Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.20/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$138.20

23 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$74

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$13.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	477	147.97	706	6thin
Medium and Large 3	463	135.19	626	8thin
Medium and Large 1	580	134.35	779	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.62/cwt here — about −$74 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 sale23 hd

138.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,440 hd

144.59

−6.40

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	1,698	95.48	1,622	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	90.00	1,233	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	79.93	951	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	74.11	758	11

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	415	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	141.01/cwt	140.00–143.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	137.30/cwt	132.00–140.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	150.51/cwt	150.00–152.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.97/cwt	147.00–153.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	133.55/cwt	132.00–135.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	140.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	140.35/cwt	137.00–147.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	157.42/cwt	155.00–165.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	161.97/cwt	160.00–167.00	789	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.28/cwt	132.00–137.00	746	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	—	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,080.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	—	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,233	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	624	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	93.22/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,529	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	76.91/cwt	76.00–78.00	803	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	519	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	75.25/cwt	74.00–77.00	940	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	83.57/cwt	80.00–88.00	956	9

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 253Year ago 231

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 137Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 229Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	177.00	177.00
1	—	460	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
3	—	583	140.00–143.00	141.01
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
7	—	487	160.00–167.00	161.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	132.00–140.00	137.30
4	—	371	155.00–165.00	157.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	150.00–152.00	150.51
2	—	475	170.00–175.00	172.58
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
1	—	430	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	188.00	188.00
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	132.00–135.00	133.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	122.00	122.00
3	—	413	137.00–147.00	140.47
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
2	—	525	125.00–130.00	127.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	147.00–153.00	147.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	137.00–147.00	140.35
1	—	625	132.00	132.00
1	—	730	123.00	123.00
4	—	560	132.00–137.00	133.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,080.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	65.00	65.00
9	—	1,044	76.00–78.00	76.91
1	—	895	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,249	74.00–77.00	75.25
9	—	1,144	80.00–88.00	83.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,640	91.00–95.00	93.22

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