Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $220.60/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$220.60

43 head · 424 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$172

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$21.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	385	229.32	883	23
Medium and Large 3	435	212.84	927	11thin
Medium and Large 1	508	207.78	1,055	9thin

One grade step is worth $21.54/cwt here — about −$172 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 sale43 hd

220.60

—

AL average15 barns · 789 hd

196.46

+24.13

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	1,937	121.38	2,351	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	108.00	1,566	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	105.48	1,348	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	91.24	927	48

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)	—	$1,250	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$921	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$797	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,050	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,772	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,469	28

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	214.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	215.49/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	207.66/cwt	207.00–209.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	233.65/cwt	232.00–238.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	222.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	915	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	206.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	199.37/cwt	197.00–202.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	191.97/cwt	190.00–198.00	927	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	190.11/cwt	185.00–195.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	182.60/cwt	180.00–185.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	177.33/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	108.53/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,383	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	97.36/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,256	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	81.71/cwt	79.00–84.00	838	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	100.03/cwt	97.00–102.00	926	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	89.40/cwt	88.00–90.00	976	19
Bulls	—	—	2,071	123.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,557	8
Bulls	—	—	1,400	113.04/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,583	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,772.22/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,772	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,050	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	796.67/head	770.00–850.00	797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	921.43/head	900.00–950.00	921	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	896	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	208.37/cwt	205.00–212.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	241.87/cwt	240.00–247.00	769	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	219.66/cwt	218.00–225.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	214.57/cwt	212.00–217.00	897	2

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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 128Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 103Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 148Last week 149Year ago 14

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	212.00–220.00	214.07
4	—	483	190.00–198.00	191.97
2	—	525	180.00–185.00	182.60
3	—	578	177.00–178.00	177.33
2	—	805	140.00	140.00
6	—	440	200.00–207.00	203.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	175.00	175.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
3	—	335	205.00–210.00	206.57
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
2	—	375	197.00–202.00	199.37
2	—	435	185.00–195.00	190.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
2	—	390	217.00	217.00
1	—	420	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	215.00–217.00	215.49
3	—	513	207.00–209.00	207.66
2	—	583	190.00–195.00	192.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	200.00	200.00
4	—	478	205.00–212.00	208.37
4	—	384	218.00–225.00	219.66
2	—	418	212.00–217.00	214.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	232.00–238.00	233.65
12	—	411	220.00–230.00	222.61
4	—	318	240.00–247.00	241.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	108.00	108.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,274	105.00–109.00	108.53
3	—	1,290	94.00–99.00	97.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,025	79.00–84.00	81.71
17	—	926	97.00–102.00	100.03
19	—	1,092	88.00–90.00	89.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,071	120.00–125.00	123.46
2	—	1,400	111.00–115.00	113.04

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	14	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,337.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,772.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	975.00–1,125.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	770.00–850.00	796.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	900.00–950.00	921.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,250.00

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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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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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