Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a lightly tested market. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market. Trade moderate with moderate demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $176.51/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$176.51

52 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$48.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	185.43	848	18thin
Medium and Large 2	425	179.31	762	28
Medium and Large 3	525	136.72	718	6thin

One grade step is worth $48.71/cwt here — about $131 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 sale52 hd

176.51

—

AL average14 barns · 817 hd

166.39

+10.13

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	1,470	88.00	1,294	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	963	77.10	742	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	50.53	489	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$667	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$440	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	445	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	207.97/cwt	206.00–210.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	200.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	187.87/cwt	182.00–192.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	178.03/cwt	177.00–180.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	173.46/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	162.51/cwt	160.00–165.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	167.71/cwt	167.00–170.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	182.99/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	199.13/cwt	196.00–205.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	148.99/cwt	147.00–150.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	146.49/cwt	145.00–147.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	153.47/cwt	150.00–157.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	50.53/cwt	50.00–51.00	489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	77.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	742	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,189	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	440.00/head	400.00–500.00	440	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	666.67/head	600.00–700.00	667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	174.00/cwt	173.00–175.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	190.53/cwt	188.00–197.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	125.37/cwt	122.00–127.00	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	172.83/cwt	170.00–180.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.46/cwt	162.00–167.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	162.10/cwt	157.00–167.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	632	142.64/cwt	140.00–148.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	381	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	141.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	164.20/cwt	162.00–165.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	170.93/cwt	170.00–174.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	166.52/cwt	165.00–168.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	155.39/cwt	152.00–157.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 184Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 16Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	198.00	198.00
2	—	458	192.00–195.00	193.51
1	—	740	162.00	162.00
2	—	563	182.00–184.00	182.99
1	—	665	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	169.00	169.00
2	—	463	187.00–190.00	188.48
3	—	512	177.00–180.00	178.03
1	—	325	210.00	210.00
4	—	588	170.00–177.00	173.46
3	—	378	196.00–205.00	199.13
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
2	—	510	150.00–157.00	153.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
3	—	555	169.00	169.00
2	—	335	206.00–210.00	207.97
4	—	528	173.00–175.00	174.00
7	—	422	188.00–197.00	190.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	342	195.00–205.00	200.52
5	—	383	182.00–192.00	187.87
2	—	565	150.00–160.00	155.04
7	—	419	170.00–180.00	172.83
2	—	473	162.00–167.00	164.46
3	—	632	140.00–148.00	142.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
3	—	568	122.00–127.00	125.37
2	—	378	157.00–167.00	162.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	160.00–165.00	162.51
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
9	—	411	170.00–174.00	170.93
4	—	463	165.00–168.00	166.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	334	167.00–170.00	167.71
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
4	—	364	162.00–165.00	164.20
2	—	525	152.00	152.00
3	—	487	152.00–157.00	155.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	147.00–150.00	148.99
4	—	459	145.00–147.00	146.49
4	—	381	150.00–155.00	151.26
2	—	530	138.00–145.00	141.57
1	—	635	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	50.00–51.00	50.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	75.00–79.00	77.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,450	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	400.00–500.00	440.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	600.00–700.00	666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	525.00	525.00

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.

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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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