Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.70/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$136.70

92 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$9.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	532	142.80	760	30
Medium and Large 1	684	135.41	926	14thin
Medium and Large 3	403	133.26	537	48

One grade step is worth $9.55/cwt here — about $223 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 sale92 hd

136.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,635 hd

138.12

−1.42

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	—	High	1,708	100.94	1,724	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	80.11	1,098	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,690	70.00	1,183	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,028	66.31	681	15

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)	—	$800	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$492	7

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	558	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.76/cwt	144.00–147.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	129.71/cwt	127.00–135.00	542	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	309	140.28/cwt	140.00–142.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	133.42/cwt	130.00–137.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.27/cwt	142.00–147.00	763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	171.97/cwt	167.00–177.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	121.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	685	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	114.97/cwt	114.00–118.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	136.57/cwt	135.00–139.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.13/cwt	158.00–167.00	661	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	171.30/cwt	170.00–178.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	137.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	136.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	492	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	147.56/cwt	147.00–149.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	138.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.63/cwt	115.00–123.00	970	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	128.98/cwt	127.00–130.00	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	146.61/cwt	145.00–155.00	692	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.16/cwt	110.00–120.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.97/cwt	139.00–145.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	181.48/cwt	180.00–183.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	162.76/cwt	160.00–167.00	620	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	183.54/cwt	182.00–185.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	135.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	663	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	492.14/head	415.00–550.00	492	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	100.94/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,724	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	80.11/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,098	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	77.63/cwt	75.00–80.00	835	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	49.32/cwt	48.00–52.00	471	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 Oct 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 501Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 41Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 25Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	140.00–144.00	142.41
12	—	513	144.00–147.00	144.76
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
7	—	437	147.00–149.00	147.56
4	—	638	135.00–139.00	138.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
12	—	418	127.00–135.00	129.71
7	—	309	140.00–142.00	140.28
20	—	360	135.00–140.00	136.54
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
2	—	590	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
3	—	825	115.00–123.00	117.63
3	—	628	145.00–147.00	145.65
4	—	575	148.00–149.00	148.48
3	—	717	127.00–130.00	128.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
2	—	775	118.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	578	130.00–137.00	133.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	131.00	131.00
2	—	725	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	660	132.00–133.00	132.50
3	—	525	142.00–147.00	145.27
2	—	408	167.00–177.00	171.97
3	—	468	155.00–157.00	155.66
3	—	607	136.00–140.00	137.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	120.00–127.00	121.63
6	—	625	110.00–120.00	115.16
5	—	381	160.00–167.00	162.76
6	—	488	130.00–137.00	135.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	114.00–118.00	114.97
5	—	567	135.00–139.00	136.57
13	—	413	158.00–167.00	160.13
6	—	363	170.00–178.00	171.30
2	—	628	123.00–124.00	123.51
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
12	—	472	145.00–155.00	146.61
10	—	525	139.00–145.00	141.97
2	—	335	182.00–185.00	183.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.00	172.00
2	—	365	180.00–183.00	181.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	415.00–550.00	492.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	98.00–103.00	100.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	79.00–84.00	80.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,076	75.00–80.00	77.63
6	—	955	48.00–52.00	49.32

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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