Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $185.05/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$185.05

50 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$40

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	187.58	789	37
Medium and Large 1	490	184.49	904	8thin
Medium and Large 3	496	167.23	829	5thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about −$40 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 sale50 hd

185.05

—

AL average14 barns · 861 hd

171.30

+13.76

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	1,501	96.79	1,453	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	97.00	1,411	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	91.63	954	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	951	77.93	741	32

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)	—	$1,118	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$971	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$900	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$752	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$907	7

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	406	169.82/cwt	168.00–177.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	161.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	201.68/cwt	200.00–207.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	138.31/cwt	135.00–145.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	161.77/cwt	155.00–165.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	170.02/cwt	167.00–174.00	624	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	342	214.64/cwt	210.00–217.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	217.45/cwt	216.00–219.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	201.98/cwt	200.00–204.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	441	175.29/cwt	170.00–177.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	188.48/cwt	187.00–190.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	196.74/cwt	195.00–205.00	740	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	206.14/cwt	205.00–212.00	645	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	635	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	82.42/cwt	80.00–85.00	771	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	98.78/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,177	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	91.23/cwt	90.00–93.00	885	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	77.12/cwt	74.00–78.00	760	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,411	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	87.59/cwt	87.00–88.00	887	13
Bulls	—	—	1,501	96.79/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,453	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	971.25/head	885.00–1,000.00	971	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	752.27/head	725.00–800.00	752	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,117.50/head	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	875.00–925.00	900	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,144.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,144	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	907.14/head	875.00–950.00	907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3Thin Fleshed	—	—	661.54/head	600.00–700.00	662	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,428.57/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,429	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	196.33/cwt	195.00–197.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	179.44/cwt	175.00–185.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	188.42/cwt	185.00–192.00	782	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	152.10/cwt	147.00–157.00	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	148.72/cwt	147.00–152.00	915	3

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 231Year ago 183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 12Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 23Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	168.00–177.00	169.82
4	—	531	160.00–168.00	161.96
1	—	595	156.00	156.00
2	—	665	152.00–155.00	153.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	135.00–145.00	138.31
2	—	373	147.00–157.00	152.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	155.00–165.00	161.77
7	—	367	167.00–174.00	170.02
1	—	670	137.00	137.00
3	—	480	152.00	152.00
1	—	590	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	200.00–207.00	201.68
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
2	—	378	216.00–219.00	217.45
1	—	610	181.00	181.00
1	—	555	182.00	182.00
1	—	430	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	210.00–217.00	214.64
1	—	380	210.00	210.00
2	—	435	200.00–204.00	201.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	170.00–177.00	175.29
1	—	715	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	187.00–190.00	188.48
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
3	—	417	195.00–197.00	196.33
1	—	515	181.00	181.00
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	173.00	173.00
11	—	376	195.00–205.00	196.74
6	—	313	205.00–212.00	206.14
7	—	468	175.00–185.00	179.44
1	—	585	157.00	157.00
8	—	415	185.00–192.00	188.42
3	—	615	147.00–152.00	148.72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	920	68.00–70.00	69.05
14	—	935	80.00–85.00	82.42
12	—	985	74.00–78.00	77.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,192	96.00–100.00	98.78
12	—	970	90.00–93.00	91.23
13	—	1,013	87.00–88.00	87.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	97.00	97.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,501	94.00–98.00	96.79

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)	8	—	—	885.00–1,000.00	971.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	725.00–800.00	752.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,117.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,144.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	875.00–950.00	907.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	—	600.00–700.00	661.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,428.57

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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