Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 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 $197.84/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$197.84

78 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$17.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	204.74	984	32
Medium and Large 2	463	197.95	917	24
Medium and Large 3	415	187.68	779	22

One grade step is worth $17.06/cwt here — about $205 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 sale78 hd

197.84

—

AL average13 barns · 1,651 hd

203.23

−5.39

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	1,696	102.25	1,734	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	104.64	1,149	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	93.08	1,005	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	91.50	1,302	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$978	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	358	197.45/cwt	190.00–200.00	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	212.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	182.99/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	221.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	195.42/cwt	190.00–198.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	205.89/cwt	200.00–207.00	877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	200.96/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	206.89/cwt	202.00–210.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	188.98/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	236.80/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	211.94/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,246	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	225.42/cwt	222.00–230.00	832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	222.48/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,188	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	242.97/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	207.57/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,314	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	232.86/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	223.55/cwt	220.00–227.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	217.99/cwt	217.00–220.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	225.66/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	217.44/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,165	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	98.13/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,139	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	93.54/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,041	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	91.50/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,302	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,038	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	84.03/cwt	82.00–85.00	762	13
Bulls	—	—	1,934	108.95/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.41/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,295	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,321	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	91.08/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	775.00–825.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	978.13/head	900.00–1,025.00	978	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	198.11/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	332	217.36/cwt	215.00–222.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	176.69/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,021	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	208.61/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	186.64/cwt	185.00–190.00	825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	173.95/cwt	172.00–182.00	812	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	206.05/cwt	202.00–210.00	793	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	213.97/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,033	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	178.54/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	217.41/cwt	217.00–219.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	205.44/cwt	205.00–206.00	972	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	208.18/cwt	207.00–210.00	752	5

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 314Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 118Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 148Year ago 135

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	190.00–200.00	197.45
5	—	314	202.00–210.00	206.89
6	—	442	185.00–190.00	186.64
5	—	467	172.00–182.00	173.95
2	—	570	155.00–160.00	157.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	190.00–198.00	195.42
6	—	426	200.00–207.00	205.89
5	—	532	185.00–190.00	188.98
2	—	588	175.00–182.00	178.54
5	—	361	207.00–210.00	208.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	408	210.00–213.00	211.49
1	—	620	180.00	180.00
5	—	525	200.00–205.00	200.96
8	—	557	195.00–200.00	198.11
5	—	357	217.00–219.00	217.41
9	—	473	205.00–206.00	205.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	210.00–220.00	212.52
1	—	630	177.00	177.00
9	—	369	222.00–230.00	225.42
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	180.00–185.00	182.99
3	—	562	220.00–225.00	221.65
2	—	745	180.00	180.00
4	—	470	240.00–246.00	242.97
9	—	633	205.00–213.00	207.57
6	—	508	232.00–237.00	232.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	200.00	200.00
9	—	432	230.00–240.00	236.80
2	—	588	207.00–217.00	211.94
4	—	534	220.00–230.00	222.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	220.00–227.00	223.55
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
3	—	428	217.00–220.00	217.99
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
6	—	527	207.00–212.00	208.61
4	—	483	212.00–216.00	213.97
2	—	343	230.00–232.00	231.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	225.00–227.00	225.66
2	—	523	215.00–220.00	217.44
1	—	560	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	167.00	167.00
3	—	332	215.00–222.00	217.36
3	—	578	170.00–180.00	176.69
6	—	385	202.00–210.00	206.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,161	96.00–99.00	98.13
14	—	1,113	93.00–94.00	93.54
13	—	907	82.00–85.00	84.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	91.00–92.00	91.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,018	100.00–104.00	101.95
8	—	1,206	107.00–108.00	107.41
2	—	1,190	110.00–112.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,934	105.00–110.00	108.95
3	—	1,300	90.00–94.00	91.08

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	775.00–825.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	978.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

Replacement Cattle