Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $126.06/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$126.06

171 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$10.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	127.88	636	93
Medium and Large 2	406	125.41	509	64
Medium and Large 3	387	116.98	453	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.90/cwt here — about $183 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 sale171 hd

126.06

—

AL average15 barns · 2,141 hd

126.56

−0.50

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	1,650	75.00	1,238	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	56.00	792	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	55.01	633	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	43.07	417	8thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	688	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	122.64/cwt	119.00–125.00	531	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	135.13/cwt	133.00–137.00	365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	135.65/cwt	135.00–136.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	131.10/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.87/cwt	128.00–133.00	429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	129.15/cwt	125.00–133.00	679	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	120.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	155.57/cwt	153.00–158.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.57/cwt	127.00–133.00	622	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	119.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.34/cwt	159.00–161.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	143.64/cwt	143.00–145.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	159.24/cwt	157.00–165.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.44/cwt	160.00–167.00	530	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	114.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	139.29/cwt	138.00–140.00	716	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	53.23/cwt	51.00–54.00	627	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	56.79/cwt	55.00–58.00	638	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	40.86/cwt	40.00–43.00	402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	46.74/cwt	46.00–47.00	442	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	792	2
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,173	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	675.00–850.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	656.25/cwt	575.00–750.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	121.85/cwt	120.00–123.00	693	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	130.79/cwt	128.00–135.00	609	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	114.35/cwt	110.00–118.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.35/cwt	115.00–120.00	754	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	121.96/cwt	120.00–123.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.31/cwt	155.00–160.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	150.14/cwt	147.00–153.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	618	110.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	133.68/cwt	133.00–135.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	140.71/cwt	137.00–144.00	670	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	152.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	439	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.78/cwt	125.00–131.00	477	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	112.40/cwt	110.00–115.00	475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	668	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 464Year ago 567

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 37Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 15Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	688	115.00–116.00	115.51
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
9	—	623	117.00–121.00	118.67
2	—	740	109.00	109.00
19	—	423	127.00–135.00	131.10
23	—	526	125.00–133.00	129.15
5	—	580	120.00–125.00	120.97
21	—	480	127.00–133.00	129.57
3	—	358	133.00–135.00	133.68
6	—	323	135.00–138.00	136.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	433	119.00–125.00	122.64
11	—	270	133.00–137.00	135.13
4	—	655	110.00	110.00
9	—	328	128.00–133.00	130.87
5	—	470	117.00–121.00	119.77
7	—	519	115.00–119.00	117.00
16	—	373	125.00–131.00	127.78
2	—	573	115.00–118.00	116.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	108.00	108.00
6	—	358	120.00–122.00	121.01
2	—	315	123.00	123.00
4	—	423	110.00–115.00	112.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
3	—	430	143.00–145.00	143.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	135.00–136.00	135.65
2	—	345	170.00	170.00
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
2	—	530	150.00–155.00	152.43
7	—	462	153.00–158.00	155.57
3	—	413	159.00–161.00	160.34
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	158.00–160.00	159.03
2	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
1	—	315	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	103.00	103.00
3	—	662	113.00–115.00	114.34
7	—	569	120.00–123.00	121.85
3	—	637	115.00–120.00	118.35
3	—	320	152.00–158.00	155.08
9	—	421	147.00–153.00	150.14
8	—	476	137.00–144.00	140.71
4	—	371	150.00–156.00	152.71
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
6	—	530	130.00–135.00	132.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	157.00–165.00	159.24
12	—	326	160.00–167.00	162.44
2	—	465	150.00	150.00
7	—	514	138.00–140.00	139.29
6	—	415	155.00–160.00	157.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
10	—	466	128.00–135.00	130.79
3	—	565	110.00–118.00	114.35
2	—	405	140.00	140.00
4	—	519	120.00–123.00	121.96
6	—	618	105.00–113.00	110.01
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	51.00–54.00	53.23
6	—	1,123	55.00–58.00	56.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	40.00–43.00	40.86
3	—	945	46.00–47.00	46.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,675	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	675.00–850.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	575.00–750.00	656.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	925.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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