Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.69/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$137.69

111 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$22.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	139.11	921	87
Medium and Large 2	546	136.63	746	19thin
Medium and Large 3	631	117.00	738	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.11/cwt here — about $183 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 sale111 hd

137.69

—

AL average14 barns · 1,038 hd

143.58

−5.89

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	1,703	82.59	1,407	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,117	66.04	738	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	62.00	967	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	53.89	512	10

Every lot, as filed

73 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 1	—	663	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	130.76/cwt	129.00–133.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	147.69/cwt	143.00–150.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	594	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	161.66/cwt	157.00–165.00	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	145.21/cwt	143.00–150.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	151.90/cwt	148.00–155.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	135.11/cwt	134.00–137.00	699	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	109.47/cwt	108.00–111.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	139.63/cwt	137.00–142.00	716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	136.77/cwt	135.00–140.00	870	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	140.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	140.18/cwt	139.00–143.00	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	134.98/cwt	134.00–137.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	132.07/cwt	129.00–134.00	746	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	162.50/cwt	160.00–164.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	790	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,057	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	182.52/cwt	182.00–183.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	116.73/cwt	116.00–119.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.96/cwt	163.00–165.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.65/cwt	135.00–150.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	573	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	67.91/cwt	65.00–71.00	792	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	62.18/cwt	60.00–64.00	648	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	55.11/cwt	53.00–58.00	517	8
Bulls	—	—	1,703	82.59/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	485	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	967	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	135.36/cwt	133.00–138.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	491	154.23/cwt	152.00–158.00	757	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	73.33/cwt	73.00–74.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	142.32/cwt	142.00–143.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	155.39/cwt	155.00–157.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	118.60/cwt	118.00–119.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.98/cwt	147.00–149.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	100.98/cwt	99.00–102.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	129.71/cwt	129.00–130.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	138.04/cwt	135.00–140.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	123.25/cwt	123.00–124.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	101.66/cwt	101.00–102.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.99/cwt	128.00–133.00	694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	170.55/cwt	165.00–173.00	489	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	144.26/cwt	142.00–145.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	652	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	125.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	129.58/cwt	128.00–131.00	793	5

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 302Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 26Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	119.00–120.00	119.49
9	—	587	129.00–133.00	130.76
8	—	513	137.00–142.00	139.63
4	—	431	160.00–164.00	162.50
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
2	—	265	182.00–183.00	182.52
4	—	333	170.00–174.00	172.02
4	—	491	152.00–158.00	154.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	143.00–150.00	147.69
6	—	343	157.00–165.00	161.66
2	—	225	173.00	173.00
5	—	387	155.00–157.00	155.39
4	—	625	117.00–120.00	118.55
9	—	530	128.00–133.00	130.99
3	—	490	146.00–147.00	146.33
2	—	580	120.00	120.00
7	—	287	165.00–173.00	170.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
6	—	482	133.00–138.00	135.36
3	—	510	127.00	127.00
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
4	—	428	142.00–145.00	144.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	135.00–142.00	138.71
3	—	322	143.00–150.00	145.21
4	—	284	148.00–155.00	151.90
17	—	517	134.00–137.00	135.11
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
6	—	363	140.00–146.00	140.98
12	—	565	129.00–134.00	132.07
4	—	684	116.00–119.00	116.73
12	—	478	135.00–139.00	136.41
5	—	612	128.00–131.00	129.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	142.00–143.00	142.32
5	—	625	118.00–119.00	118.60
3	—	773	99.00–102.00	100.98
3	—	315	140.00	140.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
7	—	458	129.00–130.00	129.71
2	—	385	138.00	138.00
5	—	533	123.00–128.00	125.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
3	—	522	117.00–118.00	117.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	108.00–111.00	109.47
6	—	480	147.00–149.00	147.98
5	—	537	135.00–140.00	138.04
4	—	616	123.00–124.00	123.25
2	—	445	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	113.00	113.00
27	—	636	135.00–140.00	136.77
2	—	743	127.00–128.00	127.50
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
5	—	587	139.00–143.00	140.18
3	—	672	134.00–137.00	134.98
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	163.00–165.00	163.96
7	—	528	135.00–150.00	142.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	453	165.00	165.00
30	—	790	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
3	—	728	101.00–102.00	101.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,166	65.00–71.00	67.91
10	—	1,042	60.00–64.00	62.18
3	—	1,222	73.00–74.00	73.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	939	53.00–58.00	55.11
2	—	990	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,703	82.00–84.00	82.59

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	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00

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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Steers · 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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