Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

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 $145.09/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$145.09

57 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$20.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	152.88	779	25
Medium and Large 2	507	141.77	718	23
Medium and Large 3	471	131.92	621	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.96/cwt here — about $158 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 sale57 hd

145.09

—

AL average11 barns · 1,134 hd

144.86

+0.23

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	1,727	80.79	1,395	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	71.77	779	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,355	64.00	867	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	59.51	631	43

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$657	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	412	184.75/cwt	182.00–190.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	178.48/cwt	175.00–182.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	190.63/cwt	190.00–192.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	160.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	337	172.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	160.96/cwt	160.00–165.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	158.88/cwt	157.00–167.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	184.43/cwt	182.00–187.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	150.40/cwt	150.00–152.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	151.02/cwt	150.00–154.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.45/cwt	139.00–144.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	139.53/cwt	137.00–142.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.35/cwt	146.00–148.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	120.31/cwt	118.00–125.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	147.78/cwt	145.00–152.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	150.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	169.68/cwt	167.00–177.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	148.55/cwt	147.00–153.00	908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	178.48/cwt	177.00–187.00	655	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	144.94/cwt	143.00–149.00	851	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	133.57/cwt	131.00–139.00	845	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/head	975.00–1,000.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	525.00/head	450.00–575.00	525	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	775.00/head	750.00–850.00	775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	80.79/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,395	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	867	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	57.66/cwt	54.00–58.00	635	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	64.85/cwt	61.00–66.00	701	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	71.77/cwt	70.00–74.00	779	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	477	10

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 464Year ago 387

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 67Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 5Year ago 96

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	182.00–190.00	184.75
2	—	458	175.00–182.00	178.48
1	—	510	161.00	161.00
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
3	—	378	190.00–192.00	190.63
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	160.00–163.00	160.62
8	—	540	150.00–158.00	150.94
8	—	415	167.00–177.00	169.68
7	—	367	177.00–187.00	178.48
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	192.00	192.00
3	—	587	143.00–149.00	144.94
3	—	633	131.00–139.00	133.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	145.00–152.00	147.78
2	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	177.00–180.00	178.01
2	—	673	157.00–160.00	158.46
1	—	330	205.00	205.00
2	—	613	162.00–164.00	162.99
2	—	418	182.00–187.00	184.43
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	170.00–177.00	172.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	157.00–167.00	158.88
1	—	655	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
1	—	395	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	160.00–165.00	160.96
3	—	560	150.00	150.00
4	—	458	150.00–154.00	151.02
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
3	—	418	155.00–157.00	156.35
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	110.00–120.00	116.70
6	—	410	137.00–142.00	139.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	150.00–152.00	150.40
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
8	—	515	139.00–144.00	141.45
6	—	469	146.00–148.00	146.35
3	—	672	118.00–125.00	120.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	155.00–160.00	157.49
2	—	578	153.00–155.00	154.00
4	—	611	147.00–153.00	148.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	750.00–850.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–575.00	525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	80.00–84.00	80.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	54.00–58.00	57.66
23	—	1,081	61.00–66.00	64.85
10	—	973	48.00–50.00	49.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	70.00–74.00	71.77

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

Slaughter Cattle