Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. 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 $144.92/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$144.92

66 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	168.78	741	9thin
Medium and Large 2	553	142.58	789	41
Medium and Large 3	509	137.50	699	16thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $42 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 sale66 hd

144.92

—

AL average16 barns · 1,357 hd

148.28

−3.36

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	1,585	103.00	1,633	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,179	83.72	987	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,410	81.49	1,149	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	72.63	721	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$717	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$625	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	308	188.01/cwt	187.00–189.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.46/cwt	137.00–142.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	118.72/cwt	118.00–121.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	145.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	135.32/cwt	127.00–137.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	147.50/cwt	147.00–149.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	140.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	147.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.18/cwt	137.00–142.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	161.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	131.25/cwt	129.00–132.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	143.17/cwt	140.00–149.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	151.15/cwt	150.00–157.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	593	131.02/cwt	127.00–135.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	716.67/head	700.00–725.00	717	6
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	625.00/head	550.00–700.00	625	4
Bulls	—	—	1,585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,633	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	78.77/cwt	78.00–83.00	970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	87.18/cwt	86.00–88.00	996	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	81.49/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,149	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	68.02/cwt	66.00–70.00	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	74.94/cwt	72.00–77.00	753	8

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 Jun 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 144Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 81Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 58Year ago 90

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	187.00–189.00	188.01
2	—	358	184.00–185.00	184.50
3	—	668	132.00–133.00	132.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	137.00–142.00	139.46
4	—	785	118.00–121.00	118.72
7	—	526	145.00–150.00	145.72
4	—	365	160.00–167.00	161.82
4	—	631	129.00–132.00	131.25
6	—	463	150.00–157.00	151.15
6	—	428	157.00–160.00	158.47
2	—	658	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	855	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	140.00–149.00	143.17
6	—	523	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	593	127.00–135.00	131.02
2	—	640	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	154.00	154.00
1	—	510	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
2	—	468	169.00–171.00	169.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	127.00–137.00	135.32
2	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.54
8	—	428	137.00–142.00	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	142.00–147.00	144.47
4	—	436	147.00–149.00	147.50
4	—	508	140.00–142.00	140.51
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	129.00–130.00	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
3	—	528	145.00–148.00	145.99
5	—	627	132.00–138.00	134.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	700.00–725.00	716.67
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	550.00–700.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,231	78.00–83.00	78.77
10	—	1,142	86.00–88.00	87.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	80.00–83.00	81.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	66.00–70.00	68.02
8	—	1,005	72.00–77.00	74.94

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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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