Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $134.97/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$134.97

116 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	135.87	656	78
Medium and Large 2	439	134.40	590	32
Medium and Large 3	387	126.37	489	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about $167 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 sale116 hd

134.97

—

AL average16 barns · 1,907 hd

132.16

+2.81

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	1,850	86.77	1,605	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	62.20	707	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	58.22	876	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	50.59	479	17

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	472	140.34/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	154.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.66/cwt	182.00–183.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	222	199.89/cwt	195.00–205.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	131.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	690	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	137.29/cwt	136.00–138.00	626	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	156.04/cwt	155.00–157.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	108.00/cwt	107.00–110.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	152.84/cwt	152.00–155.00	795	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	141.27/cwt	138.00–142.00	860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	832	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.79/cwt	145.00–151.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	499	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.61/cwt	124.00–126.00	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	191.47/cwt	190.00–193.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	144.87/cwt	140.00–149.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.92/cwt	162.00–170.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	56.29/cwt	54.00–59.00	852	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	62.78/cwt	60.00–65.00	730	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	68.02/cwt	66.00–71.00	772	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	56.75/cwt	54.00–59.00	608	15
Bulls	—	—	1,870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,496	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,641	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	725.00–900.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	121.05/cwt	117.00–125.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	46.87/cwt	45.00–48.00	452	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	51.74/cwt	49.00–53.00	487	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	128.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	600	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	140.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	158.35/cwt	155.00–162.00	523	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	163.41/cwt	160.00–165.00	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.22/cwt	128.00–133.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	173.35/cwt	170.00–175.00	569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.32/cwt	132.00–139.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.73/cwt	147.00–153.00	650	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 430Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 61Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower, 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	138.00–142.00	140.34
6	—	357	150.00–155.00	154.15
2	—	620	124.00	124.00
2	—	275	179.00	179.00
2	—	225	188.00	188.00
3	—	328	170.00–175.00	173.35
6	—	535	132.00–139.00	136.32
4	—	431	147.00–153.00	150.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	182.00–183.00	182.66
3	—	222	195.00–205.00	199.89
2	—	270	190.00–193.00	191.47
5	—	525	140.00–149.00	144.87
5	—	472	144.00–150.00	147.82
5	—	413	155.00–165.00	160.59
4	—	368	162.00–170.00	165.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	178.00	178.00
7	—	466	125.00–132.00	128.71
2	—	390	148.00	148.00
4	—	433	137.00–145.00	140.93
3	—	725	108.00	108.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
7	—	330	155.00–162.00	158.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	121.00–123.00	121.99
1	—	215	177.00	177.00
29	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.99
10	—	456	136.00–138.00	137.29
4	—	283	155.00–157.00	156.04
3	—	718	107.00–110.00	108.00
2	—	415	140.00	140.00
7	—	665	115.00	115.00
9	—	377	145.00–151.00	146.79
8	—	325	152.00–155.00	153.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	117.00–125.00	121.05
2	—	320	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	160.00–165.00	163.41
2	—	310	145.00	145.00
4	—	568	120.00–123.00	121.53
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
9	—	430	130.00–135.00	133.46
10	—	473	128.00–133.00	131.22
3	—	512	125.00–128.00	126.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	390	173.00	173.00
4	—	418	168.00–170.00	169.01
19	—	520	152.00–155.00	152.84
15	—	609	138.00–142.00	141.27
15	—	586	142.00	142.00
10	—	740	124.00–126.00	125.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	124.00	124.00
2	—	475	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	54.00–59.00	56.29
1	—	1,480	64.00	64.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,162	60.00–65.00	62.78
10	—	1,135	66.00–71.00	68.02
15	—	1,071	54.00–59.00	56.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	965	45.00–48.00	46.87
13	—	941	49.00–53.00	51.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,843	88.00–90.00	89.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–650.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–900.00	783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–800.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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