Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.65/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$178.65

57 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	179.70	870	37
Medium and Large 1	572	179.01	1,024	17thin
Medium and Large 3	494	163.70	808	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $62 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 sale57 hd

178.65

—

AL average13 barns · 1,652 hd

189.04

−10.39

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	1,807	96.06	1,736	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	92.76	1,006	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	92.00	1,385	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	78.66	721	13

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)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$950	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$742	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	465	211.02/cwt	210.00–212.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	204.74/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	204.57/cwt	202.00–207.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	235.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	221.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	791	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	193.01/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	163.03/cwt	160.00–165.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	152.33/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	210.98/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	167.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	187.39/cwt	185.00–195.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	216.03/cwt	212.00–220.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	188.82/cwt	188.00–198.00	812	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	174.55/cwt	172.00–177.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	199.30/cwt	198.00–205.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	180.80/cwt	175.00–185.00	852	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,080	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	645	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	84.58/cwt	82.00–86.00	784	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	77.02/cwt	76.00–78.00	684	4
Bulls	—	—	1,807	96.06/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,736	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	96.40/cwt	94.00–98.00	973	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	910.00–970.00	950	3
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	741.67/head	725.00–775.00	742	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	215.97/cwt	215.00–220.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	220.14/cwt	217.00–225.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	179.51/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	631	164.54/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	193.51/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,080	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 Mar 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 87Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 31Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady on a light supply. Trade active with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	210.00–212.00	211.02
3	—	512	202.00–210.00	204.74
5	—	337	235.00–240.00	235.96
5	—	357	220.00–227.00	221.43
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
5	—	417	215.00–220.00	215.97
4	—	558	192.00–195.00	193.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	202.00–207.00	204.57
2	—	488	195.00–200.00	197.51
5	—	326	217.00–225.00	220.14
2	—	530	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	197.00	197.00
2	—	505	178.00	178.00
1	—	475	187.00	187.00
1	—	740	157.00	157.00
4	—	631	157.00–167.00	164.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	191.00–195.00	193.01
2	—	620	210.00–212.00	210.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	172.00	172.00
1	—	640	179.00	179.00
1	—	735	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	212.00–220.00	216.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	160.00–165.00	163.03
3	—	673	151.00–155.00	152.33
6	—	532	165.00–172.00	167.22
12	—	430	188.00–198.00	188.82
1	—	330	207.00	207.00
5	—	388	198.00–205.00	199.30
5	—	471	175.00–185.00	180.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	533	185.00–195.00	187.39
1	—	660	162.00	162.00
4	—	563	177.00–182.00	179.51
4	—	638	165.00–167.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	142.00	142.00
2	—	383	172.00–177.00	174.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,009	94.00–98.00	96.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	69.00	69.00
6	—	927	82.00–86.00	84.58
4	—	888	76.00–78.00	77.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	95.00–100.00	96.06

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	910.00–970.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	725.00–775.00	741.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	750.00	750.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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