Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. 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 $149.39/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$149.39

94 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	160.50	715	27
Medium and Large 3	427	144.99	619	30
Medium and Large 2	488	144.86	707	37

One grade step is worth $15.64/cwt here — about $9 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 sale94 hd

149.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,307 hd

136.04

+13.35

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	1,584	80.45	1,274	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	65.06	747	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	63.69	903	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	925	52.79	488	19

Every lot, as filed

76 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 3	—	275	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	123.43/cwt	120.00–126.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	147.21/cwt	143.00–150.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	168.00/cwt	165.00–170.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	175.66/cwt	175.00–176.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	192.20/cwt	187.00–195.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.91/cwt	155.00–164.00	523	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	166.31/cwt	165.00–169.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.73/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	148.95/cwt	148.00–150.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.01/cwt	143.00–146.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	66.34/cwt	64.00–70.00	772	52
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	61.02/cwt	58.00–63.00	663	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	72.28/cwt	71.00–74.00	925	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	62.58/cwt	60.00–65.00	891	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,686	82.01/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,383	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	731.25/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	781.25/cwt	725.00–800.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	500.00–550.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	915.91/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	47.45/cwt	45.00–51.00	451	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	778.33/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	976.92/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.86/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	—	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	112.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	809	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	55.25/cwt	52.00–57.00	505	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.25/cwt	133.00–140.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	124.33/cwt	122.00–127.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	148.57/cwt	147.00–150.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	154.87/cwt	149.00–159.00	658	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	145.57/cwt	142.00–148.00	472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	162.87/cwt	160.00–168.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	168.36/cwt	167.00–169.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	129.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	601	7

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 543Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 95Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 30Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	275	177.00	177.00
4	—	330	175.00	175.00
4	—	355	157.00	157.00
4	—	475	128.00–132.00	130.97
1	—	790	102.00	102.00
6	—	435	133.00–140.00	136.25
7	—	524	122.00–127.00	124.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	132.00–137.00	135.00
3	—	328	187.00–195.00	192.20
3	—	422	165.00–169.00	166.31
3	—	462	152.00–155.00	153.97
2	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	202.00	202.00
5	—	379	170.00–175.00	172.99
2	—	520	141.00	141.00
2	—	225	195.00	195.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	114.00	114.00
2	—	765	109.00	109.00
4	—	573	126.00–127.00	126.75
4	—	468	145.00–147.00	146.01
3	—	722	110.00–113.00	112.00
3	—	245	180.00	180.00
11	—	425	149.00–159.00	154.87
2	—	545	133.00	133.00
6	—	384	160.00–168.00	162.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	120.00–126.00	123.43
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
2	—	590	122.00	122.00
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	133.00	133.00
3	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	283	147.00–150.00	148.57
5	—	324	142.00–148.00	145.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	558	126.00–127.00	126.33
10	—	325	155.00–164.00	160.91
7	—	523	127.00–130.00	128.73
3	—	618	123.00–125.00	124.34
2	—	373	148.00–150.00	148.95
1	—	290	165.00	165.00
4	—	408	138.00–140.00	139.01
3	—	235	167.00–169.00	168.36
7	—	464	127.00–133.00	129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	116.00	116.00
2	—	390	130.00	130.00
3	—	315	133.00–135.00	134.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	143.00–150.00	147.21
2	—	573	135.00–141.00	138.04
2	—	480	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
5	—	425	165.00–170.00	168.00
3	—	380	175.00–176.00	175.66
1	—	475	162.00	162.00
6	—	569	143.00–146.00	145.01
2	—	515	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,164	64.00–70.00	66.34
29	—	1,087	58.00–63.00	61.02
7	—	1,280	71.00–74.00	72.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	60.00–65.00	62.58
1	—	1,405	67.00	67.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	950	45.00–51.00	47.45
13	—	914	52.00–57.00	55.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,686	80.00–84.00	82.01

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	—	—	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	700.00–750.00	731.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	575.00–700.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–550.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	900.00–950.00	915.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	—	700.00–900.00	778.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	—	800.00–1,000.00	887.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	725.00–800.00	781.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	875.00–1,125.00	976.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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

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How this sale compares

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