Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and 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 $117.27/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$117.27

82 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$16.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	126.16	610	26
Medium and Large 2	426	116.45	497	29
Medium and Large 3	432	109.59	473	27

One grade step is worth $16.57/cwt here — about $137 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 sale82 hd

117.27

—

AL average15 barns · 1,681 hd

124.47

−7.20

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	1,305	78.00	1,018	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,153	57.29	661	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,429	53.18	760	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	45.19	453	8thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 3	—	675	97.39/cwt	93.00–100.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	112.07/cwt	110.00–117.00	523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	118.76/cwt	118.00–120.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	148.74/cwt	147.00–150.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	122.31/cwt	119.00–127.00	698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	123.71/cwt	120.00–126.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	111.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	120.63/cwt	118.00–125.00	450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	130.15/cwt	129.00–132.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	133.74/cwt	128.00–137.00	449	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	140.35/cwt	138.00–142.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.07/cwt	143.00–148.00	675	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	660	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	56.80/cwt	54.00–59.00	687	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	42.43/cwt	40.00–44.00	435	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	47.94/cwt	47.00–50.00	470	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	62.87/cwt	62.00–64.00	677	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	53.18/cwt	52.00–54.00	760	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	52.05/cwt	51.00–53.00	547	4
Bulls	—	—	1,305	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	587.50/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	775.00–900.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	591.67/cwt	550.00–625.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	637.50/cwt	550.00–700.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	487.50/cwt	475.00–525.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	604.17/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	462.50/cwt	425.00–500.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	141.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.07/cwt	140.00–145.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	149.07/cwt	146.00–153.00	543	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	149.98/cwt	147.00–153.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	116.29/cwt	113.00–118.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	121.38/cwt	118.00–123.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	103.69/cwt	101.00–105.00	503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	128.68/cwt	126.00–130.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 77Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 46Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower, slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	675	93.00–100.00	97.39
2	—	425	108.00	108.00
5	—	330	118.00–120.00	118.76
5	—	365	110.00	110.00
3	—	275	120.00	120.00
6	—	485	101.00–105.00	103.69
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	110.00–117.00	112.07
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
4	—	538	108.00–115.00	111.45
6	—	373	118.00–125.00	120.63
4	—	315	123.00–125.00	123.97
3	—	430	113.00–118.00	116.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	119.00–127.00	122.31
3	—	477	120.00–126.00	123.71
7	—	336	128.00–137.00	133.74
3	—	418	126.00–130.00	128.68
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	147.00–150.00	148.74
2	—	415	158.00	158.00
5	—	629	129.00–132.00	130.15
1	—	735	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	131.00–135.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	158.00	158.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
3	—	610	120.00	120.00
3	—	483	135.00–140.00	136.62
5	—	435	140.00–145.00	143.07
8	—	364	146.00–153.00	149.07
7	—	322	147.00–153.00	149.98
8	—	514	130.00–135.00	132.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	138.00–142.00	140.35
14	—	465	143.00–148.00	145.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	140.00–145.00	141.24
2	—	555	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
3	—	533	118.00–123.00	121.38
1	—	290	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	54.00–59.00	56.80
5	—	1,077	62.00–64.00	62.87
4	—	1,050	51.00–53.00	52.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,026	40.00–44.00	42.43
4	—	980	47.00–50.00	47.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,429	52.00–54.00	53.18
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	550.00–625.00	587.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–900.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	550.00–625.00	591.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–700.00	637.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	500.00–675.00	604.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	475.00–525.00	487.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	425.00	425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	425.00–500.00	462.50

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle