Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $152.53/cwt on 38 head.

Average price

$152.53

38 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$25.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	437	169.81	742	5thin
Medium and Large 2	508	152.79	775	22
Medium and Large 3	454	144.16	654	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.66/cwt here — about $88 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 sale38 hd

152.53

—

AL average13 barns · 1,003 hd

151.20

+1.33

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	1,870	88.00	1,646	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	63.60	950	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	61.20	801	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,078	55.37	597	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)	—	$763	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$796	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$510	5

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	395	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	143.65/cwt	143.00–147.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.93/cwt	142.00–150.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	171.69/cwt	170.00–175.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	160.16/cwt	159.00–165.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	155.96/cwt	154.00–158.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	169.55/cwt	169.00–170.00	717	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	473	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	56.84/cwt	56.00–60.00	624	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	63.60/cwt	62.00–65.00	950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	845	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	653	2
Bulls	—	—	1,870	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,646	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	510.00/head	450.00–550.00	510	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	762.50/head	650.00–800.00	763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	941.67/head	900.00–1,025.00	942	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	650.00/head	600.00–750.00	650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.78/cwt	147.00–150.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	174.91/cwt	167.00–177.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	153.61/cwt	152.00–157.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.15/cwt	140.00–141.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	153.82/cwt	150.00–160.00	515	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 Jul 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 162Last week 125Year ago 285

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 86Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	179.00	179.00
1	—	565	155.00	155.00
3	—	408	170.00–175.00	171.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	143.00–147.00	143.65
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
4	—	513	147.00–150.00	147.78
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
5	—	359	167.00–177.00	174.91
3	—	482	152.00–157.00	153.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	142.00–150.00	147.93
2	—	533	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	305	167.00	167.00
2	—	608	124.00–129.00	126.49
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	755	143.00	143.00
5	—	585	159.00–165.00	160.16
4	—	535	168.00–170.00	168.98
2	—	618	154.00–158.00	155.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	159.00	159.00
1	—	370	177.00	177.00
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
7	—	423	169.00–170.00	169.55
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
3	—	493	137.00–140.00	139.01
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
9	—	373	147.00–152.00	147.54
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
7	—	417	140.00–141.00	140.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	141.00	141.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	147.00	147.00
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	690	103.00	103.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.59
5	—	335	150.00–160.00	153.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,097	56.00–60.00	56.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	62.00–65.00	63.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,361	60.00–64.00	62.12
2	—	1,125	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	450.00–550.00	510.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	650.00–800.00	762.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	941.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–750.00	650.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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