123.00–125.00	123.54
8	—	416	125.00–129.00	127.32
12	—	526	112.00–116.00	114.32
3	—	617	109.00–112.00	110.03
2	—	865	85.00–88.00	86.52
2	—	268	125.00–133.00	129.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	110.00–120.00	116.00
2	—	465	97.00	97.00
2	—	305	100.00	100.00
3	—	562	89.00–95.00	92.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	125.00–127.00	126.84
7	—	475	139.00–141.00	139.87
2	—	685	114.00	114.00
3	—	528	129.00–131.00	129.66
2	—	795	109.00–112.00	110.50
4	—	414	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	108.00–113.00	111.66
3	—	417	118.00–120.00	119.33
2	—	645	105.00–109.00	107.00
1	—	855	86.00	86.00
2	—	265	145.00	145.00
4	—	335	130.00–133.00	131.54
2	—	745	99.00	99.00
3	—	377	122.00–130.00	127.45
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	128.00–133.00	130.25
3	—	582	115.00–116.00	115.32
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
3	—	380	135.00	135.00
2	—	458	128.00–132.00	129.99
2	—	630	111.00–113.00	111.98
4	—	508	122.00–128.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	97.00	97.00
5	—	707	84.00–85.00	84.20
3	—	420	108.00–112.00	109.99
3	—	530	108.00	108.00
3	—	613	87.00–90.00	89.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	58.00–62.00	59.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,515	82.00	82.00

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)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	885.00–985.00	925.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle