Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

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 $157.90/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$157.90

42 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$809

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$20.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	161.74	916	18thin
Medium and Large 2	485	156.98	762	21
Medium and Large 3	375	141.33	530	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.40/cwt here — about $386 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 sale42 hd

157.90

—

AL average10 barns · 1,075 hd

153.65

+4.25

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	1,801	76.15	1,371	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	68.93	891	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,360	64.00	870	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,147	61.13	701	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,129	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	153.03/cwt	149.00–157.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	159.99/cwt	158.00–161.00	997	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	184.48/cwt	182.00–192.00	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	162.86/cwt	162.00–167.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	169.45/cwt	167.00–172.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	169.07/cwt	167.00–177.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.26/cwt	157.00–164.00	866	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	72.61/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,145	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	68.93/cwt	68.00–70.00	891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,969	78.80/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,552	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	870	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,169	63.11/cwt	60.00–64.00	738	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	56.19/cwt	54.00–58.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	184.88/cwt	180.00–190.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	175.32/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	176.12/cwt	172.00–180.00	916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	143.51/cwt	140.00–147.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	159.17/cwt	157.00–162.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	165.01/cwt	164.00–166.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	162.99/cwt	162.00–167.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.03/cwt	195.00–197.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1

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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 307Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 163Year ago 11

No trends available:

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	171.00	171.00
3	—	608	172.00–177.00	175.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
2	—	520	172.00–180.00	176.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	153.00	153.00
9	—	623	158.00–161.00	159.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	149.00–157.00	153.03
6	—	358	162.00–167.00	162.86
2	—	608	140.00–147.00	143.51
7	—	474	157.00–162.00	159.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	157.00–164.00	161.26
2	—	458	164.00–166.00	165.01
1	—	305	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	137.00	137.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	182.00–192.00	184.48
2	—	485	167.00–172.00	169.45
1	—	670	156.00	156.00
5	—	538	162.00–167.00	162.99
2	—	375	195.00–197.00	196.03
1	—	620	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
5	—	358	167.00–177.00	169.07
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
4	—	323	180.00–190.00	184.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	157.00–165.00	160.82
2	—	515	137.00–140.00	138.49
2	—	378	150.00–157.00	153.52
1	—	690	127.00	127.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,577	72.00–74.00	72.61
4	—	1,969	78.00–82.00	78.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	68.00–70.00	68.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	60.00–64.00	63.11
2	—	1,093	54.00–58.00	56.19

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle