Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 higher. 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 $141.48/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$141.48

187 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$10.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.63

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	146.11	705	56
Medium and Large 2	468	142.14	666	75
Medium and Large 3	446	135.96	606	56

One grade step is worth $10.15/cwt here — about $99 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 sale187 hd

141.48

—

AL average16 barns · 1,522 hd

133.85

+7.63

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	—	Average	1,598	85.31	1,363	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	66.66	939	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	60.99	688	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	50.67	485	13

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	120.27/cwt	115.00–123.00	514	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.05/cwt	120.00–128.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.56/cwt	110.00–113.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	131.68/cwt	131.00–133.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	156.70/cwt	153.00–160.00	429	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	503	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	172.36/cwt	170.00–174.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	126.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	152.44/cwt	150.00–158.00	509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	824	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	156.13/cwt	155.00–158.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	162.66/cwt	160.00–164.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	168.20/cwt	167.00–170.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.33/cwt	146.00–150.00	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	163.95/cwt	160.00–166.00	698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.62/cwt	150.00–155.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	206	181.78/cwt	180.00–187.00	374	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	138.11/cwt	134.00–142.00	710	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	778	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	46.45/cwt	45.00–50.00	432	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	52.54/cwt	51.00–54.00	509	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	66.66/cwt	64.00–69.00	939	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	61.90/cwt	59.00–64.00	711	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	56.06/cwt	53.00–58.00	603	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	67.18/cwt	65.00–70.00	786	10
Bulls	—	—	1,598	85.31/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,363	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	893.75/cwt	825.00–950.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	708.33/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	750.00–775.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	129.23/cwt	123.00–132.00	610	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	539	117.57/cwt	110.00–120.00	634	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	114.48/cwt	112.00–118.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	337	155.01/cwt	151.00–157.00	522	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.54/cwt	147.00–150.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	111.98/cwt	110.00–113.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	163.27/cwt	160.00–168.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	143.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	152.18/cwt	148.00–158.00	638	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	155.77/cwt	153.00–160.00	570	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	128.37/cwt	125.00–132.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	545	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	118.12/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	128.89/cwt	125.00–133.00	730	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	141.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.00	513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	736	6

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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 471Year ago 101

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 87Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	134.00	134.00
4	—	410	135.00–137.00	135.99
6	—	513	131.00–133.00	131.68
7	—	274	153.00–160.00	156.70
5	—	334	150.00–158.00	152.44
2	—	223	160.00–163.00	161.52
5	—	367	139.00–140.00	139.80
6	—	564	129.00–132.00	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	115.00–116.00	115.34
11	—	427	115.00–123.00	120.27
4	—	525	110.00–113.00	111.56
4	—	365	125.00–128.00	126.50
3	—	325	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
4	—	588	120.00–128.00	124.05
13	—	374	130.00–137.00	134.54
9	—	477	125.00–128.00	127.02
3	—	215	155.00	155.00
5	—	632	122.00–125.00	123.18
10	—	515	120.00–130.00	126.60
6	—	330	140.00–145.00	141.98
2	—	290	150.00	150.00
11	—	425	125.00–132.00	128.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	170.00–174.00	172.36
4	—	660	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
9	—	514	155.00–158.00	156.13
3	—	477	160.00–164.00	162.66
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
5	—	414	167.00–170.00	168.20
1	—	255	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	525	144.00	144.00
2	—	415	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	134.00	134.00
4	—	578	142.00–143.00	142.49
6	—	524	146.00–150.00	148.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	160.00–166.00	163.95
5	—	469	150.00–155.00	152.62
4	—	378	165.00–170.00	167.48
4	—	206	180.00–187.00	181.78
16	—	514	134.00–142.00	138.11
5	—	620	124.00–128.00	125.56
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	172.00	172.00
10	—	566	125.00–133.00	128.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	123.00–132.00	129.23
12	—	539	110.00–120.00	117.57
3	—	675	105.00	105.00
13	—	337	151.00–157.00	155.01
4	—	365	147.00–150.00	148.54
3	—	620	110.00–113.00	111.98
6	—	424	140.00–145.00	143.18
3	—	275	164.00	164.00
1	—	215	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	686	112.00–118.00	114.48
11	—	323	160.00–168.00	163.27
4	—	728	113.00–114.00	113.49
3	—	585	123.00	123.00
9	—	419	148.00–158.00	152.18
11	—	366	153.00–160.00	155.77
2	—	225	177.00	177.00
8	—	529	125.00–132.00	128.37
7	—	624	115.00–120.00	118.12
11	—	466	138.00–145.00	141.26
3	—	275	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	45.00–50.00	46.45
9	—	968	51.00–54.00	52.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	64.00–69.00	66.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,149	59.00–64.00	61.90
17	—	1,076	53.00–58.00	56.06
10	—	1,170	65.00–70.00	67.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	84.00–88.00	85.31

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 — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	650.00–775.00	708.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	750.00–775.00	758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	825.00–950.00	893.75
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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Bulls · 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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