Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $118.01/cwt on 115 head.

Average price

$118.01

115 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	125.28	600	46
Medium and Large 2	522	113.43	592	53
Medium and Large 3	418	112.25	469	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.03/cwt here — about $131 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 sale115 hd

118.01

—

AL average15 barns · 1,591 hd

120.68

−2.67

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	1,599	86.30	1,380	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	66.00	762	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	59.13	846	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	52.78	456	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	130.05/cwt	126.00–135.00	555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.75/cwt	117.00–123.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	147.07/cwt	143.00–150.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.67/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.39/cwt	139.00–144.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	119.73/cwt	118.00–122.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	117.64/cwt	115.00–121.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	133.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	124.92/cwt	123.00–127.00	591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	145.18/cwt	143.00–148.00	523	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.98/cwt	152.00–158.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	703	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	59.13/cwt	56.00–62.00	846	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.80/cwt	63.00–69.00	752	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	60.59/cwt	60.00–62.00	646	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	72.24/cwt	70.00–74.00	936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	82.77/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,155	5
Bulls	—	—	1,854	90.71/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,682	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	58.17/cwt	57.00–60.00	551	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	675.00–750.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	640.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	747.73/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	104.66/cwt	104.00–106.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	139.62/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	142.99/cwt	140.00–145.00	603	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	801	48.73/cwt	48.00–51.00	390	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	112.66/cwt	112.00–113.00	402	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.00/cwt	120.00–123.00	393	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	591	110.42/cwt	108.00–112.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	104.33/cwt	104.00–105.00	655	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.59/cwt	101.00–108.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	111.94/cwt	106.00–115.00	631	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	117.74/cwt	112.00–119.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	124.15/cwt	123.00–125.00	469	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	122.29/cwt	120.00–124.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.30/cwt	139.00–141.00	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	119.91/cwt	114.00–122.00	679	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	129.77/cwt	129.00–130.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	95.00/cwt	93.00–96.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	676	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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 201Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 85Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 131Year ago 33

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
10	—	427	126.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	320	147.00	147.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
7	—	536	118.00–122.00	119.73
6	—	562	115.00–121.00	117.64
8	—	384	130.00–135.00	133.91
11	—	473	123.00–127.00	124.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	115.00	115.00
6	—	425	117.00–123.00	119.75
4	—	765	89.00–92.00	90.51
6	—	628	104.00–105.00	104.33
11	—	564	106.00–115.00	111.94
11	—	472	112.00–119.00	117.74
6	—	378	123.00–125.00	124.15
4	—	336	129.00–130.00	129.77
3	—	743	93.00–96.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	104.00–106.00	104.66
1	—	640	102.00	102.00
3	—	357	112.00–113.00	112.66
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
2	—	590	103.00	103.00
6	—	325	120.00–123.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	119.00–120.00	119.51
8	—	524	139.00–144.00	143.39
3	—	613	127.00	127.00
2	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	365	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	107.50	107.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
4	—	530	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
6	—	522	126.00–128.00	126.66
5	—	360	143.00–148.00	145.18
3	—	328	152.00–158.00	153.98
2	—	565	124.00–125.00	124.51
5	—	474	138.00–142.00	139.62
5	—	422	140.00–145.00	142.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	143.00–150.00	147.07
15	—	460	127.00–135.00	131.67
1	—	755	101.00	101.00
1	—	690	108.00	108.00
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
4	—	418	135.00–137.00	135.98
7	—	510	120.00–124.00	122.29
3	—	370	139.00–141.00	140.30
11	—	566	114.00–122.00	119.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	123.00	123.00
3	—	415	125.00	125.00
3	—	370	135.00	135.00
3	—	340	137.00	137.00
2	—	765	97.00	97.00
2	—	510	112.00	112.00
5	—	591	108.00–112.00	110.42
6	—	625	101.00–108.00	105.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,431	56.00–62.00	59.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,143	63.00–69.00	65.80
5	—	1,066	60.00–62.00	60.59
5	—	1,295	70.00–74.00	72.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	57.00–60.00	58.17
4	—	801	48.00–51.00	48.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,395	80.00–84.00	82.77
4	—	1,854	90.00–91.00	90.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	700.00–900.00	747.73
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	675.00–750.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	550.00–700.00	640.00

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

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