Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.74/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$135.74

91 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$116

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

$9.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.99

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	458	138.97	637	51
Medium and Large 3	440	133.46	588	19thin
Medium and Large 1	579	129.95	753	21

One grade step is worth $9.03/cwt here — about −$116 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 sale91 hd

135.74

—

AL average16 barns · 1,571 hd

131.75

+3.99

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	1,678	72.96	1,224	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	54.71	825	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	53.53	605	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	42.76	441	7thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	118.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.82/cwt	123.00–128.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	120.20/cwt	117.00–123.00	569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	132.89/cwt	128.00–135.00	416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.84/cwt	141.00–145.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	133.82/cwt	132.00–138.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.29/cwt	130.00–133.00	555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	748	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	153.54/cwt	153.00–154.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	149.13/cwt	145.00–153.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	123.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.99/cwt	148.00–150.00	685	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	42.76/cwt	40.00–45.00	441	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.00	825	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	46.65/cwt	44.00–49.00	502	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	61.28/cwt	60.00–62.00	739	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	54.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	613	9
Bulls	—	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	73.45/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,291	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	680.00/cwt	550.00–800.00	—	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.71/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	700.00–900.00	—	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	116.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.46/cwt	117.00–124.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	136.18/cwt	135.00–138.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	513	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	318	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.56/cwt	136.00–145.00	655	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	128.69/cwt	128.00–130.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.96/cwt	135.00–138.00	367	3

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 245Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 20Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	124.00	124.00
5	—	336	140.00–142.00	141.20
3	—	943	95.00	95.00
2	—	655	110.00	110.00
2	—	575	120.00	120.00
13	—	367	132.00–138.00	133.82
6	—	423	130.00–133.00	131.29
3	—	475	126.00	126.00
5	—	816	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	115.00–121.00	118.75
7	—	428	123.00–128.00	125.82
2	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	235	140.00	140.00
4	—	473	117.00–123.00	120.20
2	—	570	115.00	115.00
6	—	313	128.00–135.00	132.89
3	—	377	128.00–130.00	128.69
3	—	270	135.00–138.00	135.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	141.00–145.00	142.84
3	—	692	127.00–128.00	127.33
2	—	580	141.00	141.00
23	—	628	137.00	137.00
13	—	490	153.00–154.00	153.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	115.00–118.00	116.01
3	—	710	113.00–115.00	114.32
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	355	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	395	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
5	—	629	122.00–125.00	123.59
4	—	558	127.00–128.00	127.50
4	—	513	135.00–140.00	138.23
2	—	460	148.00–150.00	148.99
2	—	725	113.00	113.00
2	—	415	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	145.00–153.00	149.13
6	—	634	112.00–119.00	116.50
5	—	571	117.00–124.00	121.46
4	—	513	124.00–125.00	124.49
10	—	325	155.00–162.00	157.95
10	—	432	140.00–148.00	143.81
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
9	—	469	136.00–145.00	139.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	135.00–138.00	136.18
4	—	385	140.00	140.00
2	—	560	115.00	115.00
2	—	515	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	145.00–150.00	147.40
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	132.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,031	40.00–45.00	42.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,508	54.00–55.00	54.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,077	44.00–49.00	46.65
6	—	1,206	60.00–62.00	61.28
9	—	1,125	52.00–58.00	54.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	70.00	70.00
6	—	1,757	68.00–78.00	73.45

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	500.00–525.00	512.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	550.00–800.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	500.00–600.00	560.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	700.00–900.00	816.67

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

Bulls · 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