Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $129.26/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$129.26

94 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$26.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	135.20	587	60
Medium and Large 2	495	120.44	596	29
Medium and Large 3	491	109.20	536	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.00/cwt here — about $51 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 sale94 hd

129.26

—

AL average11 barns · 1,150 hd

131.73

−2.47

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	1,796	75.69	1,359	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	56.97	815	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	54.71	625	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	44.03	420	31

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.67/cwt	110.00–111.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	127.76/cwt	123.00–130.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	138.85/cwt	135.00–141.00	514	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.64/cwt	158.00–163.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	137.80/cwt	135.00–138.00	593	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	128.60/cwt	125.00–141.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	157.07/cwt	157.00–158.00	774	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	160.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.49/cwt	140.00–146.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	40.70/cwt	40.00–43.00	381	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	46.43/cwt	44.00–49.00	449	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	815	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	50.40/cwt	48.00–53.00	602	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	61.20/cwt	60.00–63.00	619	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.20/cwt	54.00–59.00	641	46
Bulls	—	—	1,608	72.75/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,170	3
Bulls	—	—	1,983	78.62/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	812.50/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	650.00–675.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	666.67/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	577.27/cwt	500.00–675.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	700.00–975.00	—	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	858.33/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	997.22/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	660.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	—	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	119.31/cwt	118.00–120.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	164.17/cwt	162.00–166.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	142.18/cwt	138.00–146.00	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	151.62/cwt	148.00–153.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.29/cwt	125.00–129.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	129.22/cwt	127.00–131.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	125.32/cwt	124.00–126.00	729	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 Nov 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 0Year ago 305

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 0Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 0Year ago 20

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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	—	490	110.00	110.00
2	—	525	106.00	106.00
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.54
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
8	—	370	135.00–141.00	138.85
24	—	430	135.00–138.00	137.80
1	—	265	153.00	153.00
8	—	513	125.00–129.00	126.29
8	—	462	127.00–131.00	129.22
3	—	582	124.00–126.00	125.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
3	—	317	130.00–135.00	133.21
3	—	682	110.00–111.00	110.67
2	—	615	112.00	112.00
9	—	432	120.00–127.00	124.69
4	—	393	123.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	735	106.00	106.00
5	—	482	115.00–120.00	117.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	125.00–130.00	127.79
2	—	790	108.00	108.00
4	—	608	122.00–125.00	123.51
3	—	315	158.00	158.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
9	—	471	138.00–146.00	142.18
5	—	436	148.00–153.00	151.62
3	—	685	110.00–115.00	111.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
6	—	371	157.00–163.00	160.35
4	—	480	151.00–152.00	151.51
4	—	516	140.00–146.00	143.49
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
4	—	329	162.00–166.00	164.17
3	—	418	158.00–160.00	159.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.31
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
2	—	545	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
6	—	412	158.00–163.00	159.64
7	—	848	124.50	124.50
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
13	—	493	157.00–158.00	157.07
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	577	125.00–141.00	128.60
2	—	760	121.00	121.00
2	—	525	144.00	144.00
2	—	465	148.00	148.00
5	—	675	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	131.50	131.50
10	—	760	134.00	134.00
5	—	659	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	937	40.00–43.00	40.70
18	—	967	44.00–49.00	46.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,431	54.00–59.00	56.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,195	48.00–53.00	50.40
14	—	1,011	60.00–63.00	61.20
46	—	1,141	54.00–59.00	56.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	72.00–74.00	72.75
3	—	1,983	77.00–82.00	78.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	700.00–975.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	575.00	575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	—	700.00–975.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–675.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	500.00–675.00	577.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	525.00	525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	—	800.00–875.00	858.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	997.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	575.00–700.00	660.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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