Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.41/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$136.41

44 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$20.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	146.01	783	8thin
Medium and Large 2	513	139.08	714	23
Medium and Large 3	514	125.78	646	13thin

One grade step is worth $20.23/cwt here — about $137 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 sale44 hd

136.41

—

AL average14 barns · 1,551 hd

140.81

−4.40

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	1,534	73.12	1,122	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	69.75	836	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	60.58	621	13

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.03/cwt	130.00–139.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	188.57/cwt	187.00–190.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	140.03/cwt	137.00–143.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	134.22/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	636	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.92/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	151.53/cwt	150.00–153.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	128.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	119.65/cwt	115.00–122.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	150.96/cwt	147.00–155.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	130.95/cwt	127.00–135.00	737	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	783.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	675.00/cwt	625.00–725.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	816.67/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	637.50/cwt	600.00–700.00	—	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	734.62/cwt	700.00–775.00	—	13
Bulls	—	—	1,308	86.24/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	68.05/cwt	64.00–69.00	797	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	65.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	686	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	55.36/cwt	54.00–58.00	549	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	74.01/cwt	73.00–75.00	938	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 213Last week 286Year ago 650

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 68Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 138Year ago 65

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	382	180.00–182.00	180.62
3	—	618	130.00–139.00	133.03
1	—	475	167.00	167.00
2	—	535	147.00–155.00	150.96
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	563	127.00–135.00	130.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	187.00–190.00	188.57
2	—	430	185.00	185.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	170.00–172.00	170.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	137.00–143.00	140.03
5	—	705	121.00	121.00
6	—	430	147.00–149.00	148.02
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
5	—	333	150.00–155.00	150.92
2	—	680	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	130.00–137.00	134.22
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	458	125.00–130.00	128.35
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
3	—	577	115.00–122.00	119.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	148.00	148.00
2	—	413	150.00–153.00	151.53
4	—	620	142.00	142.00
1	—	465	149.00	149.00

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	6	—	—	750.00–800.00	783.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	625.00–725.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–850.00	816.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	700.00–775.00	734.62
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	600.00–700.00	637.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	84.00–88.00	86.24
2	—	1,760	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	64.00–69.00	68.05
2	—	1,268	73.00–75.00	74.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	62.00–66.00	65.05
6	—	992	54.00–58.00	55.36

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle