Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.63/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$138.63

25 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$47.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	172.00	783	1thin
Medium and Large 2	540	141.59	765	18thin
Medium and Large 3	571	124.19	709	6thin

One grade step is worth $47.81/cwt here — about $73 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 sale25 hd

138.63

—

AL average11 barns · 450 hd

148.72

−10.09

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	1,845	74.00	1,365	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	70.00	919	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	55.16	553	8thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	152.97/cwt	150.00–156.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	143.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	—	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	976	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	52.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	474	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	62.27/cwt	60.00–63.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	306	157.61/cwt	157.00–160.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	641	121.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	777	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	176.68/cwt	175.00–180.00	551	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	760	103.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	128.87/cwt	125.00–133.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.17/cwt	140.00–147.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	168.24/cwt	166.00–169.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	552	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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 132Last week 460Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 160

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
5	—	306	157.00–160.00	157.61
2	—	368	148.00–152.00	150.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	160.00	160.00
1	—	580	151.00	151.00
3	—	370	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
1	—	730	138.00	138.00
2	—	578	160.00–162.00	160.98
4	—	483	166.00–169.00	168.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	148.00	148.00
2	—	570	133.00–135.00	134.01
2	—	625	125.00–133.00	128.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	120.00–130.00	125.08
4	—	330	140.00–147.00	145.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	118.00	118.00
2	—	510	150.00–156.00	152.97
8	—	641	120.00–130.00	121.19
3	—	312	175.00–180.00	176.68
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
2	—	438	160.00–170.00	165.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	140.00–147.00	143.62
2	—	528	120.00–130.00	124.98
2	—	760	100.00–108.00	103.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	690.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–925.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,845	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	35.00	35.00
3	—	905	49.00–54.00	52.39
4	—	1,095	60.00–63.00	62.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,355	72.00	72.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle