Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

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 $154.01/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$154.01

60 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$16.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	160.01	730	19thin
Medium and Large 2	443	153.39	679	32
Medium and Large 3	387	143.54	556	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.47/cwt here — about $174 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 sale60 hd

154.01

—

AL average16 barns · 2,095 hd

153.48

+0.54

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	1,787	85.45	1,527	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	70.32	872	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	60.17	593	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	60.00	816	1thin

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)	—	$1,352	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,034	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,519	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,403	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	12

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,352.08/head	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,352	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,402.63/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,403	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,518.75/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,519	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	827.14/head	730.00–900.00	827	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,214.38/head	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,214	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	131.65/cwt	130.00–135.00	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	190.72/cwt	187.00–192.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	155.34/cwt	155.00–156.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	311	153.99/cwt	150.00–155.00	479	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	160.33/cwt	159.00–162.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	166.01/cwt	165.00–169.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	163.65/cwt	163.00–165.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	148.63/cwt	147.00–152.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	158.03/cwt	157.00–162.00	725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	52.32/cwt	50.00–55.00	482	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	66.70/cwt	64.00–68.00	712	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	72.48/cwt	72.00–73.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,748	85.25/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,490	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	77.19/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,060	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	59.53/cwt	58.00–61.00	560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	186.19/cwt	185.00–187.00	855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	192.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	166.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	651	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	139.97/cwt	139.00–142.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.98/cwt	200.00–202.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	166.51/cwt	165.00–168.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.30/cwt	173.00–180.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.09/cwt	180.00–188.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	197.65/cwt	195.00–202.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	200.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	180.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.52/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,020	2

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 Dec 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 307Last week 418Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 80Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 163Last week 14Year ago 30

No trends available:

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	—	1,285.00–1,400.00	1,352.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,125.00–1,235.00	1,214.38
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	—	730.00–900.00	827.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,402.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,518.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00–135.00	131.65
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
5	—	311	150.00–155.00	153.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	172.00	172.00
3	—	508	155.00–156.00	155.34
4	—	356	165.00–169.00	166.01
5	—	459	157.00–162.00	158.03
1	—	570	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	138.00	138.00
7	—	381	159.00–162.00	160.33
2	—	640	138.00	138.00
3	—	312	163.00–165.00	163.65
3	—	480	147.00–152.00	148.63
13	—	420	153.00–158.00	155.04
3	—	575	139.00–142.00	139.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	157.00	157.00
1	—	520	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	313	187.00–192.00	190.72
1	—	460	167.00	167.00
1	—	590	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	200.00–202.00	200.98
2	—	560	165.00–168.00	166.51
3	—	472	173.00–180.00	175.30
4	—	373	190.00–195.00	192.45
4	—	411	180.00–188.00	182.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
8	—	312	195.00–202.00	197.65
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	185.00–187.00	186.19
9	—	433	190.00–197.00	192.32
5	—	371	200.00–205.00	200.96
6	—	534	180.00–182.00	180.32
2	—	578	175.00–178.00	176.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	160.00–170.00	166.79
1	—	470	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	921	50.00–55.00	52.32
9	—	1,068	64.00–68.00	66.70
6	—	940	58.00–61.00	59.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,310	72.00–73.00	72.48
1	—	1,100	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	84.00–88.00	85.25
2	—	2,260	94.00	94.00
2	—	1,373	75.00–80.00	77.19

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle