Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder classes sold steady on a light supply. 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 $169.33/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$169.33

55 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$23.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	454	184.80	839	4thin
Medium and Large 1	573	181.86	1,043	17thin
Medium and Large 2	655	161.25	1,057	34

One grade step is worth $23.54/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale55 hd

169.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,446 hd

189.84

−20.50

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	—	High	1,658	102.83	1,705	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	106.31	1,260	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	95.01	1,010	49

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 (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,286	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,033	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$963	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,052	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,713	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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 2	—	417	220.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	198.06/cwt	197.00–200.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	163.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,103	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	152.51/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,106	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	195.97/cwt	195.00–197.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	238.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	172.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	185.66/cwt	185.00–187.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	203.97/cwt	202.00–205.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	155.77/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,053	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	193.74/cwt	192.00–199.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.73/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	181.65/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,032	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,712.50/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,713	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,483	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	962.50/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,285.71/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,286	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,033.33/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,052.08/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,052	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,087.50/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,175.00–1,825.00	1,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,700	10
Bulls	—	—	2,215	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	106.31/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,260	14
Bulls	—	—	1,561	95.38/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	107.51/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	95.91/cwt	94.00–98.00	964	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	102.60/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,029	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	89.34/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,020	21

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 135Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 59Year ago 229

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 83Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	215.00–225.00	220.83
1	—	305	242.00	242.00
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	202.00	202.00
2	—	420	182.00	182.00
1	—	470	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	192.00	192.00
2	—	580	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	197.00–200.00	198.06
1	—	715	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	160.00–167.00	163.47
3	—	477	202.00–205.00	203.97
1	—	755	158.00	158.00
4	—	509	192.00–199.00	193.74
4	—	618	167.00–174.00	168.73
3	—	568	179.00–187.00	181.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	725	151.00–155.00	152.51
2	—	468	195.00–197.00	195.97
2	—	578	170.00–176.00	172.96
3	—	522	185.00–187.00	185.66
2	—	785	151.00	151.00
4	—	676	155.00–158.00	155.77
8	—	615	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
2	—	445	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
1	—	870	170.00	170.00
1	—	380	227.00	227.00
3	—	315	235.00–245.00	238.44

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	—	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,483.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,175.00–1,825.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,650.00–1,775.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,285.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,033.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,052.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,215	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,561	94.00–98.00	95.38
3	—	1,633	104.00–109.00	107.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,185	105.00–108.00	106.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,005	94.00–98.00	95.91
14	—	1,003	101.00–104.00	102.60
21	—	1,142	86.00–91.00	89.34

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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Replacement Cattle

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