Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.28/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$154.28

71 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	165.00	832	14thin
Medium and Large 2	465	159.32	741	32
Medium and Large 3	505	141.82	717	25

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $115 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 sale71 hd

154.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,447 hd

157.66

−3.38

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	1,565	98.49	1,542	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,308	80.94	1,059	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	74.98	1,076	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,054	64.30	678	13

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$842	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$865	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$572	10

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	159.94/cwt	156.00–162.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	146.02/cwt	145.00–147.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	134.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	144.34/cwt	143.00–147.00	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	160.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	149.97/cwt	147.00–151.50	1,143	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.30/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	150.49/cwt	149.00–152.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.01/cwt	138.00–140.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	174.02/cwt	172.00–175.00	722	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	83.60/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,083	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	71.52/cwt	70.00–73.00	821	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	67.22/cwt	65.00–68.00	716	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	56.20/cwt	55.00–60.00	545	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	74.98/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	78.62/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,036	8
Bulls	—	—	1,595	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,404	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	105.53/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,921	4
Bulls	—	—	1,303	94.07/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,226	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	572.00/head	500.00–620.00	572	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	841.67/head	800.00–925.00	842	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	705.00/head	625.00–725.00	705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	865.00/head	825.00–885.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	157.84/cwt	155.00–165.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	181.18/cwt	177.00–185.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	165.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	117.28/cwt	114.00–124.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	175.59/cwt	170.00–177.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	126.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	147.84/cwt	145.00–155.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	125.35/cwt	122.00–127.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.05/cwt	148.00–152.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.68/cwt	160.00–161.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	394	186.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	148.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	694	6

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 Aug 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 289Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 36Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 153Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	114.00–120.00	116.98
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
2	—	318	145.00–147.00	146.02
3	—	417	130.00–137.00	134.54
3	—	458	122.00–127.00	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	156.00–162.00	159.94
1	—	475	148.00	148.00
2	—	645	139.00	139.00
4	—	575	141.00	141.00
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
9	—	507	143.00–147.00	144.34
2	—	380	153.00	153.00
4	—	415	148.00–152.00	150.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
3	—	555	148.00	148.00
6	—	625	141.00–147.00	144.02
3	—	365	160.00–161.00	160.68
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	—	525	174.00	174.00
1	—	725	154.00	154.00
4	—	661	158.00–162.00	160.97
1	—	575	168.00	168.00
9	—	762	147.00–151.50	149.97
1	—	475	179.00	179.00
3	—	625	163.00–166.50	165.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	145.00–147.00	145.98
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
2	—	558	149.00–152.00	150.49
2	—	710	138.00–140.00	139.01
3	—	415	172.00–175.00	174.02
4	—	394	185.00–192.00	186.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
7	—	469	155.00–165.00	157.84
2	—	330	177.00–185.00	181.18
8	—	428	165.00–170.00	165.65
5	—	381	170.00–177.00	175.59
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
7	—	509	145.00–155.00	147.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	160.00–165.00	161.62
7	—	525	135.00–142.00	139.11
3	—	685	114.00–124.00	117.28
2	—	313	165.00–175.00	169.88
4	—	579	125.00–130.00	126.27
6	—	468	145.00–150.00	148.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,296	82.00–86.00	83.60
8	—	1,318	77.00–80.00	78.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	70.00–73.00	71.52
4	—	1,065	65.00–68.00	67.22
5	—	969	55.00–60.00	56.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	74.00–76.00	74.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,820	103.00–108.00	105.53
4	—	1,303	93.00–95.00	94.07

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	10	—	—	500.00–620.00	572.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–925.00	841.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	625.00–725.00	705.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	825.00–885.00	865.00

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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