Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.83/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$151.83

109 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$11.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.37

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	154.39	718	67
Medium and Large 2	440	150.12	661	29
Medium and Large 3	419	142.46	597	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.93/cwt here — about $121 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 sale109 hd

151.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,503 hd

136.46

+15.37

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	1,768	81.95	1,448	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	996	62.81	625	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	58.00	847	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	831	52.56	437	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	461	148.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	242	196.01/cwt	195.00–198.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	210	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.24/cwt	157.00–167.00	679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	162.35/cwt	162.00–163.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.82/cwt	138.00–145.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	155.58/cwt	153.00–160.00	501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.80/cwt	138.00–145.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	149.19/cwt	146.00–155.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	158.23/cwt	157.00–159.50	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.14/cwt	135.00–138.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	130.96/cwt	129.00–133.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.99/cwt	122.00–129.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	124.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.36/cwt	141.00–150.00	742	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	982	58.11/cwt	57.00–61.00	571	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,004	65.74/cwt	64.00–68.00	660	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	56.91/cwt	55.00–58.00	459	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	46.03/cwt	44.00–48.00	400	2
Bulls	—	—	1,806	80.74/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,458	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,386	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	141.02/cwt	137.00–143.00	378	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.34/cwt	165.00–175.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	140.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	808	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	639.71/cwt	500.00–700.00	—	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	225	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	456	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	148.26/cwt	145.00–150.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	126.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	130.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	182.18/cwt	180.00–185.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	119.34/cwt	118.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.84/cwt	147.00–155.00	646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.66/cwt	173.00–178.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.81/cwt	137.00–142.00	672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	138.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	426	1

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 415Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 110Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	461	145.00–155.00	148.27
3	—	242	195.00–198.00	196.01
9	—	421	157.00–167.00	161.24
1	—	765	124.00	124.00
3	—	675	122.00–129.00	125.99
8	—	514	141.00–150.00	144.36
7	—	624	127.00–130.00	128.53
12	—	373	165.00–175.00	169.34
6	—	574	135.00–145.00	140.70
6	—	320	180.00–185.00	182.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	162.00–163.00	162.35
1	—	235	183.00	183.00
4	—	566	128.00–134.00	130.01
8	—	428	147.00–155.00	150.84
4	—	323	173.00–178.00	175.66
6	—	481	137.00–142.00	139.81
3	—	518	135.00–140.00	138.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	173.00	173.00
5	—	415	138.00–140.00	139.20
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
4	—	515	123.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	340	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	180.00	180.00
1	—	370	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	139.00	139.00
10	—	489	157.00–159.50	158.23
4	—	658	131.00	131.00
3	—	417	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	138.00–145.00	141.82
4	—	319	145.00–150.00	148.26
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
2	—	425	132.00	132.00
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	129.00	129.00
5	—	322	153.00–160.00	155.58
2	—	670	118.00	118.00
12	—	425	138.00–145.00	139.80
9	—	381	146.00–155.00	149.19
14	—	470	135.00–138.00	136.14
7	—	527	129.00–133.00	130.96
4	—	283	162.00–167.00	164.48
5	—	613	120.00–127.00	124.58
1	—	740	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	137.00–143.00	141.02
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
4	—	355	125.00–132.00	128.50
2	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	432	118.00–120.00	119.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	982	57.00–61.00	58.11
8	—	1,004	64.00–68.00	65.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	55.00–58.00	56.91
2	—	868	44.00–48.00	46.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,806	78.00–84.00	80.74
1	—	1,575	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	500.00–700.00	639.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	950.00	950.00

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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Bulls · 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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Replacement Cattle