Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.83/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$159.83

64 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$6.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	582	162.40	945	14thin
Medium and Large 2	501	161.52	810	28
Medium and Large 3	431	156.03	672	22

One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $274 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 sale64 hd

159.83

—

AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd

156.88

+2.94

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	—	High	1,557	93.85	1,461	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	85.06	1,102	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	78.00	1,131	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	962	69.35	667	23

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$929	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,258	45

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	575	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.65/cwt	157.00–159.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	157.15/cwt	152.00–162.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	178.66/cwt	178.00–179.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	153.76/cwt	150.00–155.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.35/cwt	164.00–168.00	790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	198.90/cwt	197.00–205.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	190.20/cwt	189.00–194.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	172.32/cwt	170.00–177.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	215.98/cwt	215.00–217.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	185.85/cwt	182.00–190.00	888	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	59.07/cwt	58.00–63.00	566	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	79.21/cwt	78.00–81.00	813	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	71.00/cwt	68.00–73.00	645	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	87.57/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	82.90/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,047	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	100.96/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	86.73/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,199	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	928.57/head	875.00–1,000.00	929	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	900.00–1,100.00	1,000	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,234.62/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,235	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,476.39/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,476	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	172.81/cwt	172.00–176.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	181.12/cwt	179.00–185.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	158.58/cwt	157.00–164.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	321	163.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 344Last week 208Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 116Last week 2Year ago 138

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	162.00–165.00	163.47
3	—	625	157.00–159.00	157.65
1	—	525	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	150.00–155.00	153.76
15	—	478	164.00–168.00	165.35
9	—	512	157.00–164.00	158.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	150.00–157.00	153.94
8	—	321	162.00–170.00	163.93
2	—	620	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	152.00–162.00	157.15
2	—	588	130.00–140.00	134.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	458	170.00–177.00	172.32
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
6	—	360	190.00–200.00	195.07
2	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	333	205.00–210.00	207.44
11	—	438	179.00–185.00	181.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	190.00	190.00
4	—	330	215.00–217.00	215.98
4	—	478	182.00–190.00	185.85
1	—	355	215.00	215.00
5	—	507	172.00–176.00	172.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	178.00–179.00	178.66
2	—	733	175.00–176.00	175.51
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	186.00	186.00
4	—	620	180.00	180.00
4	—	433	197.00–205.00	198.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	440	178.00	178.00
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	189.00	189.00
4	—	474	189.00–194.00	190.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	959	58.00–63.00	59.07
7	—	1,027	78.00–81.00	79.21
8	—	908	68.00–73.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	87.00–88.00	87.57
6	—	1,263	82.00–84.00	82.90
1	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,730	100.00–102.00	100.96
2	—	1,383	85.00–88.00	86.73

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)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	875.00–1,000.00	928.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	900.00–1,100.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,234.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	—	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,476.39

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle