Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with some weight classes 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.67/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$139.67

122 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$9.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.89

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	145.06	674	29
Medium and Large 1	520	141.42	735	35
Medium and Large 3	462	135.92	629	58

One grade step is worth $9.14/cwt here — about $46 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 sale122 hd

139.67

—

AL average10 barns · 639 hd

143.56

−3.89

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	1,523	85.36	1,300	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,429	83.42	1,192	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	72.00	795	6thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$693	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$860	2thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	473	150.49/cwt	150.00–153.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	135.06/cwt	133.00–140.00	764	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	141.90/cwt	140.00–147.00	724	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	529	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	150.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	140.21/cwt	135.00–142.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.09/cwt	154.00–160.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	108.31/cwt	107.00–112.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.97/cwt	141.00–149.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.17/cwt	117.00–121.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	135.43/cwt	132.00–141.00	642	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	155.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	585	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	314	153.78/cwt	152.00–155.00	483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	147.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	545	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	659	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	594	118.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	113.01/cwt	110.00–116.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	108.63/cwt	106.00–110.00	836	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	692.50/head	685.00–700.00	693	2
Bulls	—	—	1,523	85.36/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,300	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,090	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,453	85.63/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,244	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	68.65/cwt	68.00–69.00	716	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	75.35/cwt	72.00–77.00	878	3

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 155Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 54Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 58Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	150.00–153.00	150.49
10	—	566	133.00–140.00	135.06
19	—	510	140.00–147.00	141.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	150.00–152.00	151.03
8	—	327	160.00–165.00	161.75
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.48
7	—	376	155.00–160.00	155.67
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
2	—	743	110.00–116.00	113.01
3	—	770	106.00–110.00	108.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	474	132.00–141.00	135.43
5	—	314	152.00–155.00	153.78
6	—	415	145.00	145.00
9	—	368	147.00–150.00	147.99
12	—	524	120.00–130.00	125.79
7	—	594	110.00–120.00	118.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	150.00–153.00	150.47
2	—	320	154.00–160.00	157.09
11	—	423	145.00–150.00	145.44
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
3	—	467	140.00–145.00	141.71
2	—	520	130.00–138.00	133.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	135.00–142.00	140.21
4	—	569	107.00–112.00	108.31
5	—	525	117.00–121.00	120.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	141.00–149.00	142.97
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
2	—	470	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	162.00	162.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	860.00	860.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	685.00–700.00	692.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	83.00–88.00	85.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	79.00	79.00
4	—	1,453	84.00–87.00	85.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	68.00–69.00	68.65
3	—	1,165	72.00–77.00	75.35

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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