Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold sharply higher. Trade active with a good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.44/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$145.44

80 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$27.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	146.98	666	32
Medium and Large 1	614	146.63	900	44
Medium and Large 3	550	119.92	660	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.06/cwt here — about $6 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 sale80 hd

145.44

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

149.50

−4.07

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	1,746	96.60	1,686	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	82.66	1,039	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,405	74.00	1,040	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	59.48	581	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,623	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,555	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,338	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,175	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,013	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,296	68

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.75/cwt	148.00–152.00	907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	143.64/cwt	140.00–146.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	157.79/cwt	157.00–160.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	140.20/cwt	139.00–144.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.83/cwt	163.00–173.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	791	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	154.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.25/cwt	174.00–174.50	911	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	155.02/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	146.31/cwt	146.00–150.00	638	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	155.70/cwt	153.00–159.00	793	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	188.76/cwt	187.00–192.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	54.46/cwt	52.00–56.00	497	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.51/cwt	65.00–69.00	729	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	77.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	811	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	85.78/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,191	21
Bulls	—	—	1,477	83.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,232	3
Bulls	—	—	1,958	104.99/cwt	104.00–107.00	2,056	3
Bulls	—	—	1,915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,126	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,330.88/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,331	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,450	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/head	950.00–1,075.00	1,013	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,623.44/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,623	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,338	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,554.55/head	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,555	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,050	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	174.84/cwt	172.00–179.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	344	169.47/cwt	167.00–177.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	141.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	122.04/cwt	117.00–127.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	144.11/cwt	140.00–148.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	164.41/cwt	162.00–169.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	123.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	152.61/cwt	152.00–155.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 244Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 52Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	130.00	130.00
2	—	620	140.00	140.00
4	—	468	157.00–160.00	157.79
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
2	—	570	140.00–148.00	144.11
1	—	355	172.00	172.00
3	—	412	162.00–169.00	164.41
2	—	683	135.00–140.00	137.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	167.00	167.00
9	—	509	153.00–159.00	155.70
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
1	—	310	197.00	197.00
3	—	375	187.00–192.00	188.76
3	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
5	—	429	172.00–179.00	174.84
2	—	555	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	344	167.00–177.00	169.47
2	—	570	132.00	132.00
5	—	475	137.00–147.00	141.13
4	—	625	117.00–127.00	122.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	148.00–152.00	148.75
3	—	760	129.00	129.00
4	—	681	139.00–144.00	140.20
2	—	378	163.00–173.00	167.83
1	—	420	156.00	156.00
8	—	730	132.50	132.50
10	—	557	152.00–155.00	152.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	157.00–160.00	158.49
10	—	514	140.00–146.00	143.64
5	—	383	150.00–157.00	154.22
2	—	578	137.00–140.00	138.47
13	—	436	146.00–150.00	146.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
3	—	527	120.00–130.00	123.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	149.00	149.00
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
2	—	580	160.00	160.00
12	—	687	150.00–157.50	155.02
1	—	335	197.00	197.00
4	—	780	146.50	146.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	184.00	184.00
24	—	523	174.00–174.50	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	913	52.00–56.00	54.46
5	—	1,080	65.00–69.00	67.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,045	75.00–80.00	77.63
21	—	1,388	84.00–87.00	85.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	82.00–86.00	83.41
3	—	1,958	104.00–107.00	104.99
1	—	1,915	111.00	111.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,330.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	950.00–1,075.00	1,012.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,623.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,500.00–1,575.00	1,554.55

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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Heifers · 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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