Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher, feeder bulls sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 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 $132.30/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$132.30

137 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$16.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	444	142.67	633	46
Medium and Large 2	464	127.32	591	60
Medium and Large 3	382	126.56	483	31

One grade step is worth $16.11/cwt here — about $150 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 sale137 hd

132.30

—

AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd

133.84

−1.54

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	1,482	83.66	1,240	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,364	62.78	856	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,060	60.62	642	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	905	46.22	418	15

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	285	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	124.31/cwt	123.00–127.00	828	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	123.43/cwt	122.00–125.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.41/cwt	122.00–125.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	126.01/cwt	125.00–129.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	148.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	162.23/cwt	160.00–164.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.61/cwt	159.00–162.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	720	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	170.40/cwt	170.00–172.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.10/cwt	129.00–135.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	160.29/cwt	158.00–163.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	169.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,560	78.37/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,223	3
Bulls	—	—	1,423	87.62/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,247	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	67.49/cwt	65.00–70.00	759	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	61.27/cwt	58.00–64.00	645	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	49.29/cwt	48.00–54.00	449	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	43.54/cwt	42.00–46.00	392	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	744.74/cwt	600.00–875.00	—	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	324	133.20/cwt	130.00–137.00	432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	62.78/cwt	62.00–64.00	856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	53.39/cwt	51.00–56.00	550	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.85/cwt	105.00–111.00	721	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	120.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	153.83/cwt	152.00–155.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	279	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	143.93/cwt	138.00–148.00	540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	129.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	481	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	120.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	736	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.76/cwt	170.00–175.00	544	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	133.12/cwt	130.00–137.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	667	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	426	145.03/cwt	143.00–147.00	618	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	571	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.01/cwt	190.00–195.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	173.16/cwt	170.00–178.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	130.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.07/cwt	115.00–122.00	492	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	815	2

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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 0Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 0Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	187.00	187.00
7	—	565	122.00–125.00	123.41
8	—	374	160.00–164.00	162.23
3	—	472	140.00–145.00	143.29
6	—	612	120.00–122.00	120.34
5	—	315	170.00–175.00	172.76
9	—	522	130.00–137.00	133.12
8	—	433	150.00–160.00	153.93
2	—	688	117.00–120.00	118.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	125.00	125.00
3	—	625	115.00	115.00
5	—	380	155.00	155.00
4	—	320	167.00	167.00
7	—	426	143.00–147.00	145.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	666	123.00–127.00	124.31
7	—	720	122.00–125.00	123.43
5	—	612	125.00–129.00	126.01
5	—	461	147.00–152.00	148.97
2	—	205	208.00	208.00
5	—	414	170.00–172.00	170.40
2	—	515	141.00	141.00
4	—	279	200.00–210.00	204.93
2	—	568	132.00–136.00	133.99
7	—	325	190.00–195.00	192.01
6	—	359	170.00–178.00	173.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	465	133.00	133.00
12	—	368	150.00–160.00	154.58
2	—	215	170.00	170.00
14	—	564	125.00–131.00	127.68
6	—	527	129.00–135.00	132.10
6	—	314	158.00–163.00	160.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	130.00–137.00	133.20
2	—	488	114.00–115.00	114.50
6	—	372	125.00–133.00	129.37
3	—	290	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
12	—	410	115.00–122.00	120.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	140.00–150.00	144.12
7	—	675	105.00–111.00	106.85
14	—	520	118.00–125.00	120.66
6	—	375	138.00–148.00	143.93
2	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	273	150.00–152.00	150.95
12	—	471	120.00–124.00	121.19
7	—	411	125.00–134.00	130.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	147.00	147.00
2	—	425	165.00	165.00
3	—	590	138.00	138.00
5	—	467	152.00–155.00	153.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	193.00	193.00
2	—	705	130.00	130.00
5	—	467	159.00–162.00	159.61
4	—	518	155.00–156.00	155.51
2	—	575	146.00	146.00
2	—	380	175.00	175.00
6	—	633	134.00–138.00	135.96
2	—	660	132.00	132.00
4	—	406	169.00–172.00	169.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,560	76.00–82.00	78.37
4	—	1,423	85.00–90.00	87.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	65.00–70.00	67.49
39	—	1,053	58.00–64.00	61.27
13	—	1,030	51.00–56.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	911	48.00–54.00	49.29
8	—	900	42.00–46.00	43.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,364	62.00–64.00	62.78

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	600.00–875.00	744.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle