Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $138.24/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$138.24

44 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	452	143.52	648	13thin
Medium and Large 3	410	137.82	565	17thin
Medium and Large 1	615	133.83	823	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale44 hd

138.24

—

AL average15 barns · 1,701 hd

137.77

+0.46

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	—	Low	1,655	86.55	1,432	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	77.09	983	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,462	71.39	1,043	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	70.92	728	24

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	568	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	113.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	161.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	136.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.30/cwt	137.00–141.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.46/cwt	152.00–155.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	162.09/cwt	159.00–165.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	136.91/cwt	132.00–142.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	708	123.01/cwt	119.00–127.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	168.65/cwt	167.00–172.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	153.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	543	141.66/cwt	140.00–145.00	769	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	170.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	138.26/cwt	137.00–140.00	783	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	142.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.46/cwt	123.00–130.00	851	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	73.08/cwt	71.00–74.00	753	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	673	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	62.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	682	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	69.41/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,038	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	84.39/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,078	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	77.92/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,021	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	74.17/cwt	72.00–75.00	927	19
Bulls	—	—	1,565	82.73/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,295	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,887	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	74.86/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	785.71/cwt	700.00–820.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	952.00/cwt	920.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	147.45/cwt	145.00–155.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	151.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	473	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	134.37/cwt	132.00–138.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	136.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 192Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 27Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 40

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	152.00–157.00	153.69
4	—	534	160.00–167.00	161.69
2	—	673	134.00–139.00	136.57
3	—	860	128.00	128.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	117.00	117.00
3	—	733	130.00–131.00	130.32
3	—	458	167.00–172.00	168.65
2	—	365	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,020	113.00	113.00
1	—	910	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	137.00–141.00	138.30
3	—	613	150.00–155.00	153.34
1	—	805	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	159.00–165.00	162.09
2	—	580	132.00–142.00	136.91
2	—	708	119.00–127.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	140.00–150.00	145.03
4	—	385	152.00–155.00	153.46
5	—	536	132.00–138.00	134.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.45
2	—	580	110.00–117.00	113.59
11	—	313	150.00–160.00	151.00
2	—	460	120.00–130.00	124.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	630	129.00–133.00	130.97
2	—	710	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
4	—	574	135.00–142.00	136.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	543	140.00–145.00	141.66
3	—	332	167.00–177.00	170.37
2	—	608	130.00–135.00	132.51
7	—	566	137.00–140.00	138.26
4	—	673	123.00–130.00	126.46
2	—	793	112.00–115.00	113.50
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	140.00–147.00	142.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
4	—	388	145.00–155.00	147.45
4	—	433	140.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	468	130.00–137.00	133.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,031	71.00–74.00	73.08
6	—	990	68.00	68.00
2	—	1,093	60.00–65.00	62.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	69.00–70.00	69.41
4	—	1,403	73.00–77.00	74.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,277	83.00–87.00	84.39
14	—	1,310	76.00–80.00	77.92
19	—	1,250	72.00–75.00	74.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	80.00–84.00	82.73
1	—	1,925	98.00	98.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	700.00–820.00	785.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	920.00–1,000.00	952.00

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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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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle