Name: Opp Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $202.37/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$202.37

45 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$984

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$32

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

$18.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	439	210.33	924	16thin
Medium and Large 1	521	202.64	1,057	17thin
Medium and Large 3	500	191.35	956	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.98/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale45 hd

202.37

—

AL average14 barns · 1,390 hd

203.71

−1.35

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	1,441	98.40	1,418	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	101.85	1,456	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	95.94	1,225	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	85.70	899	27

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)	—	$1,378	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$973	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,438	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	—	$1,083	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	520	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	198.45/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	194.47/cwt	192.00–197.00	1,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	233.25/cwt	230.00–240.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	182.65/cwt	160.00–188.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	223.95/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	202.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	187.40/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	195.49/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	231.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	176.34/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	228.58/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,173	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	212.65/cwt	212.00–215.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	215.95/cwt	215.00–217.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	200.97/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,045	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	82.04/cwt	80.00–84.00	770	9
Bulls	—	—	1,205	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,277	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	77.07/cwt	74.00–78.00	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	90.52/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,012	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	101.85/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	88.91/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,136	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	105.07/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	96.67/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,241	27
Bulls	—	—	1,245	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	972.50/head	930.00–1,015.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,377.50/head	1,300.00–1,455.00	1,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	—	920.00/head	875.00–950.00	920	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	217.70/cwt	217.00–219.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	182.28/cwt	180.00–187.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	208.55/cwt	207.00–210.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	231.63/cwt	227.00–236.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	221.62/cwt	220.00–225.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	208.64/cwt	204.00–212.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	642	178.68/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	719	1

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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 436Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 118Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 70Year ago 18

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady. 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
1	—	520	203.00	203.00
2	—	345	250.00	250.00
2	—	605	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	205.00	205.00
2	—	523	197.00–200.00	198.45
2	—	563	192.00–197.00	194.47
1	—	405	227.00	227.00
1	—	380	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	538	180.00–187.00	182.28
2	—	378	207.00–210.00	208.55
2	—	335	227.00–236.00	231.63
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	230.00–240.00	233.25
3	—	615	175.00–177.00	176.34
1	—	540	180.00	180.00
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	222.00–230.00	223.95
5	—	616	200.00–210.00	202.01
3	—	715	185.00–192.00	187.40
1	—	595	215.00	215.00
2	—	540	217.00	217.00
3	—	433	230.00–235.00	231.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	227.00–235.00	228.58
1	—	560	227.00	227.00
2	—	613	217.00–220.00	218.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	160.00–188.00	182.65
2	—	330	215.00–217.00	215.95
2	—	370	205.00–210.00	207.53
3	—	642	177.00–182.00	178.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	195.00–199.00	195.49
4	—	520	200.00–202.00	200.97
3	—	415	217.00–219.00	217.70
1	—	605	192.00	192.00
1	—	310	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	212.00–215.00	212.65
3	—	530	198.00	198.00
3	—	340	220.00–225.00	221.62
5	—	471	204.00–212.00	208.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	938	80.00–84.00	82.04
4	—	1,054	74.00–78.00	77.07
14	—	1,118	89.00–92.00	90.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	100.00–104.00	101.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,278	86.00–92.00	88.91
4	—	1,225	104.00–106.00	105.07
27	—	1,284	94.00–99.00	96.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,245	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,585	91.00	91.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	930.00–1,015.00	972.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,455.00	1,377.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	875.00–950.00	920.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,437.50

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