Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.70/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$146.70

61 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$18.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	152.18	756	20
Medium and Large 2	442	147.23	650	31
Medium and Large 3	456	134.10	612	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.08/cwt here — about $144 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 sale61 hd

146.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd

145.35

+1.35

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	1,348	97.31	1,312	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	84.83	1,077	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	84.00	1,229	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	75.37	810	70

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	173.38/cwt	170.00–177.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	146.10/cwt	142.00–150.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	133.30/cwt	130.00–135.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	154.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	151.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	161.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	149.46/cwt	147.00–152.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	128.46/cwt	125.00–132.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.04/cwt	147.00–150.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	65.48/cwt	62.00–67.00	650	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	82.74/cwt	80.00–84.00	862	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	77.25/cwt	76.00–79.00	896	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	85.66/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,083	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	74.40/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,064	14
Bulls	—	—	1,348	97.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,312	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,188	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	92.64/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,051	15
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	151.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	170.97/cwt	167.00–175.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.30/cwt	170.00–179.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	142.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	137.39/cwt	136.00–144.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	138.26/cwt	137.00–142.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	116.07/cwt	112.00–120.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	162.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	598	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	119.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.42/cwt	140.00–145.00	816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	147.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	161.70/cwt	160.00–165.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	173.04/cwt	172.00–175.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	177.44/cwt	175.00–182.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	187.98/cwt	187.00–192.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	168.53/cwt	167.00–170.00	713	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 Mar 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 139Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 39Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 17Year ago 18

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	170.00–177.00	173.38
2	—	673	142.00–150.00	146.10
1	—	590	167.00	167.00
1	—	625	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	130.00–135.00	133.30
5	—	379	150.00–160.00	151.98
7	—	324	160.00–167.00	161.98
2	—	483	145.00–147.00	145.98
6	—	422	147.00–150.00	149.04
2	—	610	130.00	130.00
6	—	509	136.00–144.00	137.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	154.00–156.00	154.32
1	—	630	138.00	138.00
3	—	395	165.00	165.00
2	—	405	163.00	163.00
4	—	573	140.00–145.00	142.42
4	—	516	145.00–154.00	147.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	147.00–152.00	149.46
2	—	490	125.00–132.00	128.46
4	—	391	137.00–142.00	138.26
2	—	668	112.00–120.00	116.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	145.00–155.00	151.57
2	—	328	167.00–175.00	170.97
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
5	—	367	160.00–167.00	162.94
3	—	675	117.00–125.00	119.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–179.00	172.30
3	—	587	140.00–147.00	142.27
3	—	523	147.00–155.00	149.65
2	—	630	137.00–139.00	138.02
5	—	338	187.00–192.00	187.98
2	—	423	167.00–170.00	168.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	160.00–165.00	161.70
3	—	463	172.00–175.00	173.04
3	—	420	175.00–182.00	177.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	992	62.00–67.00	65.48
21	—	1,042	80.00–84.00	82.74
28	—	1,160	76.00–79.00	77.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,264	83.00–88.00	85.66
14	—	1,430	72.00–77.00	74.40
15	—	1,134	90.00–95.00	92.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,365	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	95.00–100.00	97.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle