Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a lightly tested market. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $175.58/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$175.58

24 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$34.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	187.47	849	4thin
Medium and Large 2	449	179.89	807	15thin
Medium and Large 3	480	153.12	735	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.35/cwt here — about $114 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 sale24 hd

175.58

—

AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd

177.68

−2.10

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	1,535	102.00	1,566	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	98.93	1,267	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	82.98	1,373	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	79.10	785	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,155	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,210	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$489	7

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	530	192.14/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	177.57/cwt	175.00–180.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	164.53/cwt	162.00–170.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	174.55/cwt	172.00–177.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	184.33/cwt	183.00–185.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	180.02/cwt	177.00–183.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	188.38/cwt	185.00–195.00	863	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	175.40/cwt	172.00–182.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.96/cwt	189.00–192.00	821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,155.00/head	1,155.00–1,155.00	1,155	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	488.57/head	450.00–540.00	489	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	96.09/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,144	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,428	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	82.98/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,373	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	78.67/cwt	78.00–80.00	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	84.44/cwt	83.00–85.00	898	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	74.09/cwt	72.00–76.00	643	4

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 241Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 72Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 81Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	187.00–197.00	192.14
1	—	320	232.00	232.00
1	—	425	217.00	217.00
1	—	465	205.00	205.00
1	—	615	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	175.00–180.00	177.57
1	—	505	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	197.00	197.00
1	—	595	167.00	167.00
1	—	795	146.00	146.00
3	—	458	185.00–195.00	188.38
3	—	530	172.00–182.00	175.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
3	—	380	162.00–170.00	164.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
2	—	520	172.00–177.00	174.55
3	—	412	183.00–185.00	184.33
4	—	463	177.00–183.00	180.02
5	—	379	185.00–187.00	186.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
3	—	432	189.00–192.00	189.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
1	—	545	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
1	—	405	182.00	182.00
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,210.00	1,210.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,155.00	1,155.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	450.00–540.00	488.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	93.00–98.00	96.09
4	—	1,393	102.00–103.00	102.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	82.00–84.00	82.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,065	78.00–80.00	78.67
4	—	1,063	83.00–85.00	84.44
4	—	868	72.00–76.00	74.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	99.00	99.00
1	—	1,450	105.00	105.00

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

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