Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available:

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.47/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$138.47

80 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$214

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	142.47	765	18thin
Medium and Large 2	473	141.61	670	32
Medium and Large 3	415	132.72	551	30

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $214 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

138.47

—

AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd

141.92

−3.44

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	1,495	79.30	1,185	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,355	61.91	839	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	51.10	511	19

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$770	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	174.42/cwt	174.00–177.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	198.02/cwt	197.00–200.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.82/cwt	185.00–195.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	47.35/cwt	45.00–50.00	459	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	56.25/cwt	54.00–58.00	587	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	61.91/cwt	60.00–64.00	839	9
Bulls	—	—	1,393	76.40/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,064	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,584	1
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	483.33/head	400.00–525.00	483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	770.00/head	650.00–800.00	770	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.37/cwt	149.00–157.00	737	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	138.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	800	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	167.86/cwt	167.00–177.00	651	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	114.49/cwt	112.00–117.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	141.42/cwt	140.00–148.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	133.59/cwt	133.00–136.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	558	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	141.32/cwt	140.00–144.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.36/cwt	145.00–151.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	129.47/cwt	127.00–132.00	621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	336	142.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	161.19/cwt	157.00–165.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	103.37/cwt	100.00–110.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	161.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	171.30/cwt	170.00–177.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	142.75/cwt	142.00–145.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	142.71/cwt	142.00–149.00	765	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	506	151.76/cwt	150.00–157.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	136.70/cwt	135.00–138.00	519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	151.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	191.73/cwt	190.00–195.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.27/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	189.94/cwt	185.00–195.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	171.31/cwt	170.00–172.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	579	139.45/cwt	138.00–142.00	807	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 Sep 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 325Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 30

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	479	174.00–177.00	174.42
1	—	630	147.00	147.00
1	—	375	202.00	202.00
4	—	420	185.00–195.00	189.94
3	—	515	170.00–172.00	171.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	458	160.00–165.00	161.99
5	—	437	170.00–177.00	171.30
4	—	606	142.00–145.00	142.75
4	—	506	150.00–157.00	151.76
3	—	362	190.00–195.00	191.73
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	536	142.00–149.00	142.71
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
4	—	365	170.00–178.00	173.95
2	—	420	150.00–157.00	153.46
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
8	—	579	138.00–142.00	139.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	145.00	145.00
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
6	—	358	197.00–200.00	198.02
4	—	420	185.00–195.00	189.82
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	134.00	134.00
10	—	487	149.00–157.00	151.37
7	—	577	137.00–140.00	138.71
11	—	388	167.00–177.00	167.86
6	—	512	140.00–148.00	141.42
2	—	425	157.00–165.00	161.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	150.00–152.00	151.01
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	683	112.00–117.00	114.49
2	—	558	120.00–130.00	124.98
3	—	483	140.00–144.00	141.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	133.00–136.00	133.59
1	—	395	158.00	158.00
5	—	471	150.00–157.00	151.35
2	—	663	132.00–133.00	132.50
4	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	426	145.00–151.00	147.36
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
9	—	476	140.00–145.00	142.17
6	—	518	129.00–136.00	131.27
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	127.00–132.00	129.47
7	—	336	140.00–145.00	142.20
3	—	568	100.00–110.00	103.37
12	—	380	135.00–138.00	136.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	969	45.00–50.00	47.35
8	—	1,043	54.00–58.00	56.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,355	60.00–64.00	61.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	75.00–80.00	76.40
1	—	1,800	88.00	88.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	400.00–525.00	483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	650.00–800.00	770.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	700.00	700.00

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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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

Opp Livestock - Opp, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle