Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market. 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 $160.12/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$160.12

86 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$18.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	169.41	828	19thin
Medium and Large 2	474	161.62	765	40
Medium and Large 3	454	151.36	687	27

One grade step is worth $18.04/cwt here — about $140 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 sale86 hd

160.12

—

AL average14 barns · 1,352 hd

161.83

−1.71

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	1,340	91.00	1,219	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,344	80.75	1,085	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	70.26	727	5thin

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)	—	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$893	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$717	6

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	—	380	161.48/cwt	161.00–163.00	614	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	146.41/cwt	146.00–148.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.76/cwt	163.00–167.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	183.60/cwt	182.00–187.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.51/cwt	144.00–146.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	176.27/cwt	175.00–180.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.22/cwt	155.00–157.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	152.97/cwt	152.00–154.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	134.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	197.02/cwt	195.00–203.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	169.61/cwt	169.00–172.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	158.39/cwt	158.00–158.50	1,044	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	157.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	668	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	181.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	148.01/cwt	147.00–149.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	172.03/cwt	170.00–175.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	155.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	863	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	65.10/cwt	63.00–67.00	656	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	73.70/cwt	73.00–75.00	776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	84.94/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	79.35/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,073	6
Bulls	—	—	1,495	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,185	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,019	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	640.00/head	600.00–700.00	640	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	892.50/head	850.00–935.00	893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	716.67/head	600.00–775.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	185.46/cwt	185.00–187.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	372	162.71/cwt	160.00–167.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	527	139.07/cwt	137.00–142.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	148.29/cwt	145.00–155.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	159.71/cwt	157.00–164.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	177.88/cwt	175.00–185.00	651	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	132.33/cwt	127.00–136.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	151.28/cwt	150.00–157.00	781	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	147.05/cwt	145.00–150.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	326	171.09/cwt	170.00–177.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	150.48/cwt	149.00–152.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	144.47/cwt	142.00–147.00	708	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	137.37/cwt	136.00–141.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 320Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 151Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	161.00–163.00	161.48
5	—	326	163.00–167.00	163.76
1	—	405	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	146.00–148.00	146.41
1	—	730	137.00	137.00
4	—	623	144.00–146.00	144.51
8	—	379	155.00–157.00	156.22
10	—	418	152.00–154.00	152.97
2	—	675	137.00	137.00
4	—	480	149.00–152.00	150.48
5	—	535	148.00	148.00
6	—	323	160.00–162.00	161.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	132.00–136.00	134.96
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
10	—	490	142.00–147.00	144.47
11	—	536	136.00–141.00	137.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	182.00–187.00	183.60
1	—	315	212.00	212.00
4	—	508	175.00–180.00	176.27
4	—	371	195.00–203.00	197.02
2	—	425	190.00–195.00	192.53
5	—	557	169.00–172.00	169.61
13	—	659	158.00–158.50	158.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	177.00	177.00
1	—	555	162.00	162.00
1	—	785	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	154.00	154.00
1	—	635	152.00	152.00
2	—	425	155.00–160.00	157.38
4	—	668	145.00–150.00	147.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	180.00–190.00	181.38
4	—	625	147.00–149.00	148.01
3	—	388	190.00–192.00	191.34
2	—	510	159.00	159.00
3	—	557	154.00–157.00	155.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	170.00–175.00	172.03
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
4	—	335	185.00–187.00	185.46
2	—	613	140.00–145.00	142.47
5	—	485	157.00–164.00	159.71
7	—	366	175.00–185.00	177.88
11	—	516	150.00–157.00	151.28
5	—	565	145.00–150.00	147.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	160.00–167.00	162.71
5	—	527	137.00–142.00	139.07
6	—	487	145.00–155.00	148.29
5	—	578	127.00–136.00	132.33
6	—	326	170.00–177.00	171.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	63.00–67.00	65.10
3	—	1,053	73.00–75.00	73.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	83.00–87.00	84.94
6	—	1,352	76.00–80.00	79.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,185	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	600.00–700.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–935.00	892.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–1,000.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	600.00–775.00	716.67

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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