Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. 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 $123.61/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$123.61

65 head · 414 lb average

Value per head Derived

$512

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$16.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	401	131.39	527	21
Medium and Large 2	432	121.66	526	33
Medium and Large 3	386	114.62	443	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.76/cwt here — about $85 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 sale65 hd

123.61

—

AL average10 barns · 853 hd

123.30

+0.30

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	1,804	78.31	1,413	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	64.66	946	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	64.40	770	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,001	55.23	553	40

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	138.01/cwt	135.00–140.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	122.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	121.32/cwt	118.00–123.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.65/cwt	148.00–150.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	154.62/cwt	153.00–158.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	119.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	138.33/cwt	137.00–141.00	448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	125.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	130.71/cwt	130.00–133.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.00/cwt	147.00–150.00	633	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	63.54/cwt	62.00–66.00	906	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	58.91/cwt	54.00–61.00	703	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	68.80/cwt	68.00–73.00	778	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	64.55/cwt	62.00–67.00	784	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	56.62/cwt	53.00–59.00	567	32
Bulls	—	—	1,683	72.54/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,221	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,565.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,625.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	755.30/cwt	650.00–925.00	—	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	808.62/cwt	700.00–950.00	—	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	721.25/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	967.86/cwt	800.00–1,175.00	—	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	614	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	49.66/cwt	46.00–52.00	494	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,389.47/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	—	38
Bulls	—	—	1,925	84.08/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	610	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	113.63/cwt	113.00–115.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.00	520	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	129.58/cwt	125.00–133.00	417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	120.10/cwt	115.00–123.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	132.43/cwt	128.00–135.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.18/cwt	118.00–125.00	780	6

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 371Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 65Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 35Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	140.00	140.00
7	—	324	137.00–141.00	138.33
6	—	463	125.00–128.00	125.99
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
4	—	374	130.00–133.00	130.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	120.00–125.00	122.24
3	—	523	116.00–117.00	116.67
5	—	322	125.00–133.00	129.58
7	—	474	115.00–123.00	120.10
5	—	584	113.00–116.00	113.99
3	—	283	133.00–135.00	134.32
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	240	130.00	130.00
4	—	468	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	380	113.00–115.00	113.63
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	130.00	130.00
5	—	493	135.00–140.00	138.01
5	—	333	155.00–157.00	156.24
2	—	575	125.00–129.00	126.95
2	—	435	141.00	141.00
6	—	633	118.00–125.00	123.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	153.00–158.00	154.62
2	—	340	164.00	164.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	505	141.00	141.00
2	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	765	113.00	113.00
3	—	425	147.00–150.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	140.00	140.00
3	—	475	128.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	543	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	558	115.00–117.00	116.00
2	—	440	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	118.00–123.00	121.32
3	—	320	148.00–150.00	148.65
3	—	582	118.00–122.00	119.36
2	—	395	145.00	145.00
7	—	471	128.00–135.00	132.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	640	122.00	122.00
2	—	355	148.00	148.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
2	—	545	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	117.00	117.00
3	—	330	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	62.00–66.00	63.54
2	—	1,575	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,194	54.00–61.00	58.91
20	—	1,131	68.00–73.00	68.80
72	—	1,215	62.00–67.00	64.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,002	53.00–59.00	56.62
8	—	995	46.00–52.00	49.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	70.00–74.00	72.54
3	—	1,925	82.00–87.00	84.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,565.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	—	800.00–1,175.00	967.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,389.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	675.00–700.00	687.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	—	650.00–925.00	755.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	—	700.00–950.00	808.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	650.00–775.00	721.25

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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