Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.29/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$168.29

34 head · 445 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	386	182.63	704	12thin
Medium and Large 2	485	163.03	791	16thin
Medium and Large 3	455	153.64	698	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.99/cwt here — about $6 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 sale34 hd

168.29

—

AL average15 barns · 768 hd

153.88

+14.42

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	1,572	87.28	1,372	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	69.34	1,033	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	64.20	830	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	56.41	579	6thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.73/cwt	160.00–166.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	149.24/cwt	147.00–154.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.88/cwt	191.00–195.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.76/cwt	164.00–165.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	184.49/cwt	182.00–187.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	165.47/cwt	165.00–167.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	131.29/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	150.94/cwt	147.00–155.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	183.12/cwt	182.00–190.00	676	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	163.08/cwt	160.00–168.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	171.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,083.33/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,081.25/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	—	16
Bulls	—	—	1,368	75.31/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	85.88/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,394	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	705	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	65.23/cwt	64.00–68.00	851	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	2,143	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	667	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	50.81/cwt	50.00–52.00	456	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	66.01/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,026	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,034	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 Mar 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 140Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 24Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 15Year ago 171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	152.00	152.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	160.00–166.00	160.73
4	—	455	157.00	157.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.00	142.00
4	—	378	164.00–165.00	164.76
4	—	339	165.00–167.00	165.47
4	—	626	130.00–135.00	131.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	147.00–154.00	149.24
1	—	605	145.00	145.00
5	—	483	160.00–168.00	163.08
7	—	427	170.00–175.00	171.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	191.00–195.00	192.88
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
1	—	430	177.00	177.00
7	—	369	182.00–190.00	183.12
1	—	510	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
2	—	463	147.00–155.00	150.94
1	—	595	138.00	138.00
2	—	408	155.00–160.00	157.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
1	—	355	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
2	—	795	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	182.00–187.00	184.49
2	—	473	175.00–180.00	177.51

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	—	—	950.00–1,150.00	1,083.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	610.00–625.00	617.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,081.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	74.00–77.00	75.31
2	—	1,623	84.00–88.00	85.88
1	—	1,880	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,305	64.00–68.00	65.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,160	70.00	70.00
3	—	898	50.00–52.00	50.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	64.00–68.00	66.01
1	—	1,360	76.00	76.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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