Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $122.00/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$122.00

96 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$67

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

$16.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	127.78	614	55
Medium and Large 2	534	115.55	617	28
Medium and Large 3	491	111.46	547	13thin

One grade step is worth $16.32/cwt here — about $67 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 sale96 hd

122.00

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.06

−3.06

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	1,598	83.42	1,333	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	67.29	785	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	902	52.28	472	12

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	119.79/cwt	119.00–121.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	136.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	134.75/cwt	132.00–137.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	658	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	119.58/cwt	117.00–122.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	514	110.83/cwt	108.00–115.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	137.17/cwt	134.00–139.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	101.24/cwt	99.00–106.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	119.27/cwt	115.00–122.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	106.99/cwt	103.00–109.00	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	120.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	524	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	73.19/cwt	72.00–75.00	845	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.82/cwt	117.00–123.00	627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.33/cwt	123.00–128.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	743.75/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	114.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	117.11/cwt	113.00–121.00	556	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.77/cwt	125.00–127.00	538	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	537.50/cwt	500.00–575.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	683.33/cwt	600.00–850.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	132.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.61/cwt	130.00–132.00	799	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	128.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	119.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.84/cwt	150.00–156.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	147.91/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.64/cwt	135.00–139.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.57/cwt	113.00–118.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	664	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	48.49/cwt	46.00–51.00	448	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	56.07/cwt	53.00–57.00	494	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	66.01/cwt	63.00–69.00	786	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	60.19/cwt	59.00–61.00	637	4
Bulls	—	—	1,463	75.65/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,107	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.24/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,517	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 239Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 180Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 135Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
2	—	680	105.00	105.00
4	—	573	117.00–122.00	119.58
5	—	419	133.00–136.00	135.00
10	—	519	117.00–123.00	120.82
3	—	470	123.00–128.00	126.33
2	—	305	148.00	148.00
4	—	623	113.00–118.00	115.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	108.00–115.00	110.83
5	—	475	113.00–121.00	117.11
5	—	428	125.00–127.00	125.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	155.00–157.00	156.35
3	—	383	147.00–150.00	148.98
8	—	428	140.00–146.00	142.64
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
2	—	280	160.00	160.00
3	—	520	127.00–128.00	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	119.00–121.00	119.79
2	—	755	115.00	115.00
13	—	612	130.00–132.00	130.61
13	—	515	140.00–145.00	143.62
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
9	—	435	150.00–156.00	153.84
5	—	469	145.00–150.00	147.91
6	—	567	135.00–139.00	137.64
2	—	858	103.00–106.00	104.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.51
7	—	536	134.00–139.00	137.17
4	—	408	145.00–146.00	145.50
3	—	495	142.00	142.00
2	—	740	111.00	111.00
2	—	645	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	361	135.00–140.00	136.87
16	—	526	121.00–130.00	125.00
12	—	428	132.00–135.00	132.49
10	—	471	125.00–132.00	128.71
10	—	563	117.00–122.00	119.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
4	—	343	132.00–137.00	134.75
4	—	713	99.00–106.00	101.24
5	—	467	115.00–122.00	119.27
5	—	434	115.00–125.00	120.82
2	—	760	91.00	91.00
4	—	559	113.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	640	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
5	—	618	103.00–109.00	106.99
1	—	655	101.00	101.00
1	—	370	117.00	117.00
2	—	410	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,154	72.00–75.00	73.19
24	—	1,191	63.00–69.00	66.01
4	—	1,058	59.00–61.00	60.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	46.00–51.00	48.49
6	—	881	53.00–57.00	56.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,463	74.00–78.00	75.65
4	—	1,700	87.00–92.00	89.24

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–800.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–800.00	743.75
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–575.00	537.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–850.00	683.33

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