Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.41/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$139.41

61 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$782

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$220

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	475	145.83	693	25
Medium and Large 3	390	135.31	528	7thin
Medium and Large 1	676	134.86	912	29

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about −$220 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

139.41

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

−4.92

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	1,700	102.17	1,737	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	78.50	1,056	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	72.62	767	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	66.19	1,039	4thin

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 2	—	333	176.15/cwt	172.00–180.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	156.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	134.54/cwt	132.00–137.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	128.40/cwt	126.00–132.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	144.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	159.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	443	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	143.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	733	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	790.00/cwt	775.00–835.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	907.50/cwt	885.00–975.00	—	8
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,096.43/cwt	1,025.00–1,150.00	—	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	931.25/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	—	32
Bulls	—	—	1,790	105.41/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,887	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	84.32/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,067	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	66.19/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,039	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	100.01/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	66.73/cwt	64.00–68.00	692	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	76.11/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,048	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	71.91/cwt	70.00–74.00	784	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	858	15

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 204Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 32Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 14Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	172.00–180.00	176.15
4	—	458	155.00–162.00	156.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	140.00–150.00	145.03
2	—	513	132.00–137.00	134.54
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
4	—	368	150.00–155.00	151.28
2	—	455	147.00	147.00
18	—	510	142.00–147.00	143.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	142.00–145.00	144.28
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
2	—	443	122.00–130.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	157.00–160.00	159.01
10	—	670	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	805	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	166.00	166.00
9	—	525	171.00	171.00
3	—	765	142.50	142.50
3	—	610	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	170.00	170.00
9	—	671	126.00–132.00	128.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	585	122.00	122.00
2	—	520	129.00–135.00	131.91

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)	4	—	—	775.00–835.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	885.00–975.00	907.50
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	500.00–600.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,096.43
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	—	850.00–1,000.00	931.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,790	104.00–107.00	105.41
3	—	1,640	98.00–101.00	100.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,266	82.00–86.00	84.32
17	—	1,377	72.00–77.00	76.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,569	65.00–70.00	66.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,037	64.00–68.00	66.73
14	—	1,090	70.00–74.00	71.91
15	—	1,052	80.00–83.00	81.53

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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle