Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with a moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.55/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$133.55

55 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$1.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	134.15	644	18thin
Medium and Large 1	583	134.08	782	10thin
Medium and Large 3	401	132.96	534	27

One grade step is worth $1.19/cwt here — about $110 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 sale55 hd

133.55

—

AL average15 barns · 1,438 hd

140.07

−6.51

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	1,835	100.30	1,841	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	78.95	1,031	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	78.67	1,130	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	65.89	700	16

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	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	193.39/cwt	190.00–197.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	182.70/cwt	180.00–187.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	158.77/cwt	158.00–161.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	341	143.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.54/cwt	130.00–133.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.84/cwt	135.00–138.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	135.27/cwt	132.00–139.00	506	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	131.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.09/cwt	162.00–172.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	76.55/cwt	74.00–79.00	995	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	85.35/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,127	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	52.70/cwt	50.00–54.00	504	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	96.26/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,090	1
Bulls	—	—	1,943	101.52/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,973	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	72.94/cwt	72.00–76.00	775	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	67.15/cwt	66.00–68.00	737	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	78.67/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	851.92/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	965.00/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	714.29/cwt	700.00–750.00	—	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,387.50/cwt	1,350.00–1,425.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	600.00/cwt	525.00–675.00	—	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	133.95/cwt	133.00–138.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	489	147.72/cwt	147.00–150.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	172.93/cwt	172.00–175.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	143.98/cwt	142.00–150.00	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	118.57/cwt	115.00–122.00	575	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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 149Year ago 159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 7Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 8Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
2	—	325	190.00–197.00	193.39
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	180.00–187.00	182.70
3	—	520	152.00–157.00	153.63
12	—	480	158.00–161.00	158.77
7	—	430	162.00–172.00	166.09
3	—	382	172.00–175.00	172.93
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	563	130.00–135.00	131.27
2	—	375	150.00–160.00	155.27
4	—	489	147.00–150.00	147.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
4	—	418	125.00–132.00	128.56
7	—	341	142.00–150.00	143.06
11	—	374	132.00–139.00	135.27
4	—	485	115.00–122.00	118.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
5	—	518	125.00–135.00	128.98
7	—	471	135.00–138.00	135.84
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
4	—	359	142.00–150.00	143.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
2	—	623	130.00–133.00	131.54
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
5	—	588	133.00–138.00	133.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	152.00	152.00
1	—	785	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,300	74.00–79.00	76.55
6	—	1,320	84.00–88.00	85.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	957	50.00–54.00	52.70
4	—	1,063	72.00–76.00	72.94
9	—	1,097	66.00–68.00	67.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	78.00–79.00	78.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	93.00–98.00	96.26
1	—	1,900	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,943	101.00–102.00	101.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	825.00–875.00	851.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	950.00–1,025.00	965.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–750.00	714.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,350.00–1,425.00	1,387.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	525.00–675.00	600.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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