Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.37/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$140.37

67 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$12.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	145.92	791	22
Medium and Large 2	510	140.21	716	29
Medium and Large 3	443	133.03	590	16thin

One grade step is worth $12.88/cwt here — about $201 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 sale67 hd

140.37

—

AL average15 barns · 1,235 hd

134.32

+6.05

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	1,601	80.15	1,283	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	59.22	926	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	55.16	606	9thin

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)	—	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$700	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$673	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.03/cwt	133.00–137.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	166.19/cwt	165.00–172.00	610	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	316	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	162.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.92/cwt	145.00–147.00	827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	131.95/cwt	130.00–135.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	138.01/cwt	136.00–139.00	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	142.83/cwt	142.00–145.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.58/cwt	132.00–140.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	146.86/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	145.82/cwt	142.00–150.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	149.85/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	382	156.19/cwt	155.00–157.00	597	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	113.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.61/cwt	147.00–155.00	696	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	673.33/head	600.00–710.00	673	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/head	880.00–960.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	700.00/head	650.00–750.00	700	6
Stock Cows	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	425.00/head	375.00–475.00	425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,625	81.38/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,480	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,095	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	59.22/cwt	58.00–62.00	926	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	58.69/cwt	58.00–60.00	656	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	53.40/cwt	50.00–54.00	582	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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 356Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 8Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
2	—	525	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	620	133.00–137.00	135.03
6	—	367	165.00–172.00	166.19
10	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.43
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
6	—	465	147.00–155.00	149.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	160.00–170.00	165.79
8	—	418	145.00–155.00	149.85
5	—	382	155.00–157.00	156.19
2	—	518	120.00–127.00	123.42
3	—	675	110.00–120.00	113.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
2	—	578	105.00–115.00	110.06
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	540	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	145.00–147.00	145.92
3	—	663	136.00–139.00	138.01
3	—	370	155.00	155.00
3	—	460	148.00	148.00
2	—	605	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
5	—	467	130.00–135.00	131.95
4	—	530	120.00–127.00	123.47
6	—	325	142.00–150.00	145.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	142.00	142.00
2	—	738	110.00–120.00	115.05
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
7	—	489	142.00–145.00	142.83
3	—	585	132.00–140.00	134.58
11	—	435	145.00–150.00	146.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	600.00–710.00	673.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	880.00–960.00	933.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	650.00–750.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	375.00–475.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,625	80.00–84.00	81.38
1	—	1,480	74.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,563	58.00–62.00	59.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,118	58.00–60.00	58.69
6	—	1,089	50.00–54.00	53.40

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle