Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. Trade active with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.70/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$197.70

33 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$896

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	209.92	921	17thin
Medium and Large 2	463	193.04	893	10thin
Medium and Large 3	478	170.83	817	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $104 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 sale33 hd

197.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd

192.75

+4.95

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	—	Low	1,459	96.41	1,407	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	99.79	1,514	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	97.19	1,221	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,097	84.49	926	24

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)	—	$1,050	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$881	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,791	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,415	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,713	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,111	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$618	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 3	—	325	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	213.66/cwt	210.00–217.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	211.69/cwt	210.00–217.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	236.32/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	201.02/cwt	197.00–205.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	185.88/cwt	182.00–190.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	204.51/cwt	202.00–207.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.27/cwt	220.00–230.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	593	189.49/cwt	187.00–192.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	205.83/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	221.78/cwt	220.00–227.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	212.46/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	202.48/cwt	198.00–207.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	212.87/cwt	209.00–215.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	217.97/cwt	217.00–220.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	883.33/head	750.00–950.00	883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,790.63/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,791	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,110.71/head	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,111	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,075.00	1,050	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	—	881.25/head	825.00–900.00	881	4
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	—	617.50/head	595.00–640.00	618	4
Bulls	—	—	1,459	96.41/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,407	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	97.53/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,165	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,522	86.55/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,317	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	95.46/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,513	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	103.39/cwt	102.00–104.00	1,509	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	72.13/cwt	70.00–74.00	707	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	81.28/cwt	79.00–83.00	927	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	104.23/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,280	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	89.22/cwt	87.00–91.00	963	12

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 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 161Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 57Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 83Last week 33Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	197.00	197.00
1	—	385	187.00	187.00
2	—	715	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	210.00–217.00	213.66
2	—	408	197.00–205.00	201.02
1	—	790	149.00	149.00
2	—	480	182.00–190.00	185.88
1	—	740	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	210.00–217.00	211.69
2	—	590	187.00	187.00
1	—	340	222.00	222.00
4	—	488	202.00–207.00	204.51
6	—	385	217.00–220.00	217.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	235.00–237.00	236.32
2	—	620	215.00–220.00	217.44
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
1	—	405	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	220.00–230.00	225.27
2	—	593	187.00–192.00	189.49
2	—	478	198.00–207.00	202.48
3	—	418	209.00–215.00	212.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	205.00–210.00	205.83
4	—	428	220.00–227.00	221.78
1	—	580	197.00	197.00
4	—	473	210.00–220.00	212.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	167.00–170.00	168.48
1	—	505	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	750.00–950.00	883.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,790.63
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,110.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,712.50
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–900.00	881.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	975.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	595.00–640.00	617.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,459	96.00–97.00	96.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,194	93.00–98.00	97.53
3	—	1,522	85.00–90.00	86.55
4	—	1,228	103.00–108.00	104.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	93.00–96.00	95.46
6	—	1,460	102.00–104.00	103.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	70.00–74.00	72.13
10	—	1,141	79.00–83.00	81.28
12	—	1,079	87.00–91.00	89.22

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle