Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.33/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$144.33

41 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$10.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	148.31	624	14thin
Medium and Large 1	533	148.00	789	12thin
Medium and Large 3	413	137.68	569	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.63/cwt here — about $55 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 sale41 hd

144.33

—

AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd

142.37

+1.96

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	1,752	79.14	1,387	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	69.00	1,087	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,174	62.38	732	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,404	61.69	866	6thin

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	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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 3	—	463	129.71/cwt	123.00–132.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.26/cwt	145.00–149.00	626	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	169.57/cwt	167.00–171.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	136.10/cwt	132.00–140.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	118.45/cwt	115.00–122.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	153.97/cwt	152.00–155.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.66/cwt	144.00–146.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.06/cwt	159.00–163.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	156.78/cwt	155.00–162.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	148.95/cwt	147.00–157.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	124.47/cwt	122.00–127.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.61/cwt	147.00–148.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.22/cwt	155.00–160.00	497	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	575.00/head	550.00–600.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	60.72/cwt	54.00–65.00	729	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,793	81.71/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,236	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	780	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,433	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	167.77/cwt	167.00–170.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	142.41/cwt	140.00–147.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	343	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	145.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	143.48/cwt	142.00–145.00	736	4

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 263Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 40Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 23Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	123.00–132.00	129.71
2	—	513	115.00–122.00	118.45
9	—	369	140.00–150.00	145.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	145.00–149.00	146.26
4	—	318	155.00–160.00	156.22
4	—	513	142.00–145.00	143.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	152.00–155.00	153.97
1	—	665	142.00	142.00
3	—	625	144.00–146.00	144.66
5	—	524	147.00–148.00	147.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	167.00–171.00	169.57
6	—	418	159.00–163.00	161.06
5	—	467	147.00–157.00	148.95
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
6	—	513	140.00–147.00	142.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	132.00–140.00	136.10
4	—	383	155.00–162.00	156.78
4	—	588	122.00–127.00	124.47
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
2	—	343	162.00–167.00	164.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	167.00–170.00	167.77

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	—	—	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	550.00–600.00	575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,201	54.00–65.00	60.72
2	—	1,065	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	58.00	58.00
4	—	1,433	63.00–64.00	63.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,793	80.00–84.00	81.71
1	—	1,670	74.00	74.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

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