Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.56/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$136.56

50 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	490	139.79	686	14thin
Medium and Large 1	603	138.50	835	23
Medium and Large 3	513	129.64	666	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.15/cwt here — about $20 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

136.56

—

AL average16 barns · 1,243 hd

142.02

−5.46

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	2,065	94.00	1,941	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,074	62.26	668	22

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	545	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	174.01/cwt	172.00–176.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	173.72/cwt	172.00–180.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	156.50/cwt	156.00–158.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	138.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	127.52/cwt	124.00–131.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	158.13/cwt	155.00–164.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	146.31/cwt	145.00–147.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	135.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	131.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	955	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	63.90/cwt	62.00–66.00	716	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.19/cwt	54.00–58.00	515	6
Bulls	—	—	2,065	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	762.50/cwt	700.00–825.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	712.50/cwt	650.00–775.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.47/cwt	142.00–145.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.51/cwt	155.00–156.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.29/cwt	135.00–142.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	144.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	785	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	118.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	124.56/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	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 May 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 297Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 131

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	156.00	156.00
2	—	358	172.00–176.00	174.01
2	—	555	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	172.00–180.00	173.72
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	575	142.00–145.00	143.47
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
2	—	663	135.00–139.00	136.98
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	130.00–132.00	130.68
4	—	423	142.00–147.00	144.57
1	—	785	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	162.00	162.00
3	—	545	152.00	152.00
3	—	755	143.00	143.00
3	—	680	143.00	143.00
2	—	585	149.00	149.00
2	—	605	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	156.00–158.00	156.50
4	—	520	169.00	169.00
2	—	495	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	124.00–131.00	127.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	137.00–142.00	138.60
2	—	415	145.00–150.00	147.56
3	—	312	155.00–164.00	158.13
3	—	730	117.00–122.00	118.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	153.00–155.00	154.01
4	—	615	130.00–134.00	131.02
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
7	—	755	126.50	126.50
2	—	538	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	435	155.00–156.00	155.51
3	—	565	135.00–142.00	137.29
1	—	355	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	145.00–147.00	146.31
4	—	413	132.00–137.00	135.68
3	—	775	110.00	110.00
3	—	517	120.00–127.00	124.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,120	62.00–66.00	63.90
6	—	933	54.00–58.00	55.19
2	—	1,170	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	700.00–825.00	762.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	650.00–775.00	712.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–925.00	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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle