Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on light supply. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.65/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$132.65

100 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$205

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

$48.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	154.01	674	8thin
Medium and Large 2	536	136.43	732	61
Medium and Large 3	493	121.73	600	27
Medium and Large 1-2	830	105.96	879	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.05/cwt here — about −$205 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 sale100 hd

132.65

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

139.49

−6.84

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	1,461	90.46	1,322	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	61.01	716	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,635	60.00	981	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	58.82	645	8thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	364	152.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	114.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	149.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	111.47/cwt	110.00–116.00	764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	762	106.98/cwt	105.00–111.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.74/cwt	150.00–155.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	749	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.75/cwt	141.00–145.00	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	128.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	151.05/cwt	150.00–153.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	120.60/cwt	117.00–130.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	155.78/cwt	155.00–159.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	105.96/cwt	104.00–108.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	143.83/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.56/cwt	110.00–117.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	136.31/cwt	135.00–137.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	155.37/cwt	155.00–157.00	511	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	61.01/cwt	60.00–62.00	716	2
Bulls	—	—	1,468	88.07/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	981	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	62.62/cwt	62.00–64.00	719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	56.54/cwt	54.00–58.00	603	5

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 320Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 35Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 34Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
2	—	613	127.00–132.00	129.47
3	—	525	145.00–147.00	146.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	150.00–160.00	152.47
4	—	520	125.00	125.00
5	—	433	140.00–150.00	143.83
2	—	625	110.00–117.00	113.56
3	—	482	135.00–137.00	136.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
14	—	582	148.00–150.00	149.28
2	—	493	162.00–165.00	163.49
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
1	—	680	141.00	141.00
1	—	770	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
2	—	433	155.00–157.00	155.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	885	114.00–117.00	114.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
5	—	795	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	110.00–116.00	111.47
3	—	373	150.00–155.00	151.74
34	—	561	132.00–135.00	133.51
13	—	530	141.00–145.00	143.75
2	—	625	116.00–120.00	117.97
5	—	329	155.00–157.00	155.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	105.00–111.00	106.98
9	—	372	125.00–135.00	128.54
15	—	512	117.00–130.00	120.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	150.00–153.00	151.05
5	—	417	155.00–159.00	155.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	104.00–108.00	105.96

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	8	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	100.00	100.00
4	—	1,468	85.00–90.00	88.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	60.00–62.00	61.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	62.00–64.00	62.62
5	—	1,066	54.00–58.00	56.54

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