Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.60/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$142.60

47 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$8.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	145.34	734	17thin
Medium and Large 2	459	142.54	654	22
Medium and Large 3	439	136.95	602	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.39/cwt here — about $132 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 sale47 hd

142.60

—

AL average14 barns · 1,502 hd

143.42

−0.82

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	1,709	80.21	1,371	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,386	74.79	1,037	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	64.67	631	28

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.05/cwt	134.00–138.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.42/cwt	138.00–143.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	183.30/cwt	182.00–186.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	142.99/cwt	140.00–146.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	144.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	186.65/cwt	186.00–190.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.97/cwt	190.00–192.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	780	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	673	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	174.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.07/cwt	182.00–186.00	677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	66.57/cwt	63.00–68.00	649	15
Bulls	—	—	1,678	78.29/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,314	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	83.09/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	57.34/cwt	55.00–59.00	536	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	790	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,394	76.35/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,064	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	69.35/cwt	68.00–71.00	942	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	983.93/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,097.22/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	—	9
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	701.56/cwt	625.00–800.00	—	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	741.67/cwt	725.00–775.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,054.55/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	—	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.40/cwt	178.00–185.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.48/cwt	146.00–149.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	145.31/cwt	142.00–150.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	141.69/cwt	140.00–144.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	534	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 132Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 15Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 11Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	315	162.00	162.00
1	—	565	139.00	139.00
3	—	615	139.00	139.00
2	—	463	146.00–149.00	147.48
7	—	529	140.00–144.00	141.69
2	—	438	151.00–155.00	152.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	132.00	132.00
2	—	580	134.00–138.00	136.05
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
6	—	470	138.00–143.00	140.42
10	—	416	130.00–150.00	144.92
2	—	340	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
5	—	363	142.00–150.00	145.31
2	—	490	126.00–129.00	127.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
3	—	370	182.00–186.00	183.30
2	—	688	140.00–146.00	142.99
3	—	590	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	158.00	158.00
3	—	455	176.00	176.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	173.00	173.00
1	—	465	182.00	182.00
6	—	428	186.00–190.00	186.65
2	—	375	190.00–192.00	190.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	114.00	114.00
2	—	673	124.00–126.00	124.97
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	170.00–177.00	174.58
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
2	—	335	178.00–185.00	181.40
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00–182.00	180.98
2	—	368	182.00–186.00	184.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	975	63.00–68.00	66.57
9	—	934	55.00–59.00	57.34
4	—	1,068	73.00–75.00	74.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,394	74.00–78.00	76.35
4	—	1,358	68.00–71.00	69.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	78.00–79.00	78.29
2	—	1,755	82.00–84.00	83.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	925.00–1,000.00	983.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,097.22
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	625.00–800.00	701.56

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

Heifers · 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