Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. In a lightly tested market. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.90/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$156.90

33 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	159.13	875	26
Medium and Large 3	521	148.61	774	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.51/cwt here — about $101 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 sale33 hd

156.90

—

AL average14 barns · 1,107 hd

160.35

−3.46

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	1,619	84.13	1,362	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	78.00	1,008	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	66.00	733	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.38/cwt	198.00–203.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.44/cwt	132.00–135.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.53/cwt	117.00–127.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	140.40/cwt	137.00–147.00	453	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,118	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	80.84/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,346	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	192.60/cwt	190.00–195.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.16/cwt	137.00–145.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	282	154.79/cwt	152.00–160.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	151.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	141.14/cwt	137.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	534	1

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 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 213Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 30Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 46Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
2	—	320	198.00–203.00	200.38
2	—	360	187.00	187.00
1	—	545	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	160.00–167.00	163.54
2	—	318	190.00–195.00	192.60
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	137.00–145.00	141.16
3	—	282	152.00–160.00	154.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
2	—	658	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	445	175.00	175.00
2	—	490	172.00–174.00	173.01
9	—	535	167.00	167.00
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
8	—	557	150.00–160.00	151.28
1	—	320	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	157.00	157.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	513	147.00–152.00	149.51
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
2	—	575	137.00–145.00	141.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.57
2	—	525	132.00–135.00	133.44
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
1	—	605	127.00	127.00
2	—	370	147.00–150.00	148.44
4	—	413	145.00–147.00	145.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	578	117.00–127.00	119.53
3	—	323	137.00–147.00	140.40
3	—	420	135.00	135.00
2	—	363	135.00–137.00	136.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,300	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,665	80.00–83.00	80.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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	—	—	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	875.00	875.00

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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Steers · 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

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Replacement Cattle