Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.84/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$140.84

92 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$17.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	412	146.74	604	40
Medium and Large 1	523	146.10	765	21
Medium and Large 3	449	129.65	582	31

One grade step is worth $17.09/cwt here — about $22 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

140.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,743 hd

145.64

−4.81

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	1,705	86.67	1,478	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	68.34	888	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	62.11	627	37

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)	—	$910	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,260	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	152.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	141.33/cwt	137.00–147.00	530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	524	116.38/cwt	110.00–120.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	146.84/cwt	146.00–150.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	133.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	162.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	153.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	178.56/cwt	177.00–180.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	171.17/cwt	170.00–175.00	635	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	155.76/cwt	155.00–158.00	710	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.52/cwt	157.00–159.00	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	316	179.31/cwt	177.00–185.00	567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	179.35/cwt	179.00–180.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.49/cwt	170.00–172.00	718	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	67.81/cwt	65.00–70.00	703	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	59.20/cwt	58.00–61.00	594	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	52.45/cwt	50.00–54.00	496	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	73.40/cwt	72.00–76.00	910	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	66.17/cwt	64.00–68.00	876	7
Bulls	—	—	1,765	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,926	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	910.00/head	830.00–950.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	163.91/cwt	162.00–167.00	693	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	159.66/cwt	159.00–160.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	359	163.49/cwt	155.00–165.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.46/cwt	142.00–152.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	133.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.48/cwt	140.00–147.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	147.68/cwt	147.00–149.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	124.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	116.61/cwt	115.00–123.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.00	553	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	127.46/cwt	125.00–130.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.13/cwt	150.00–152.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	156.98/cwt	155.00–163.00	611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.56/cwt	132.00–137.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	138.16/cwt	135.00–143.00	706	5

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 163Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 34Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	149.00	149.00
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
4	—	623	132.00–136.00	133.04
1	—	710	131.00	131.00
2	—	568	140.00–147.00	143.48
3	—	527	147.00–149.00	147.68
4	—	389	155.00–163.00	156.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	322	152.00–157.00	152.65
2	—	588	130.00–135.00	132.47
15	—	410	146.00–150.00	146.84
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
9	—	373	150.00–152.00	151.13
5	—	511	135.00–143.00	138.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	110.00	110.00
12	—	375	137.00–147.00	141.33
8	—	524	110.00–120.00	116.38
2	—	463	125.00–130.00	127.46
6	—	430	132.00–137.00	134.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	540	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	132.00–135.00	133.51
7	—	372	160.00–167.00	162.10
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	162.00	162.00
3	—	617	152.00–157.00	153.65
6	—	370	177.00–180.00	178.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	371	170.00–175.00	171.17
8	—	456	155.00–158.00	155.76
7	—	316	177.00–185.00	179.31
5	—	423	162.00–167.00	163.91
4	—	533	142.00–152.00	144.46
2	—	608	123.00–127.00	125.01
5	—	666	115.00–123.00	116.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	157.00–159.00	157.52
3	—	367	179.00–180.00	179.35
4	—	421	170.00–172.00	170.49
3	—	462	159.00–160.00	159.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	155.00–165.00	163.49
2	—	475	130.00–137.00	133.65
4	—	588	120.00–126.00	124.48
4	—	408	142.00–145.00	143.51
10	—	328	165.00–172.00	168.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,037	65.00–70.00	67.81
12	—	1,003	58.00–61.00	59.20
7	—	946	50.00–54.00	52.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	72.00–76.00	73.40
7	—	1,324	64.00–68.00	66.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,385	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,965	98.00	98.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	830.00–950.00	910.00

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle