Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Replacement cows sold steady. There were no pairs record. Trade active with good demand .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.72/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$140.72

50 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$23.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	151.84	756	15thin
Medium and Large 2	505	142.55	720	19thin
Medium and Large 3	414	128.12	531	16thin

One grade step is worth $23.73/cwt here — about $226 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 sale50 hd

140.72

—

AL average15 barns · 1,053 hd

145.22

−4.50

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	—	High	1,678	97.15	1,630	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	87.39	1,031	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	75.00	1,155	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	73.45	812	8thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	128.59/cwt	120.00–130.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	131.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.65/cwt	140.00–147.00	682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	176.23/cwt	175.00–177.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	159.77/cwt	158.00–167.00	915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	181.01/cwt	180.00–183.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	153.13/cwt	152.00–159.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.79/cwt	148.00–150.00	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	148.48/cwt	147.00–150.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	188.03/cwt	187.00–190.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	166.69/cwt	165.00–170.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.56/cwt	156.00–160.00	827	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	172.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	732	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	85.25/cwt	82.00–86.00	974	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	92.74/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,181	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	59.79/cwt	57.00–62.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	78.00/cwt	77.00–80.00	888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	89.80/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,493	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	706.67/cwt	660.00–730.00	—	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	—	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	838.75/cwt	700.00–885.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	141.03/cwt	137.00–145.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	187.31/cwt	182.00–190.00	631	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	150.92/cwt	147.00–155.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	165.98/cwt	165.00–170.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.97/cwt	163.00–165.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 200Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 229Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 140

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	120.00	120.00
7	—	414	120.00–130.00	128.59
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
6	—	365	130.00–135.00	131.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	152.00	152.00
10	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.65
1	—	390	157.00	157.00
2	—	670	127.00–130.00	128.47
2	—	630	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	545	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	152.00–159.00	153.13
5	—	511	148.00–150.00	148.79
1	—	555	147.00	147.00
2	—	433	163.00–165.00	163.97
1	—	605	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	175.00–177.00	176.23
5	—	573	158.00–167.00	159.77
2	—	635	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	530	170.00–172.00	170.97
3	—	315	187.00–190.00	188.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	180.00–183.00	181.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	583	147.00–150.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	165.00–170.00	166.69
4	—	585	137.00–145.00	141.03
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
6	—	337	182.00–190.00	187.31
4	—	373	170.00–177.00	173.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	490	137.00	137.00
2	—	363	147.00–155.00	150.92
2	—	430	140.00–142.00	141.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	755	129.00	129.00
7	—	528	156.00–160.00	156.56
6	—	423	172.00–178.00	172.97
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
5	—	483	165.00–170.00	165.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,143	82.00–86.00	85.25
4	—	1,273	92.00–95.00	92.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	57.00–62.00	59.79
6	—	1,139	77.00–80.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,575	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,663	87.00–92.00	89.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	660.00–730.00	706.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	950.00–1,050.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	700.00–800.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	700.00–885.00	838.75

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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Opp Stockyards

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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle