Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 1.00 lower on a lightly tested market. 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 $130.99/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$130.99

138 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$7.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	134.09	618	74
Medium and Large 2	451	127.69	576	51
Medium and Large 3	363	126.28	458	13thin

One grade step is worth $7.81/cwt here — about $160 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 sale138 hd

130.99

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

132.92

−1.94

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,098	51.15	562	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	44.35	420	7thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	151.71/cwt	147.00–157.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.82/cwt	170.00–172.00	548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.23/cwt	173.00–180.00	684	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	167.01/cwt	165.00–168.00	536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	175.00/cwt	173.00–179.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.75/cwt	136.00–140.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	164.03/cwt	162.00–168.00	776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	148.19/cwt	147.00–150.00	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.65/cwt	176.00–185.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	159.85/cwt	157.00–162.00	836	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	171.63/cwt	170.00–175.00	535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	141.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	150.70/cwt	147.00–155.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.87/cwt	152.00–158.00	877	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	146.65/cwt	143.00–150.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	173.65/cwt	170.00–179.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	151.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.48/cwt	167.00–168.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.58/cwt	132.00–138.00	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	642	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.02/cwt	125.00–129.00	725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	148.80/cwt	147.00–150.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	136.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	127.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	674	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	158.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	143.72/cwt	143.00–145.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	38.94/cwt	38.00–40.00	379	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	46.51/cwt	44.00–48.00	436	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	551	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	50.44/cwt	50.00–52.00	564	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	531.25/cwt	500.00–625.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	712.50/cwt	600.00–825.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	445.00/cwt	400.00–500.00	—	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	130.44/cwt	128.00–132.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	156.20/cwt	155.00–158.00	578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	282	168.87/cwt	163.00–172.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	134.31/cwt	131.00–140.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	633	120.53/cwt	118.00–123.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	146.66/cwt	143.00–150.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	122.66/cwt	122.00–123.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	156.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	165.85/cwt	163.00–170.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	140.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.81/cwt	130.00–133.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	131.55/cwt	128.00–135.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	139.22/cwt	137.00–142.00	539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	132.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	376	4

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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 456Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 50Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 36Year ago 129

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	147.00–157.00	151.71
5	—	321	170.00–172.00	170.82
5	—	388	173.00–180.00	176.23
3	—	405	173.00–179.00	175.00
5	—	481	153.00–160.00	156.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	115.00	115.00
7	—	321	165.00–168.00	167.01
4	—	430	163.00–165.00	163.99
6	—	282	163.00–172.00	168.87
3	—	615	128.00	128.00
6	—	483	143.00–150.00	146.66
3	—	662	122.00–123.00	122.66
5	—	359	163.00–170.00	165.85
4	—	518	135.00–145.00	140.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	128.00–132.00	130.44
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
5	—	370	155.00–158.00	156.20
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
4	—	479	131.00–140.00	134.31
2	—	633	118.00–123.00	120.53
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	135.00	135.00
12	—	664	136.00–140.00	137.75
18	—	473	162.00–168.00	164.03
7	—	375	176.00–185.00	180.65
16	—	523	157.00–162.00	159.85
3	—	785	130.00	130.00
12	—	566	152.00–158.00	154.87
8	—	421	170.00–179.00	173.65
10	—	609	147.00–150.00	148.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	147.00–150.00	148.19
3	—	312	170.00–175.00	171.63
3	—	642	140.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	365	170.00	170.00
6	—	515	147.00–155.00	150.70
4	—	430	167.00–168.00	167.48
8	—	479	155.00–160.00	158.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	167.00	167.00
1	—	355	153.00	153.00
2	—	555	137.00	137.00
5	—	484	143.00–150.00	146.65
3	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	425	132.00–138.00	135.58
10	—	571	125.00–129.00	127.02
2	—	680	120.00–122.00	120.99
13	—	528	126.00–130.00	127.70
8	—	316	145.00–150.00	147.46
2	—	640	122.00–124.00	123.01
6	—	475	130.00–133.00	130.81
3	—	215	150.00	150.00
13	—	387	137.00–142.00	139.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	120.00–125.00	123.74
6	—	336	133.00–140.00	136.82
3	—	568	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	678	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	270	143.00–145.00	143.72
6	—	423	125.00–130.00	127.36
20	—	474	120.00–128.00	125.57
4	—	365	128.00–135.00	131.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	129.00	129.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
4	—	328	130.00–132.00	130.96
2	—	475	118.00	118.00
4	—	283	127.00–135.00	132.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	38.00–40.00	38.94
5	—	938	44.00–48.00	46.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,118	50.00–52.00	50.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	775.00	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	—	—	600.00–825.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	400.00–500.00	445.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–700.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	500.00–625.00	531.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	900.00	900.00

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 this sale compares

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