Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.84/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$173.84

41 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$212

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

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.34

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	177.86	896	10thin
Medium and Large 2	447	176.31	789	22
Medium and Large 3	419	163.33	684	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $212 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 sale41 hd

173.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,260 hd

162.50

+11.34

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	1,635	90.00	1,472	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,070	76.59	820	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	76.02	1,150	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,075	65.69	706	18

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)	—	$880	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	687	144.98/cwt	143.00–149.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	201.90/cwt	200.00–208.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	181.02/cwt	179.00–183.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	194.28/cwt	192.00–202.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	187.73/cwt	185.00–192.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	190.98/cwt	190.00–194.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	162.49/cwt	162.00–166.00	760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	196.02/cwt	195.00–197.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,135	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	198.48/cwt	197.00–200.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	165.09/cwt	162.00–167.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	181.89/cwt	177.00–187.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	146.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	152.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	362	151.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	157.30/cwt	155.00–162.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	168.03/cwt	166.00–172.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	163.96/cwt	162.00–165.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	177.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	181.16/cwt	177.00–185.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	880.00/head	790.00–925.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	530.00/head	450.00–650.00	530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	76.59/cwt	76.00–77.00	820	5
Bulls	—	—	1,635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	73.79/cwt	72.00–75.00	822	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	58.64/cwt	57.00–60.00	630	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	76.02/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.16/cwt	64.00–69.00	700	6

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 344Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 54Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 116Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	143.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	520	174.00	174.00
4	—	374	200.00–208.00	201.90
2	—	480	179.00–183.00	181.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	335	192.00–202.00	194.28
5	—	364	185.00–192.00	187.73
2	—	680	140.00	140.00
3	—	468	166.00–172.00	168.03
1	—	795	137.00	137.00
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
6	—	428	177.00–185.00	181.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	162.00–165.00	163.96
4	—	373	172.00–182.00	177.03
2	—	505	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
2	—	465	195.00–197.00	196.02
1	—	555	182.00	182.00
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	172.00	172.00
1	—	860	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	190.00–194.00	190.98
2	—	390	197.00–200.00	198.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	177.00–187.00	181.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	468	162.00–166.00	162.49
3	—	582	150.00–159.00	152.97
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	320	162.00–167.00	165.09
3	—	473	140.00–150.00	146.62
6	—	362	150.00–157.00	151.27
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	155.00–162.00	157.30
1	—	510	165.00	165.00

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)	3	—	—	790.00–925.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	450.00–650.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	850.00–950.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,070	76.00–77.00	76.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	72.00–75.00	73.79
7	—	1,075	57.00–60.00	58.64
6	—	1,043	64.00–69.00	67.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,513	74.00–78.00	76.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	90.00	90.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Opp Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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