Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $124.74/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$124.74

98 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$13.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	128.44	601	66
Medium and Large 2	510	118.17	602	22
Medium and Large 3	428	114.80	491	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.64/cwt here — about $110 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 sale98 hd

124.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,511 hd

122.31

+2.44

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	—	High	1,647	78.29	1,289	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,069	54.69	585	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	42.47	392	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	540	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	649	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	125.90/cwt	123.00–129.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	133.20/cwt	130.00–138.00	503	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	127.19/cwt	124.00–131.00	602	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	122.33/cwt	119.00–125.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	119.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.02/cwt	148.00–151.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.43/cwt	148.00–155.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.24/cwt	133.00–135.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.64/cwt	121.00–126.00	760	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	44.44/cwt	44.00–45.00	369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	49.95/cwt	48.00–52.00	489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	60.00/cwt	59.00–61.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	55.14/cwt	53.00–58.00	613	8
Bulls	—	—	1,730	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	40.49/cwt	40.00–41.00	411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	74.43/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,195	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	525.00–700.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	758.33/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	887.50/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	150.16/cwt	147.00–153.00	697	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	572	115.42/cwt	113.00–118.00	660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	144.99/cwt	143.00–147.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.26/cwt	138.00–145.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	129.58/cwt	128.00–130.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	120.48/cwt	117.00–123.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	131.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	158.33/cwt	157.00–159.00	502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	151.24/cwt	149.00–153.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 271Year ago 302

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 51Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 74

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
2	—	540	106.00	106.00
2	—	465	110.00	110.00
4	—	355	120.00	120.00
2	—	425	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.33
2	—	745	107.00	107.00
4	—	439	123.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	383	123.00–129.00	125.90
2	—	540	117.00	117.00
4	—	479	118.00–122.00	119.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	122.00–128.00	125.03
2	—	273	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	710	117.00	117.00
12	—	378	130.00–138.00	133.20
14	—	473	124.00–131.00	127.19
6	—	334	135.00–140.00	137.54
9	—	582	119.00–125.00	122.33
4	—	611	117.00–123.00	120.48
8	—	426	128.00–135.00	131.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	147.00–150.00	148.48
2	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	670	128.00	128.00
4	—	520	145.00–147.00	145.49
2	—	738	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	575	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	140.00–141.00	140.52
3	—	415	148.00–151.00	150.02
2	—	395	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	155.00	155.00
2	—	410	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	148.00–155.00	150.43
1	—	685	119.00	119.00
2	—	560	127.00–129.00	127.99
3	—	620	121.00–126.00	122.64
7	—	464	147.00–153.00	150.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	150.00–158.00	153.99
4	—	516	133.00–135.00	134.24
4	—	474	138.00–145.00	143.26
2	—	613	118.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
3	—	317	157.00–159.00	158.33
4	—	430	143.00–145.00	143.99
1	—	295	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	105.00	105.00
5	—	572	113.00–118.00	115.42
8	—	376	143.00–147.00	144.99
2	—	408	138.00–140.00	138.99
5	—	513	128.00–130.00	129.58
3	—	480	130.00	130.00
2	—	745	102.00	102.00
4	—	328	149.00–153.00	151.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	44.00–45.00	44.44
2	—	1,015	40.00–41.00	40.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	48.00–52.00	49.95
2	—	1,035	59.00–61.00	60.00
8	—	1,112	53.00–58.00	55.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,605	74.00–75.00	74.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	525.00–700.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	700.00–800.00	758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	775.00–1,000.00	887.50

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle